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Thomas sparks Northwestern State to 54-49 victory over Incarnate Word

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Micah Thomas scored 18 points — all in the second half — and Northwestern State beat Incarnate Word 54-49 on Monday night.

Thomas added six rebounds for the Demons (10-19, 8-12 Southland Conference). Willie Williams scored 15 points on 7-for-12 shooting.

Davion Bailey finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Cardinals (11-18, 6-14). Harold Woods added 11 points, nine rebounds and three steals.

Thomas dominated the second half to help the Demons turn a 23-18 deficit at halftime into a victory.

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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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