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Nkrumah scores 30 as Tennessee State downs Morehead State 105-100 in OT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Aaron Nkrumah’s 30 points led Tennessee State over Morehead State 105-100 in overtime on Thursday.

Nkrumah added seven rebounds and five assists for the Tigers (11-6, 5-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Carlous Williams shot 6 for 7 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 19 points. Travis Harper II shot 5 for 9, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 points.

The Eagles (8-10, 4-3) were led in scoring by George Marshall, who finished with 29 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals. Morehead State also got 22 points and eight rebounds from Jon Carroll. Chase Dawson also had 17 points.

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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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