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Gillespie scores 18 as Kent State beats Northern Illinois 102-76

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Delrecco Gillespie and Jahari Williamson scored 18 points apiece to lead Kent State over Northern Illinois 102-76 on Tuesday night.

Cian Medley finished with 16 points and added seven rebounds for the Golden Flashes (22-8, 13-4 Mid-American Conference).

Gustav Winther finished with 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks for the Huskies (9-20, 4-13). Gianni Cobb added 17 points and four assists for Northern Illinois. Makhai Valentine also had 10 points and six rebounds.

Kent State took the lead for good with 8:46 left in the first half. The score was 51-28 at halftime, with Medley racking up 11 points. Kent State pulled away with an 18-1 run in the second half to extend the 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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