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Franklin’s 24 lead Charleston Southern past Winthrop 86-84

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jaquias Franklin scored 24 points as Charleston Southern held on to beat Winthrop 86-84 on Thursday.

Franklin shot 9 of 13 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line for the Buccaneers (14-16, 5-10 Big South Conference). A’lahn Sumler added 20 points while shooting 7 for 22 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds and seven assists. Jesse Hafemeister had 16 points and shot 6 for 10, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc.

Daylen Berry finished with 21 points and two steals for the Eagles (20-10, 12-3). Kody Clouet added 18 points for Winthrop. Edward Nnamoko finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

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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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