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Collins helps Utah State beat New Mexico 94-90 to win Mountain West regular-season title

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Michael Collins Jr. had 27 points to guide Utah State to a 94-90 victory over New Mexico on Saturday, helping the Aggies clinch first place in the Mountain West Conference in the final game of the regular season.

Collins also had six rebounds for the Aggies (25-6, 15-5). Karson Templin totaled 15 points and five rebounds. Mason Falslev also scored 15.

Jake Hall led the way for the Lobos (22-9, 13-7) with 32 points and four assists. Tajavis Miller added 16 points and Uriah Tenette pitched in with 14 points and seven assists.

Drake Allen scored nine points in the first half and Utah State went into halftime trailing 43-42. Collins scored 21 points after the break to preserve the victory.

The conference tournament starts on Tuesday.

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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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