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Kanaan Carlyle scores 17 to lead Florida Atlantic to 89-78 victory over Memphis

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Kanaan Carlyle had 17 points in Florida Atlantic’s 89-78 win against Memphis on Sunday.

Carlyle shot 8 for 16, including 1 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Owls (11-6, 3-1 American Conference). Xander Pintelon totaled 13 points and eight rebounds. Devin Vanterpool hit two 3-pointers and scored 12.

Aaron Bradshaw led the way for the Tigers (7-8, 2-1) with 21 points. Dug McDaniel added 12 points, four assists and four steals. Quante Berry had nine points.

Florida Atlantic took the lead for good with 16:45 to go in the first half. The score was 36-34 at halftime, with Vanterpool racking up seven points. Florida Atlantic turned a four-point second-half lead into an 11-point advantage with a 7-0 run to make it a 53-42 lead with 14:38 left in the half. Pintelon scored 11 second-half points in the win.

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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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