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MJ Thomas, Churchill Abass both score 20 to help New Orleans secure 89-76 victory over Lamar

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — MJ Thomas and Churchill Abass both had 20 points to lead New Orleans over Lamar 89-76 on Monday night.

Thomas also snagged nine rebounds for the Privateers (8-12, 5-5 Southland Conference). Abass made 9 of 11 shots and grabbed seven rebounds. Jakevion Buckley had 13 points.

Braden East led the Cardinals (10-9, 5-5) with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Holifield added 20 points and two blocks. Cody Pennebaker contributed 13 points and five assists.

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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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