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Florida Gulf Coast defeats North Alabama 72-55

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Rahmir Barno had 14 points in Florida Gulf Coast’s 72-55 win against North Alabama on Saturday.

Barno also contributed five assists for the Eagles (7-8, 1-1 Atlantic Sun Conference). Jordan Ellerbee scored 13 points while going 5 of 8 (2 for 4 from 3-point range). Isaiah Malone finished 5 of 7 from the field to finish with 11 points, while adding eight rebounds.

The Lions (5-8, 0-2) were led by Canin Jefferson, who finished with 14 points and six steals. Donte Bacchus added 13 points and nine rebounds for North Alabama. DarKaun King also recorded 11 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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