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Walker scores 23 as Sam Houston defeats Missouri State 86-81

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Jacob Walker scored 23 points and Sam Houston beat Missouri State 86-81 on Saturday.

Walker shot 8 of 13 from the field and 6 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Bearkats (21-8, 13-5 Conference USA). Po’Boigh King hit three 3-pointers and scored 17. Veljko Ilic had 15 points on 7-for-7 shooting.

Michael Osei-Bonsu had 24 points to lead the Bears (13-16, 7-11), who have lost seven in a row. Keith Palek III added 21 points and six rebounds, while Kobi Williams scored 14.

Walker scored Sam Houston’s final eight points as they closed out the victory.

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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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