Skip to main content

Newell scores 23 as Western Kentucky knocks off Florida International 80-70

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Grant Newell’s 23 points helped Western Kentucky defeat Florida International 80-70 on Saturday.

Newell shot 8 for 15, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Hilltoppers (13-11, 6-7 Conference USA). Cameron Haffner scored 16 points while going 5 of 12 (4 for 9 from 3-point range). Blaise Keita finished 5 of 5 from the floor to finish with 12 points.

Zawdie Jackson finished with 17 points and two steals for the Panthers (11-12, 4-8). Eric Dibami added 14 points and six rebounds for Florida International. Corey Stephenson also had 14 points.

Newell scored 13 points in the first half and Western Kentucky went into halftime trailing 38-30. Ryan Myers led Western Kentucky with 11 points in the second half.

___

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.
Read Next Story

Related News

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

UNC-Wilmington women’s basketball coach says she’s fortunate to be alive after nearly drowning

Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson stays in the NBA draft after 2 seasons with Red Raiders