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Stacker sends Southeast Missouri State past Lindenwood 68-66 in Ohio Valley Conference Tournament

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Braxton Stacker scored the game-winning jump shot with three seconds left and racked up 16 total points to lead Southeast Missouri State past Lindenwood 68-66 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.

Stacker shot 5 for 10 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Redhawks (20-12).

Marqueas Bell added 14 points while shooting 6 for 12, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc while they also had five rebounds. Luke Almodovar and Brendan Terry each scored 12 points. Almodovar added five rebounds and three steals. Terry had two blocks.

Anias Futrell led the way for the Lions (18-15) with 17 points and five rebounds. Jadis Jones added 14 points, six rebounds and two steals for Lindenwood. Dontrez Williams finished with 13 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

Almodovar scored seven points in the first half and Southeast Missouri State went into halftime trailing 34-25. Stacker scored 12 second-half points.

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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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