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Camper puts up 23 and 9 rebounds, Nevada downs Air Force 81-66, the Falcons 11th loss in a row

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Corey Camper Jr. had 23 points and nine rebounds in Nevada’s 81-66 win over Air Force on Saturday, the Falcons’ 11th consecutive loss.

Tayshawn Comer went 5 of 7 from the field to add 14 points for the Wolf Pack (13-5, 5-2 Mountain West Conference). Elijah Price shot 3 of 6 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line to finish with 13 points.

The Falcons (3-15, 0-7) were led in scoring by Lucas Hobin, who finished with 22 points. Air Force also got 13 points from Ethan Greenberg. Wesley Celichowski had 11 points and two steals.

Air Force has the second-longest active losing streak in Division I. Mississippi Valley State has lost 16 in a row.

Nevada took the lead about 9 1/2 minutes into the game and did not trail again. Camper led the the Wolf Pack with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 40-29 at the break. Nevada outscored Air Force in the second half by four points, with Camper scoring a team-high 13 points after the break.

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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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