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Dixon’s 17 help Western Illinois beat Hannibal-La Grange 78-47

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Karyiek Dixon scored 17 points as Western Illinois beat Hannibal-La Grange 78-47 on Saturday.

Dixon had 11 rebounds for the Leathernecks (3-7). Antwaun Massey scored 11 points and added six rebounds. Tyran Cook had 10 points and shot 3 of 4 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line. Isaiah Griffin also scored 10 points.

Braylon Diggs led the way for the Trojans with 14 points.

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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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