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Minessale scores 27 as St. Thomas-Minnesota beats UC Riverside 92-78

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nolan Minessale scored 27 points as St. Thomas beat UC Riverside 92-78 on Saturday.

Minessale shot 9 for 15 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Tommies (10-4). Carter Bjerke shot 8 for 10, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc to add 21 points. Nick Janowski finished 8 of 10 from the floor to finish with 16 points.

Osiris Grady finished with 21 points for the Highlanders (6-7. BJ Kolly added 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for UC Riverside. Andrew Henderson also put up 13 points, four assists and three blocks.

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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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