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McBride has 21, James Madison defeats Appalachian State 69-58

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Justin McBride had 21 points in James Madison’s 69-58 win over Appalachian State on Saturday.

McBride added seven rebounds for the Dukes (14-13, 6-8 Sun Belt Conference). Cliff Davis scored 11 points while shooting 2 of 10 from the floor and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line, to go with five assists. Bradley Douglas had 10 points.

Luke Wilson finished with 18 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks for the Mountaineers (18-10, 10-5). Alonzo Dodd added 18 points for Appalachian State. The loss ended a seven-game winning streak for the Mountaineers.

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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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