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Cooper scores 19, six players score in double figures as UC Davis defeats UCSB 93-86

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Nils Cooper scored 19 points and five other players scored in double figures as UC Davis beat UCSB 93-86 on Thursday.

Cooper had seven rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Aggies (9-6, 2-2 Big West Conference). Carl Daughtery Jr. scored 16 points, going 5 of 8 (4 for 6 from 3-point range). Marcus Wilson shot 4 for 7 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points. Connor Sevilla had 13, Niko Rocak 12, and Brayden Fagbemi had 10 to go with seven rebounds and five assists.

The Gauchos (9-7, 2-3) were led by Miro Little, who recorded 20 points and five assists. UCSB also got 18 points from CJ Shaw. Aidan Mahaney also had 16 points before fouling out.

The Gauchos had a 47-43 lead at the half before allowing an early 7-0 run in the second half. They trailed by a point with 5:48 remaining before being outscored by six points over the remainder of the game.

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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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