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Vis scores 17 off the bench, Western Michigan downs Bowling Green 88-79

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Reserve Carson Vis scored 14 of his 17 points after halftime and Western Michigan beat Bowling Green 88-79 on Tuesday.

Vis added seven rebounds for the Broncos (10-18, 4-11 Mid-American Conference). Justice Williams added 17 points while going 6 of 17 from the floor, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line while they also had five rebounds. Sharod Barnes shot 2 of 3 from the field and 11 of 12 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.

Sam Towns finished with 22 points and nine rebounds for the Falcons (16-13, 7-9). Javontae Campbell added 13 points and seven assists for Bowling Green. Josiah Shackelford finished with 12 points.

Western Michigan led Bowling Green at the half, 41-38, with Williams (13 points) its high scorer before the break. Western Michigan used a 9-0 second-half run to come back from a one-point deficit and take the lead at 52-44 with 13:39 left in the half before finishing off the 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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