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Collins scores 18 as Austin Peay holds off Eastern Kentucky 74-72

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zyree Collins scored 18 points as Austin Peay beat Eastern Kentucky 74-72 on Thursday.

Collins also contributed five rebounds and six steals for the Governors (11-5, 5-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Ja’Corey Robinson shot 6 of 15 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to add 15 points. Rashaud Marshall shot 5 of 7 from the field to finish with 12 points, while adding nine rebounds. It was the seventh straight win for the Governors.

The Colonels (6-12, 2-3) were led by Montavious Myrick, who recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds. Turner Buttry added 14 points and three steals for Eastern Kentucky. Austin Ball finished with 12 points and two steals.

The Governors trailed for the first 12 minutes of the second half, until Collins hit a 3-pointer to give them their first lead since the 1:01 mark of the first half. Both sides went back and forth until Marshall gave the Governors the lead for good with 4:52 remaining on a tip-in, during a 6-0 Governors run. The Colonels trailed by a point with 11 second remaining.

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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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