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B.J. Edwards’ second triple-double highlights SMU’s 110-63 rout of Cal State Fullerton

DALLAS (AP) — B.J. Edwards had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double of the season and SMU rolled past Cal State Fullerton 110-63 on Sunday, improving to 9-0 at home.

Edwards, the only player in the country with two triple-doubles this season, had 24 points, 13 assists and 10 steals in a 100-69 victory over Arkansas State on Nov. 21.

Freshman Jermaine O’Neal Jr. scored a season-high 21 points off the bench and four other Mustangs reached double digits in scoring. Boopie Miller had 14 points plus 12 assists and Samet Yigitoglu, a 7-foot-2 freshman from Turkey, added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Washington scored 15 points and Jaron Pierre Jr. added 11.

Joshua Ward scored 16 points and KJ Garris added 13 off the bench for the Titans (5-9).

The Mustangs (11-2) made 7 of their first 10 shots and raced out to a 17-4 lead six minutes into the game. Washington scored seven points in the run.

Later in the half, Pierre scored seven straight SMU points and Washington drained a 3-pointer in a 12-2 run that left the Mustangs with a 33-12 lead. SMU went on to lead 51-19 at the break.

The Titans played better early in the second half and cut into their deficit in the first 11 minutes before a 10-2 run by SMU restored a 35-point lead with 7 minutes remaining.

The Titans then went cold again and scored only 10 points in the final 7 minutes, all by Garris.

Up next

SMU hosts No. 12 North Carolina in an ACC opener on Saturday.

Fullerton returns to Big West action with a home game against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday.

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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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