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Alec Oglesby scores 25 to help Middle Tennessee down Louisiana Tech 88-51

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Alec Oglesby scored 25 points as Middle Tennessee beat Louisiana Tech 88-51 on Friday night.

Oglesby also contributed three steals for the Blue Raiders (8-5, 2-0 Conference USA). Tre Green scored 22 points while shooting 8 for 14, including 6 for 12 from beyond the arc. Kamari Lands had 11 points.

Scooter Williams Jr. led the Bulldogs (8-5, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 12 points. DJ Dudley added 11 points.

Middle Tennessee took the lead for good with 18:26 remaining in the first half. The score was 39-22 at halftime, with Oglesby racking up 12 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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