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Washington State earns 70-58 victory over Seattle U

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Rihards Vavers had 24 points in Washington State’s 70-58 win over Seattle U on Wednesday night.

Vavers had five rebounds for the Cougars (10-13, 5-5 West Coast Conference). Aaron Glass scored 14 points, shooting 4 for 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. ND Okafor shot 6 of 9 from the field and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.

The Redhawks (14-9, 3-7) were led by Brayden Maldonado, who recorded 12 points. Austin Maurer added 10 points for Seattle U. Houran Dan finished with nine points.

Washington State took the lead about 6 1/2 minutes into the game and did not trail again. Vavers led the Cougars with 16 points in the first half to help put them up 36-30 at the break. Washington State extended its lead to 55-42 during the second half, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Glass scored a team-high 14 points in the second half.

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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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