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Christian Hammond scores 20 to lead Santa Clara over Pepperdine 82-63

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Christian Hammond had 20 points in Santa Clara’s 82-63 victory over Pepperdine on Friday night.

Hammond added six rebounds for the Broncos (12-4, 3-0 West Coast Conference). Elijah Mahi had 15 points and Bukky Oboye scored 13 on 6-for-8 shooting.

Danilo Dozic and Yonatan Levy led the way for the Waves (5-11, 0-3) with 12 each. Javon Cooley had nine points.

Santa Clara took the lead for good with 3:32 left in the first half. The score was 42-35 at halftime, with Jake Ensminger racking up eight points. Hammond scored 12 to lead the way in the second half.

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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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