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Mirhosseini’s 21 help Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeat Alabama State 90-79

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Alex Mirhosseini scored 21 points as Arkansas-Pine Bluff beat Alabama State 90-79 on Monday.

Mirhosseini shot 6 of 16 from the field, including 4 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Golden Lions (5-10, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Ramel Lloyd Jr. scored 19 points, shooting 5 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line. Quion Williams shot 4 of 10 from the field and 8 for 9 from the foul line to finish with 17 points.

The Hornets (4-11, 1-1) were led in scoring by Asjon Anderson, who finished with 23 points and four assists. Alabama State also got 19 points and two steals from Cameron Palesse. Micah Simpsom also had 12 points, four assists and three steals.

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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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