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Torey Alston scores 16 to lift Middle Tennessee over New Mexico State 59-55

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Torey Alston scored 16 points as Middle Tennessee beat New Mexico State 59-55 on Saturday night.

Alston also contributed five rebounds for the Blue Raiders (10-6, 4-1 Conference USA). Jahvin Carter added 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Kamari Lands scored nine.

The Aggies (9-6, 2-3) were led by Jemel Jones, who finished with 16 points. Cyr Malonga added 10 points and Jayland Randall scored eight.

Middle Tennessee went into the half tied with New Mexico State 29-29. Alston scored seven points in the half. Middle Tennessee took the lead for good with 19:51 remaining in the second half on a 3-pointer from Lands to make it a 32-29 game.

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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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