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Blyden and Toledo take down Western Michigan 84-79

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Leroy Blyden Jr. scored 36 points and sealed the victory with a layup with 44 seconds left as Toledo knocked off Western Michigan 84-79 on Tuesday.

Blyden added five rebounds for the Rockets (7-6, 1-0 Mid-American Conference). Kyler Vanderjagt shot 5 for 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to add 15 points. Sean Craig shot 6 for 10, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.

The Broncos (6-8, 0-2) were led by Justice Williams, who posted 20 points. EJ Ryans added 12 points for Western Michigan. Trey Lewis also had 11 points.

Blyden scored nine points in the first half and Toledo went into halftime trailing 41-32. Blyden put up 27 points in the second half for Toledo, including their game-winning shot in the final minute.

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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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