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Marcus Banks Jr. makes 10 3s, scores career-best 37 points as UMass beat Central Michigan 95-89

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Marcus Banks Jr. scored 26 of his career-high 37 points in the second half to lead Massachusetts over Central Michigan 95-89 on Tuesday night.

Banks connected on 10 of 15 3-point attempts for the Minutemen (15-9, 6-6 Mid-American Conference). Leonardo Bettiol scored 22 points and added five rebounds. Daniel Hankins-Sanford had 19 points and Danny Carbuccia had 17 assists.

The Chippewas (7-16, 3-8) were led by Logan McIntire, who posted a career-best 40 points. Central Michigan also got 12 points, six rebounds and 11 assists from Phat Phat Brooks. Tamario Adley also had 12 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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