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Brooks scores 18, Houston Christian defeats New Orleans 85-76

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Elijah Brooks scored 18 points as Houston Christian beat New Orleans 85-76 on Saturday.

Brooks also contributed seven rebounds and five assists for the Huskies (5-4, 1-0 Southland Conference). Ryan Bartley scored 16 points while shooting 5 for 6 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Demarco Bethea had 12 points and shot 4 of 12 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line.

Coleton Benson finished with 26 points for the Privateers (3-7, 0-1). New Orleans also got 16 points and seven rebounds from MJ Thomas. The loss is the sixth in a row for the Privateers.

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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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