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Frison’s 25 points help Chattanooga to 94-90 win over Mercer

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Jordan Frison had 25 points in Chattanooga’s 94-90 victory against Mercer on Thursday.

Frison also had five assists for the Mocs (11-17, 5-10 Southern Conference). Brennan Watkins scored 19 points and added five rebounds. Billy Smith shot 3 of 7 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Zaire Williams finished with 27 points and two steals for the Bears (17-11, 9-6). Baraka Okojie added 20 points for Mercer. Armani Mighty also had 17 points and seven rebounds.

The Mocs trailed by two with 5:56 remaining, but used a 10-0 run to take the lead for good. The Bears cut the deficit back to two points with 1:14 to go, but a jumper from Frison and free throws from Smith made it an eight-point game with 24 seconds to go.

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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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