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Holifield has 16 in Lamar’s 69-62 win over East Texas A&M

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Andrew Holifield’s 16 points helped Lamar defeat East Texas A&M 69-62 on Wednesday.

Holifield also had five rebounds and three blocks for the Cardinals (7-6, 2-2 Southland Conference). King-Njhsanni Wilhite scored 15 points, shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 4 for 6 from the foul line. Rob Lee Jr. went 6 of 13 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.

Ronnie Harrison Jr. led the Lions (6-8, 1-3) in scoring, finishing with 19 points, six rebounds and two steals. Gianni Hunt added 12 points and four assists for East Texas A&M. Damian Garcia had 10 points and two blocks.

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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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