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Thames scores 16 off the bench, Saint Louis downs Fordham 78-56 for 10th win in a row

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kellen Thames’ 16 points off of the bench helped Saint Louis to a 78-56 victory against Fordham on Wednesday to extend its win streak to 10 games.

Thames also had five rebounds for the Billikens (16-1, 4-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Quentin Jones scored 13 points, going 4 of 7 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line. Amari McCottry shot 5 for 11, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points, while adding eight rebounds.

Dejour Reaves led the Rams (10-8, 1-4) in scoring, finishing with 18 points. Christian Henry added 12 points and four assists for Fordham. Akira Jacobs finished with nine points and nine rebounds.

Saint Louis took the lead almost five minutes into the game and did not trail again. Thames led the Billikens with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 44-30 at the break. Saint Louis extended its lead to 65-44 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run. McCottry scored a team-high 10 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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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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