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Fricks scores 25, Marshall beats Southern Miss 81-77

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Wyatt Fricks scored 25 points as Marshall beat Southern Miss 81-77 on Wednesday.

Fricks had seven rebounds and three blocks for the Thundering Herd (15-8, 7-4 Sun Belt Conference). Noah Otshudi scored 17 points while going 5 of 10 and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line to go with six assists. Jalen Speer shot 6 of 13, including 3 of 7 from beyond the arc, to finish with 15 points.

The Golden Eagles (12-13, 6-7) were led in scoring by Djahi Binet, who finished with 31 points, 15 rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Dylan Brumfield added 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and five steals for Southern Miss. Israel Hart had 11 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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