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Coleman scores 19 off the bench, Illinois State downs Drake 86-76

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Ty’Reek Coleman’s 19 points off of the bench helped lead Illinois State to an 86-76 victory against Drake on Friday night.

Coleman also contributed eight rebounds for the Redbirds (16-8, 8-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Chase Walker finished 8 of 9 from the field to add 18 points. Boden Skunberg went 5 of 11 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.

The Bulldogs (12-13, 6-8) were led in scoring by Okku Federiko and Jalen Quinn with 17 points apiece. Andrew Alia finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Illinois State took the lead for good with 19:41 to go in the first half. The score was 47-32 at halftime, with Walker racking up 11 points. Illinois State turned a nine-point second-half lead into a 17-point advantage with an 8-0 run to make it a 62-45 lead with 11:53 left in the half. Coleman scored 14 second-half points.

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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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