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Wilkins leads Furman past UNC Greensboro 81-75 in Southern Conference Tournament semifinal

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Alex Wilkins scored 28 of his 34 points in the second half to rally Furman to an 81-75 victory over UNC Greensboro on Sunday night in a Southern Conference Tournament semifinal.

No. 6 seed Furman will square off with top-seeded East Tennessee State in the championship game on Monday with an automatic NCAA Tournament berth up for grabs.

Wilkins added five assists for the Paladins (20-12). Cooper Bowser had 14 points and Eddrin Bronson scored 12.

Justin Neely led the seventh-seeded Spartans (15-19) with 27 points. Lilian Marville totaled 20 points and KJ Younger scored 15.

Charles Johnston scored seven points in the first half for Furman, which trailed 38-27 at halftime. Wilkins took over in the second half to help the Paladins prevail.

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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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