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Weeks scores 32 to lead Southern Miss over Texas State 81-77 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Tylik Weeks scored 32 points and Southern Mississippi beat Texas State 81-77 on Friday night in the fourth round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

No. 8 seed Southern Miss will play No. 4 seed Appalachian State in a Saturday quarterfinal.

Weeks shot 9 of 18 from the field and 14 of 14 from the free-throw line for the Golden Eagles (18-15). Djahi Binet totaled 10 points and seven rebounds. Isaac Tavares also scored 10.

DJ Hall led the fifth-seeded Bobcats (19-13) with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Mark Drone scored 19.

Weeks scored 23 points in the second half to help the Golden Eagles stay in front after taking a 37-33 lead into halftime.

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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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