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Barkley and East Tennessee State knock off Samford 76-75

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Blake Barkley led East Tennessee State with 26 points, including the game-winning layup with four seconds remaining, and the Buccaneers knocked off Samford 76-75 on Saturday.

Barkley added 11 rebounds for the Buccaneers (13-6, 5-1 Southern Conference). Brian Taylor II shot 4 of 11 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 13 points. Allen Strothers went 5 of 8 from the field to finish with 11 points.

Jadin Booth led the way for the Bulldogs (9-10, 2-4) with 19 points, five assists and two steals. Samford also got 16 points from Cade Norris. Keaton Norris had 14 points, six assists and two steals.

East Tennessee State led Samford 38-31 at halftime as Barkley scored 14 points in the first half. Barkley led East Tennessee State with 12 points in the second half, including the game-winner.

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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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