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McMorris’ 12 lead Eastern Illinois over Western Illinois 57-55

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Terry McMorris had 12 points in Eastern Illinois’ 57-55 victory over Western Illinois on Tuesday.

McMorris added three blocks for the Panthers (7-10, 4-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Kooper Jacobi scored nine points and added 10 rebounds. Nazareth Fisher shot 4 of 6 from the field to finish with eight points.

Karyiek Dixon finished with 14 points, 15 rebounds and three steals for the Leathernecks (4-14, 0-7). Lucas Lorenzen added 13 points for Western Illinois. Isaiah Griffin also had seven points. The Leathernecks prolonged their losing streak to seven in a row.

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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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