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Giles’ 33 lead Wichita State past North Texas 78-67

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kenyon Giles’ 33 points led Wichita State over North Texas 78-67 on Sunday.

Giles shot 13 of 17 from the field, including 4 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Shockers (10-7, 2-2 American Athletic Conference). Dillon Battie scored 10 points and added nine rebounds. Karon Boyd shot 3 of 6 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with nine points.

David Terrell Jr. led the Mean Green (10-7, 1-3) in scoring, finishing with 19 points, five assists and three steals. Je’Shawn Stevenson added 12 points and five steals for North Texas. Cole Franklin finished with 12 points.

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Wichita State plays Thursday against Florida Atlantic on the road, and North Texas visits Tulane on Sunday.

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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

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