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Elyzee scores 23 to help Southeastern Louisiana fend off New Orleans 82-78

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jeremy Elyzee scored 23 points and Southeastern Louisiana beat New Orleans 82-78 on Monday night in a Southland Conference regular-season finale.

Elyzee added six rebounds and four steals for the Lions (9-22, 6-16), who snapped a five-game losing streak. Isaiah Gaines totaled 18 points and six rebounds. Jaiden Lawrence scored 12 on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range.

Jakevion Buckley led the way for the Privateers (15-17, 12-10) with 28 points, 13 assists and two blocks. Coleton Benson added 21 points and five assists, while Kedrick Osby scored 11.

Southeastern Louisiana went into the half ahead of New Orleans 40-32 behind 12 points from Elyzee. Lawrence’s 3-pointer with 2:16 left in the second half gave the Lions the lead for good at 73-71.

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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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