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Florida A&M deals Mississippi Valley State 18th straight loss with 62-48 victory

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Jaquan Sanders had 16 points to help Florida A&M defeat Mississippi Valley State 62-48 on Monday night, dealing the Delta Devils an 18th straight loss.

Sanders also had six rebounds and six assists for the Rattlers (7-9, 4-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Micah Octave had 13 points and Anquan Boldin Jr. scored 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting from the field and 2 for 3 from the free-throw line.

Michael James finished with 14 points and three steals for the Delta Devils (1-19, 0-6). Xzayvion Childress also scored 14 and Daniel Mayfield had nine points and four steals.

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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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