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Okeke scores 16 in Albany’s 84-61 win over New Hampshire

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Okechukwu Okeke scored 16 points as Albany beat New Hampshire 84-61 on Saturday.

Okeke added 12 rebounds for the Great Danes (11-19, 7-8 America East Conference). Miles Rose scored 16 points while going 7 of 10 from the field, and added five rebounds and six assists. Amir Lindsey had 15 points.

Jack Graham led the way for the Wildcats (8-20, 4-11) with 17 points and three steals off the bench. John Squire added 12 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks for New Hampshire. The Wildcats extended their losing streak to eight 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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