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Speer’s 26 lead Marshall over Georgia State 84-80

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jalen Speer had 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Wyatt Fricks scored 21 points, and Marshall beat Georgia State 84-80 on Wednesday.

Fricks made 7 for 11 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line and finished with six rebounds and three blocks. Landen Joseph shot 4 for 8, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points for the Thundering Herd (9-5, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference).

Trey Scott III finished with 15 points and two steals for the Panthers (4-11, 1-2). Jelani Hamilton added 15 points and five steals for Georgia State. Micah Tucker had 14 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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