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Harper’s 22 lead Oral Roberts over UMKC in Summit League Tournament 84-62

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Ty Harper had 22 points in Oral Roberts’ 84-62 win over Kansas City on Wednesday night in the first round of the Summit League Tournament.

The eighth-seeded Golden Eagles will face top-seeded North Dakota State in a Thursday quarterfinal.

Harper also contributed three steals for the Golden Eagles (10-22). Martins Kilups added 17 points and six rebounds. Connor Dow finished with 16 points.

Jayson Petty finished with 14 points for the Roos (4-27). No. 9 seed UMKC also got 11 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks from Chris Dockery. Trey Booker-Lowery finished with nine points. The Roos extended their losing streak to 14 in a row.

Harper scored 18 points in the first half to help put them up 44-21 at the break. Oral Roberts pulled away with a 12-3 run in the second half to extend a 20-point lead to 29 points.

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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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