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Smith’s 23 lead Liberty over George Mason in NIT 77-71

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Josh Smith had 23 points and nine rebounds, Brett Decker Jr. added 17 points, and Liberty beat George Mason 77-71 on Tuesday in the opening game of the NIT.

Zander Carter shot 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 10 points, while adding six rebounds for the Flames (26-7).

Jahari Long led the Patriots (23-10) in scoring, finishing with 27 points and four assists. Kory Mincy added 16 points, nine rebounds and two steals for George Mason. Emmanuel Kanga finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.

Liberty went into halftime leading George Mason 34-24. Decker scored nine points in the half. Smith scored 19 points in the second half.

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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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