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Blums scores 17 off the bench, Davidson knocks off La Salle 71-64

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Roberts Blums led Davidson over La Salle on Sunday with 17 points off the bench in a 71-64 win.

Blums shot 6 for 15 (4 for 8 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (18-11, 9-7 Atlantic 10 Conference). Josh Scovens scored 16 points, going 7 of 12 and 2 of 6 from the free-throw line. Devin Brown shot 4 of 7 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 13 points.

Truth Harris led the way for the Explorers (8-21, 4-12) with 17 points and two steals. La Salle also got 15 points and three steals from Rob Dockery.

Davidson took the lead for good with 1:36 to go in the first half. The score was 33-27 at halftime, with Brown racking up 10 points. Davidson outscored La Salle in the second half by one point, with Scovens scoring a team-high 14 points after halftime.

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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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