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Hamilton scores 27, UNLV knocks off Air Force 91-66

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Kimani Hamilton scored 27 points as UNLV beat Air Force 91-66 on Saturday.

Hamilton shot 11 for 19 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Rebels (14-13, 9-7 Mountain West Conference). Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn shot 7 for 10 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 21 points. Tyrin Jones had 12 points and went 5 of 5 from the field.

Lucas Hobin led the Falcons (3-24, 0-16) in scoring, finishing with 19 points. Air Force also got 18 points, eight rebounds and nine assists from Kam Sanders. The loss is the 20th in a row for the Falcons.

The game was close going into halftime, as UNLV held a three-point lead, 34-31. Jones paced their team in scoring through the first half with 12 points. UNLV outscored Air Force by 22 points in the second half, and Gibbs-Lawhorn scored a team-high 19 points in the second half to help their team secure the victory.

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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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