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Dunning Jr., Cummings combine for 34 first-half points, lead 103-63 Pitt win over Binghamton

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Barry Dunning Jr. and Brandin Cummings combined for 34 first-half points — each with 17 — to lead Pittsburgh’s 103-63 win over Binghamton on Wednesday.

Dunning was 5 of 7 and Cummings was 3 of 6 from deep. Dunning finished with 23 on 7-of-9 shooting to go with three blocks off the bench. Cummings didn’t score after the opening half.

Nojus Indrusaitis finished with 16 points, going 5 of 9 from the field and 3 of 6 behind the arc. He also had five assists, four rebounds and four steals. Cameron Corhen added 14 points, six rebounds and three steals.

The Panthers (6-6) shot 62% from the field, including 59% from behind the arc.

They opened the game on a 14-2 run and rattled off a 14-0 run later in the half to take a 57-34 lead into the break.

Demetrius Lilley led the Bearcats (3-9) with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Jake Blackburn added 12 off the bench, going 4 of 4 from both the field and the free-throw line. Jeremiah Quigley also had 12 points, along with eight turnovers.

The Panthers scored 33 points off 22 Bearcats turnovers.

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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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