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Malek Abdelgowad’s double-double powers Southern to 77-73 victory over Bethune-Cookman

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Malek Abdelgowad totaled 21 points and 18 rebounds to power Southern to a 77-73 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Monday night.

Abdelgowad also had three steals for the Jaguars (6-11, 2-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Michael Jacobs shot 6 of 16 from the field and 8 for 11 from the line to add 20 points. Joe Manning had 14 points.

The Wildcats (5-11, 2-1) were led by Jakobi Heady’s 21 points. Quentin Heady added 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Daniel Rouzan scored nine and blocked three shots.

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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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