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Burton scores 19 to lead Stephen F. Austin over East Texas A&M 74-70 for 10th straight victory

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Kam Burton’s 19 points helped Stephen F. Austin defeat East Texas A&M 74-70 on Monday night, upping the Lumberjacks’ winning streak to 10.

Burton went 6 of 11 from the field (5 for 10 from 3-point range) for the Lumberjacks (22-3, 15-1 Southland Conference). Keon Thompson added 17 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Chrishawn Christmas totaled nine points and six rebounds.

Gianni Hunt finished with 28 points to pace the Lions (10-16, 5-11). Ronnie Harrison Jr. added 15 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three blocks. Noah Pagotto had 11 points and seven rebounds.

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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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