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Crawford scores 19 as UIC beats Murray State 92-79 in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Elijah Crawford had 19 points in UIC’s 92-79 victory over Murray State on Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Crawford also contributed six assists for the Flames (18-14). Rashund Washington Jr. and Andy Johnson finished with 17 points apiece.

Javon Jackson led the way for the Racers (20-12) with 30 points. Mason Miller added 12 points and Roman Domon finished with 11 points.

UIC took the lead for good with 16:42 left in the first half. The score was 50-32 at halftime, with Johnson racking up 15 points. Washington scored a team-high 15 points in the second half.

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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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