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Mackey scores 22 as Florida International downs LIU 86-79

MIAMI (AP) — Julian Mackey’s 22 points off of the bench helped lead Florida International to an 86-79 victory against LIU on Saturday.

Mackey shot 8 of 12 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line for the Panthers (6-4). Corey Stephenson scored 17 points while shooting 5 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds. Eric Dibami had 12 points and shot 6 of 9 from the field and 0 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Jamal Fuller finished with 18 points, four assists and four steals for the Sharks (6-6). Jomo Goings added 17 points, seven rebounds and two steals for LIU. Malachi Davis finished with 17 points and five assists.

Mackey scored 12 points in the first half and Florida International went into the break trailing 46-44. Florida International used a 9-0 second-half run to erase a two-point deficit and build a 53-46 lead with 17:44 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Stephenson scored 11 second-half 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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