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Wilson’s 18 lead Toledo past Western Michigan 90-79

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Sonny Wilson’s 18 points helped Toledo defeat Western Michigan 90-79 on Wednesday.

Wilson also added five rebounds for the Rockets (13-12, 7-5 Mid-American Conference). Austin Parks scored 17 points while going 8 of 9 and 1 of 4 from the free-throw line and added three blocks. Sean Craig had 13 points and shot 3 of 8 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line.

Justice Williams led the Broncos (8-16, 2-9) in scoring, finishing with 22 points. Brady Swartz added 13 points and nine rebounds for Western Michigan. Trey Lewis finished with 11 points.

Toledo took the lead for good with 8:25 to go in the first half. The score was 50-41 at halftime, with Parks racking up 12 points. Toledo turned a six-point second-half lead into a 15-point advantage with a 9-0 run to make it a 67-52 lead with 13:32 left in the half. Wilson scored eight second-half points in the victory.

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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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