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Morris’ 22 help East Tennessee State take down Wofford 86-72

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Cam Morris III’s 22 points helped East Tennessee State defeat Wofford 86-72 on Sunday night.

Morris also contributed seven rebounds and five steals for the Buccaneers (16-7, 8-2 Southern Conference). Jordan McCullum scored 17 points, shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line. Blake Barkley had 11 points and shot 4 of 9 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Nils Machowski led the Terriers (15-8, 7-3) in scoring, finishing with 23 points. Wofford also got 19 points from Chace Watley. Brian Sumpter also had 12 points and eight rebounds.

East Tennessee State carried a slim two-point lead into halftime, as McCullum led the way with 10 points. East Tennessee State pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a one-point lead to nine points. The Buccaneers outscored Wofford by 12 points in the final half, as Morris led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.

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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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