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Henley scores 23, Grand Canyon knocks off Fresno State 68-57

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jaden Henley scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Grand Canyon beat Fresno State 68-57 on Saturday.

Makaih Williams scored 14 points while going 4 of 13 from the floor, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and 5 for 5 from the line for the Antelopes (13-6, 6-2 Mountain West Conference). Nana Owusu-Anane shot 3 for 7, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with nine points.

The Bulldogs (9-11, 3-6) were led by DeShawn Gory, who recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds. David Douglas Jr. added 15 points for Fresno State. Jake Heidbreder also recorded 12 points.

Grand Canyon entered halftime up 26-19. Henley paced the team in scoring in the first half with eight points. Henley’s 15-point second half helped Grand Canyon finish off the 11-point victory.

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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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