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Fruster scores 19 as Eastern Illinois takes down Tennessee State 74-70

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Zion Fruster scored 19 points as Eastern Illinois beat Tennessee State 74-70 on Saturday.

Fruster added five assists for the Panthers (6-10, 3-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Kooper Jacobi scored 14 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Preston Turner shot 4 for 7 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.

Khalil London led the way for the Tigers (10-6, 4-2) with 23 points. Travis Harper II added 18 points and six rebounds for Tennessee State. Carlous Williams finished with 11 points and two blocks.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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