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UAB secures 83-73 victory against UTSA

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Daniel Rivera had 17 points in UAB’s 83-73 victory over UTSA on Wednesday.

Rivera added seven rebounds for the Blazers (13-8, 4-4 American Athletic Conference). Chance Westry added 14 points while going 6 of 8 from the field and also had six assists. Jacob Meyer had 13 points.

The Roadrunners (4-17, 0-9) were led by Brent Moss, who recorded 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Jamir Simpson added 18 points for UTSA. Baboucarr Njie finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. The loss was the Roadrunners’ 14th straight.

UAB entered halftime up 38-36. Rivera paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. The Blazers pulled off the victory after a 9-0 second-half run erased a one-point deficit and gave them the lead at 77-69 with 1:51 left. Dayjaun Anderson scored nine second-half 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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