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Green, Popoola guide Tulsa to 100-74 romp over UTSA

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — David Green had 27 points, Ade Popoola scored 26 with 10 rebounds and Tulsa beat UTSA 100-74 on Sunday.

Green shot 9 for 13 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Golden Hurricane (22-6, 10-5 American Conference). Popoola made 7 of 13 shots from 3-point range and added five steals. Tylen Riley scored 13.

Jamir Simpson led the Roadrunners (5-22, 1-14) with 20 points. Dorian Hayes added 19 points and Daniel Akitoby scored 10.

Tulsa took the lead with 14:05 left in the first half and did not trail again. Popoola had 20 points in the first half for a 53-37 advantage. Tulsa pulled away with a 17-2 run in the second half.

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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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