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Walker’s 18 lead Illinois State over Indiana State 85-65

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Chase Walker had 18 points in Illinois State’s 85-65 win over Indiana State on Sunday.

Walker added five rebounds for the Redbirds (10-3, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Ty Pence scored 15 points, going 6 of 8 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Johnny Kinziger finished 5 of 9 from the field to finish with 10 points.

Ian Scott finished with 20 points for the Sycamores (7-6, 0-2). Indiana State also got 11 points and four assists from Xavier Hall. Camp Wagner also recorded 10 points and seven rebounds.

Illinois State took the lead for good with 13:00 remaining in the first half. The score was 42-25 at halftime, with Walker racking up 11 points. Illinois State pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half to extend a 16-point lead to 23 points.

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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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