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Johnson scores 25 to lead McNeese over Nicholls 75-65 for 8th straight victory

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Larry Johnson scored 25 points and McNeese beat Nicholls 75-65 on Monday night to close out the Southland Conference regular season on an eight-game winning streak.

Johnson added six rebounds and three steals for the Cowboys (26-5, 19-3), who finished second — a game behind Stephen F. Austin. Tyshawn Archie finished with 18 points, five assists and six steals. DJ Richards had 10 points.

Trae English led the Colonels (13-18, 12-10) with 20 points. Jaylen Searles added 12 points and Sincere Malone scored 10.

McNeese took the lead with 7:28 left in the first half and did not trail again. Archie had 12 points to help the Cowboys take a 40-31 lead at the break.

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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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