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Carlyle’s 25 help Florida Atlantic down UAB 76-71

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kanaan Carlyle had 25 points in Florida Atlantic’s 76-71 victory over UAB on Wednesday.

Carlyle had five rebounds and three steals for the Owls (10-6, 2-1 American Athletic Conference). Devin Vanterpool scored 19 points and added seven rebounds and four steals. Isaiah Elohim shot 7 for 11, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 points.

Chance Westry led the way for the Blazers (10-6, 1-2) with 17 points off the bench. Daniel Rivera added 11 points and eight rebounds for UAB. Evan Chatman had 15 boards and seven points.

Florida Atlantic went into halftime leading UAB 40-33. Carlyle scored 11 points in the half. Florida Atlantic pulled off the victory after a 9-0 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 67-60 with 3:30 remaining in the half. Carlyle scored 14 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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