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Coleton Benson scores career-high 34 to lead New Orleans over East Texas A&M 94-85

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Coleton Benson scored a career-high 34 points to lead New Orleans to a 94-85 victory over East Texas A&M on Monday night.

Benson added five assists for the Privateers (11-13, 8-6 Southland Conference). Enzo Boudouma scored 15 points and added nine rebounds and three steals. Churchill Abass also had 15 points.

Gianni Hunt led the Lions (8-15, 3-10) with 23 points, six assists and three steals. Ronnie Harrison Jr. added 18 points and eight rebounds. Josh Taylor finished with 15 points and three blocks.

New Orleans took the lead for good with 19:27 to go in the first half. The score was 52-35 at halftime, with Benson racking up 21 points.

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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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