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Brankovic’s 24 lead UT Rio Grande Valley past New Orleans 95-76

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Filip Brankovic had 24 points in UT Rio Grande Valley’s 95-76 win over New Orleans on Saturday.

Brankovic had five rebounds for the Vaqueros (13-11, 9-6 Southland Conference). Koree Cotton scored 21 points and added five rebounds. Marvin McGhee shot 3 for 8 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds. It was the seventh victory in a row for the Vaqueros.

Jakevion Buckley led the way for the Privateers (11-14, 8-7) with 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists. TJ Cope added 11 points for New Orleans. Coleton Benson also had 11 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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