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Thomas has 19 as New Orleans takes down Lamar 77-71

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — MJ Thomas had 19 points in New Orleans’ 77-71 victory against Lamar on Saturday night.

Thomas also contributed eight rebounds for the Privateers (14-15, 11-8 Southland Conference). Coleton Benson shot 3 of 10 from the field, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the free-throw line to add 14 points. TJ Cope shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line to finish with 11 points.

Andrew Holifield led the way for the Cardinals (12-16, 7-12) with 14 points and nine rebounds. Lamar also got 14 points and eight rebounds from Errol White. Eian Lowe also had 13 points and four assists.

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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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