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Rylan Griffen hits 5 3s, scores season-high 19; Texas A&M beats Jacksonville 112-75

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Rylan Griffen made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored a season-high 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting to lead six Texas A&M players in double figures, and the Aggies beat Jacksonville 112-75 on Sunday night.

Jamie Vinson went 6 of 6 from the field and finished with 14 points, Mackenzie Mgbako scored 13 and Marcus Hill had 12 points, five rebounds and five assists for Texas A&M (8-3). Ali Dibba and Ruben Dominguez added 10 points apiece.

Jason Thirdkill Jr. led Jacksonville (5-6) with 19 points, Hayden Wood scored 12 and Chris Lockett 11.

Mgbako made a layup less than 2 1/2 minutes into the game that gave Texas A&M the lead for good. The Aggies used a 15-2 run to make it 23-9 midway through the first half and led by double figures for the final 30-plus minutes.

Texas A&M shot 64% (21 of 33) from the field and hit 7 of 12 (58%) from behind the arc in the first half to take a 25-point lead into halftime. Eleven different Aggies players made at least one field goal before the intermission.

Texas A&M scored at least 100 points in a game for the fourth time this season, which includes a season-high 120 points in a 34-point win over Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 25.

Up next

Jacksonville: The Dolphins play the second of five consecutive road games Wednesday at Florida A&M.

Texas A&M: The Aggies host East Texas A&M next Sunday.

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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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