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Jackson scores 35 as North Florida knocks off North Alabama 105-91

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Kent Jackson scored 35 points and made eight 3-pointers to help North Florida over North Alabama 105-91 on Thursday night.

The victory broke a 10-game slide for the Ospreys.

Jackson also added six rebounds and five assists for the Ospreys (3-15, 1-4 Atlantic Sun Conference). Kamrin Oriol added 21 points while shooting 8 for 18, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc while he also had eight assists. BJ Plummer had 13 points.

The Lions (6-10, 1-4) were led in scoring by Corneilous Williams, who finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds. North Alabama also got 21 points and four assists from Canin Jefferson. Kevin de Kovachich also had 19 points, four assists and two steals.

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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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