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Absoi scores 16 as San Francisco downs Portland 73-68

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Venjamin Absoi had 16 points and nine rebounds, David Fuchs added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and San Francisco beat Portland 73-68 on Sunday.

Ryan Beasley had 14 points and shot 5 of 14 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Dons (11-6, 3-1 West Coast Conference).

Cameron Williams finished with 21 points and six rebounds for the Pilots (7-10, 0-4). Joel Foxwell added 20 points and six assists for Portland. Jermaine Ballisager Webb also had 12 points. The Pilots extended their losing streak to six straight.

Beasley scored seven points in the first half and San Francisco went into the break trailing 34-27. San Francisco pulled off the victory after an 18-2 second-half run erased a 12-point deficit and gave the Dons a 47-43 lead with 10:49 remaining in the half. Fuchs scored 11 second-half 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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