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Southern defeats Grambling 87-73

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — AJ Barnes had 22 points in Southern’s 87-73 win over Grambling on Saturday.

Barnes also had four steals for the Jaguars (13-14, 9-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Damariee Jones scored 15 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line. Terrance Dixon Jr. shot 4 of 5 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Antonio Munoz led the way for the Tigers (11-15, 5-8) with 19 points and four assists. Grambling got 17 points from Jamil Muttilib. Jimel Lane had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

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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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