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White’s 19 points help Eastern Illinois secure 78-72 victory over Little Rock

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Meechie White had 19 points in Eastern Illinois’ 78-72 win against Little Rock on Saturday.

White shot 5 for 12 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Panthers (11-16, 7-9 Ohio Valley Conference). Zion Fruster scored 17 points and added six assists and four steals. Nazareth Fisher had 10 points and nine rebounds. Kooper Jacobi had 10 points and eight rebounds.

Truman Claytor IV led the Trojans (10-17, 7-9) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and two steals. Little Rock also got 13 points and seven rebounds from Kachi Nzeh. Johnathan Lawson also had 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

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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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