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Williams scores 19 to lead Texas A&M-Corpus Christi past East Texas A&M 84-71

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Sheldon Williams scored 19 points and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat East Texas A&M 84-71 on Monday night to close out the Southland Conference regular season.

Williams also had seven rebounds for the Islanders (17-14, 13-9). Nick Shogbonyo added 16 points and eight rebounds, sinking 4 of 9 from 3-point range. Daniel Michelini-Jackson scored 12.

Noah Pagotto and Vinny Sigona both scored 17 to lead the Lions (11-21, 6-16) in scoring, finishing with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists. Pagotto added six rebounds and four assists. Ronnie Harrison Jr. scored 14 points.

Williams scored 12 points in the second half to help the Islanders turn a 37-36 halftime lead into a comfortable victory.

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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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