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Garcia scores 16 as East Texas A&M downs Northwestern State 74-68

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Damian Garcia scored 16 points as East Texas A&M beat Northwestern State 74-68 on Wednesday.

Garcia also contributed six rebounds and five assists for the Lions (9-15, 4-10 Southland Conference). Gianni Hunt scored 16 points and added five rebounds and six assists. Vinny Sigona finished 5 of 9 from 3-point range for 16 points.

Micah Thomas led the Demons (6-17, 4-10) in scoring, finishing with 23 points and two steals. Willie Williams added 10 points and eight rebounds for Northwestern State. The Demons have now lost six straight.

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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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