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James’ 21 lead Mississippi Valley State over UAPB 70-69

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Michael James’ 21 points helped Mississippi Valley State defeat Arkansas-Pine Bluff PB 70-69 on Saturday night.

UAPB’s Alex Mirhosseini made two free throws with four seconds left to end the scoring.

James added four steals for the Delta Devils (3-27, 2-14 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Xzayvion Childress and Daniel Mayfield added 14 points apiece.

Jaquan Scott finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds, three steals and two blocks for the Golden Lions (12-17, 9-7). UAPB also got 14 points and three steals from Mirhosseini. Quion Williams also had 13 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two steals.

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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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