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Baker scores 14 off the bench, Florida A&M beats Jackson State 70-60 in SWAC Tournament

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Antonio Baker helped lead Florida A&M past Jackson State on Wednesday night with 14 points off of the bench in a 70-60 win in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.

FAMU (15-15) plays the winner between No. 3 seed Southern and sixth-seeded Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the semifinals Friday.

Baker also contributed seven rebounds and four steals for the Rattlers. Tyler Shirley added 13 points while finishing 6 of 12 from the floor while they also had five rebounds. Kaleb Washington finished 5 of 10 from the floor to finish with 10 points, while adding five rebounds and four steals.

Jayme Mitchell led the way for the Tigers (12-21) with 19 points and four steals. Jackson State also got 11 points, seven rebounds, five steals and two blocks from Devin Ree. Dorian McMillian finished with 11 points.

Baker scored 12 points in the first half and Florida A&M went into halftime trailing 34-33. Baker scored Florida A&M’s final six points as the Rattlers finished off a 10-point victory.

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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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