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Queens University knocks off West Georgia 71-63 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Nasir Mann had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Queens University to a 71-63 victory over West Georgia on Friday night in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.

No. 3 seed Queens University plays second-seeded Austin Peay in a Saturday semifinal. No. 1 seed Central Arkansas and No. 5 seed Florida Gulf Coast square off in the other one.

Mann added four steals for the Royals (19-13). Carson Schwieger scored 14 points and Avantae Parker added 12 points.

Josh Smith led the No. 6 seed Wolves (15-17) with 14 points. Kenneth Chime added 13 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks. Kolten Griffin pitched in with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals.

The Royals led 33-25 at halftime and used a 7-0 run in the second half to build a 23-point lead at 65-42 with 8:35 left.

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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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