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Buljan and New Mexico knock off San Diego State 81-76

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tomislav Buljan scored 24 points and Luke Haupt sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 43 seconds remaining as New Mexico took down San Diego State 81-76 on Saturday.

Buljan added 18 rebounds for the Lobos (22-7, 13-5 Mountain West). Haupt scored 17 points while going 4 of 6 and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line, and added three steals. Jake Hall had 14 points and shot 4 of 11 from the field, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line.

Miles Byrd finished with 17 points and seven rebounds for the Aztecs (19-9, 13-5). San Diego State also got 11 points from BJ Davis. Magoon Gwath also had 11 points and two blocks.

Buljan scored 10 points in the first half and New Mexico went into halftime trailing 37-36. Buljan scored 14 points in the second half. New Mexico outscored San Diego State by six points over the final half.

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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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