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Nkrumah’s 23 lead Tennessee State past UT Martin 78-71

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Aaron Nkrumah had 23 points in Tennessee State’s 78-71 victory against UT Martin on Thursday night in an Ohio Valley Conference opener.

Nkrumah also contributed three steals for the Tigers (7-4, 1-0). Travis Harper II scored 16 points while going 5 of 10 (4 for 6 from 3-point range). Dante Harris had 13 points and shot 5 of 12 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line.

The Skyhawks (8-4, 0-1) were led in scoring by Matas Deniusas, who finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Filip Radakovic added 16 points for UT Martin. Andrija Bukumirovic also had 16 points and two steals.

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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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