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Arnas Sakenis scores 16 and SIU-Edwardsville downs Eastern Illinois 77-50

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Arnas Sakenis had 16 points in SIU-Edwardsville’s 77-50 victory over Eastern Illinois in a regular-season finale on Saturday.

Sakenis also contributed five rebounds for the Cougars (19-12, 12-8 Ohio Valley Conference). Tyler King scored 15 points while shooting 6 for 10, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc, and added seven rebounds. Jordan Pickett went 4 of 6 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.

Zion Fruster led the way for the Panthers (12-19, 8-12) with 11 points. Eastern Illinois also got nine points each from Terry McMorris and Markus Blackwell.

Up next, the conference tournament runs Wednesday through Saturday in Evansville, Indiana.

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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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