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Campbell’s 25 help Troy beat Akron 79-69

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Cooper Campbell scored 25 points as Troy beat Akron 79-69 on Saturday.

Campbell also contributed five assists for the Trojans (17-8, 9-3 Sun Belt Conference). Theo Seng scored 15 points, shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line. Thomas Dowd had 14 points and shot 3 of 6 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line.

Tavari Johnson led the Zips (19-5, 10-1 Mid-American Conference) in scoring, finishing with 26 points. Shammah Scott added 11 points and five assists for Akron. Amani Lyles also had nine points and seven rebounds. The Zips ended a nine-game winning streak with the loss.

Troy took the lead for good with 4:34 to go in the first half. The score was 35-29 at halftime, with Seng racking up 11 points. Campbell’s 19-point second half helped Troy finish off the 10-point victory.

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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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