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Gillespie scores 29 in Kent State’s 87-84 win against Toledo

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Delrecco Gillespie’s 29 points helped Kent State defeat Toledo 87-84 on Friday.

Gillespie had 13 rebounds for the Golden Flashes (14-4, 5-1 Mid-American Conference). Jahari Williamson shot 5 for 7 from beyond the arc and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 19 points. Cian Medley shot 2 for 8 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points, while adding nine assists.

Leroy Blyden Jr. finished with 19 points and six rebounds for the Rockets (10-8, 4-2). Toledo also got 16 points, four assists and two blocks from Austin Parks. Sonny Wilson also recorded 15 points and six assists.

Gillespie scored nine points in the first half and Kent State went into the break trailing 41-35. Gillespie scored 20 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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