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Northwestern State secures 74-68 win against New Orleans

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Chris Mubiru had 16 points in Northwestern State’s 74-68 win over New Orleans on Saturday.

Mubiru added three steals for the Demons (4-10, 2-3 Southland Conference). Willie Williams scored 13 points and added 13 rebounds and three steals. Landyn Jumawan also scored 13 points.

Jakevion Buckley led the Privateers (5-10, 2-3) with 17 points and four assists. MJ Thomas added 16 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks for New Orleans. Coleton Benson also recorded 15 points and seven rebounds.

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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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