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Alcorn State defeats Bethune-Cookman 57-55

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Omari Hamilton’s 11 points helped Alcorn State defeat Bethune-Cookman 57-55 on Saturday.

Hamilton shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Braves (6-18, 5-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Shane Lancaster went 4 of 9 from the field to add 10 points.

Daniel Rouzan finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Wildcats (13-12, 10-2). Bethune-Cookman also got 11 points and six rebounds from Arterio Morris. The Wildcats ended an eight-game winning streak with the loss.

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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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