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Carter Bjerke hits 10 3-pointers, scores 30 to lead St. Thomas-Minnesota over Kansas City 99-64

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Carter Bjerke hit a career-best 10 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 30 points, propeling St. Thomas-Minnesota to a 99-64 romp over Kansas City on Sunday.

Bjerke missed just four times from beyond the arc for the Tommies (18-6, 7-2 Summit League). Nick Janowski totaled 16 points and five rebounds. Nolan Minessale had 10 points.

CJ Evans finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead the Roos (4-19, 1-8), who have lost seven in a row. Addarin Scott added 12 points and Karmello Branch pitched in with 11 points and four assists.

St. Thomas took the lead for good with 16:53 left in the first half. The score was 52-25 at halftime, with Bjerke racking up 21 points.

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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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