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Walker puts up 20, Sam Houston knocks off Florida International 100-67

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Jacob Walker’s 20 points helped Sam Houston defeat Florida International 100-67 on Thursday.

Walker shot 6 of 9 from the field and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Bearkats (20-8, 12-5 Conference USA). Kashie Natt scored 18 points and added 13 rebounds, six assists, and five steals. Po’Boigh King went 7 of 7 from the field (3 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 18 points.

Corey Stephenson finished with 18 points for the Panthers (13-15, 6-11). Zawdie Jackson added 13 points for Florida International. Eric Dibami also had 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.

Sam Houston took the lead for good with 19:37 left in the first half. The score was 50-31 at halftime, with King racking up 11 points. Sam Houston pulled away with a 17-2 run in the second half to extend a 19-point lead to 34 points.

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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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