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Adam Olsen scores 26, South Alabama defeats James Madison 90-83

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Adam Olsen’s 26 points helped South Alabama defeat James Madison 90-83 on Thursday.

Olsen shot 8 of 16 from the field, including 4 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Jaguars (14-6, 5-3 Sun Belt Conference). JJ Wheat added 17 points off the bench. Chaze Harris finished with 15 points.

Justin McBride finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds for the Dukes (9-11, 2-6). Cliff Davis added 13 points and six assists for James Madison. Preston Fowler had 12 points and seven rebounds.

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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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