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Georgia Southern wins 79-76 against UL Monroe

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Tyren Moore had 26 points in Georgia Southern’s 79-76 victory over UL Monroe on Friday.

Spudd Webb went 1 of 2 at the free-throw line with eight seconds left for a three-point lead and Dylan Diaz was off on a 3-pointer at the other end.

Moore shot 7 for 15 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (14-9, 6-4 Sun Belt Conference). Webb added 15 points while shooting 4 of 4 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line. Khayri Dunn shot 4 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Krystian Lewis finished with 21 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Warhawks (3-19, 0-10). UL Monroe also got 18 points from MJ Russell. Renars Sondors also recorded 15 points, 14 rebounds and two steals.

The loss was the Warhawks’ 12th straight.

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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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