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King’s 19 help SIU-Edwardsville beat Little Rock 71-61

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Tyler King scored 19 points as SIU-Edwardsville beat Little Rock 71-61 on Saturday.

King also had five rebounds for the Cougars (16-9, 9-5 Ohio Valley Conference). Jack Campion scored 16 points while shooting 4 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line and added nine rebounds and eight assists. Darrion Baker shot 4 of 9 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

The Trojans (9-16, 6-8) were led by Johnathan Lawson, who posted 18 points. Little Rock also got 15 points from Truman Claytor IV. Braxton Bayless finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. The Trojans prolonged their losing streak to 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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