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Nevada defeats Air Force 74-59, extends nation’s longest-active skid to 24 games

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Corey Camper Jr. scored 18 points as Nevada beat Air Force 74-59 on Saturday night in the regular-season finale to extend the nation’s longest-active losing streak to 24 games.

Camper shot 7 of 17 from the field, including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Wolf Pack (20-11, 12-8 Mountain West Conference). Elijah Price scored 13 points while shooting 4 of 8 from the field and 5 for 6 from the foul line, and added five rebounds. Tayshawn Comer had 11 points and shot 3 of 5 from the field and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line.

Kam Sanders led the Falcons (3-28, 0-20) in scoring, finishing with 14 points and three steals. Air Force also got 12 points from Eli Robinson. Kolby Gilles finished with 12 points.

Nevada took the lead 23 seconds into the game and did not trail again. Camper led the Wolf Pack with six points in the first half to help put them up 32-25 at the break. Nevada pulled away with a 12-2 run in the second half to extend a six-point lead to 16 points. The Wolf Pack outscored Air Force by eight points in the final half, as Camper led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.

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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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