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Sakenis scores 16, SIU-Edwardsville downs Tennessee Tech 62-58

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Arnas Sakenis’ 16 points helped SIU-Edwardsville defeat Tennessee Tech 62-58 on Saturday.

Sakenis had 12 rebounds for the Cougars (13-8, 6-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Tyler King scored 14 points, going 6 of 12 (2 for 5 from 3-point range). Kyle Thomas finished 4 of 8 from the field to finish with 11 points.

JaJuan Nicholls finished with 17 points for the Golden Eagles (7-14, 2-8). Mekhi Cameron added 15 points for Tennessee Tech. Ty Owens also had 11 points and three steals.

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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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