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Fielder and Ahrens combine for 38 points, Boise State takes down Air Force 96-54

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Drew Fielder and Spencer Ahrens combined to score 38 points as Boise State beat Air Force 96-54 on Saturday.

Fielder had 20 points and added eight rebounds for the Broncos (12-8, 4-5 Mountain West Conference). Spencer Ahrens added 18 points while shooting 6 for 10 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to go with five rebounds. Aginaldo Neto had 11 points and two steals.

The Falcons (3-17, 0-9) were led by Kam Sanders, who recorded 10 points, their only player in double figures. Air Force also got eight points from Eli Robinson. Lucas Hobin finished with seven points. The loss was the Falcons’ 13th straight.

Boise State took the lead five minutes into the first half and did not trail again. Ahrens led with 14 points in the first half, going 4 of 5 from behind the arc to put them up 48-29 at the break. Boise State pulled away with a 24-3 run in the second half to extend a 17-point lead to 38 points. They outscored Air Force by 23 points in the final half, as Fielder led the way with a team-high 11 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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