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Riley scores 31, East Carolina takes down Buffalo 73-70

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Riley’s 31 points led East Carolina past Buffalo 73-70 on Sunday.

Riley added eight rebounds for the Pirates (4-7). Tybo Bailey shot 2 of 7 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line to add 11 points. Giovanni Emejuru had 10 points and finished 5 of 10 from the floor.

The Bulls (9-2) were led by Daniel Freitag, who recorded 31 points and 11 rebounds. Ryan Sabol added 19 points for Buffalo. Mikhail Pocknett also had seven points and 13 rebounds.

Riley scored 10 points in the first half and East Carolina went into the break trailing 47-28. Jordan Riley’s 21-point second half helped East Carolina close out the three-point victory.

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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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