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Walls scores 16 as Radford defeats South Carolina Upstate 71-59

RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Lukas Walls had 16 points in Radford’s 71-59 win over South Carolina Upstate on Thursday.

Walls added five rebounds for the Highlanders (16-14, 9-6 Big South Conference). Del Jones added 14 points while shooting 3 for 10 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to go with four blocks. Dennis Parker Jr. had 11 points and shot 4 of 9 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Carmelo Adkins led the Spartans (12-18, 4-11) in scoring, finishing with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. He was 5 of 20 from the field and 1 of 9 from behind the arc. Isaiah Skinner added 10 points, six rebounds and five steals for South Carolina Upstate while also struggling for efficiency. He was 4 of 12 from the field and 2 of 8 behind the arc. Learic Davis finished with nine points and two blocks.

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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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