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Mitchell scores 39, Jackson State defeats Mississippi Valley State 97-81

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Jayme Mitchell’s 39 points and 13 rebounds led Jackson State over Mississippi Valley State 97-81 on Saturday.

Dorian McMillian scored 23 points and added five rebounds for the Tigers (7-16, 6-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Dionjahe Thomas had 13 points.

The Delta Devils (1-22, 0-9) were led in scoring by Michael James, who finished with 32 points, four assists and four steals. Daniel Mayfield added 30 points for Mississippi Valley State. Patrick Punch also had nine points. The loss was the Delta Devils’ 21st in a row.

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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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