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Drake secures 67-63 win against Southern Illinois in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jalen Quinn had 22 points in Drake’s 67-63 win over Southern Illinois on Thursday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

Quinn shot 8 of 17 from the field and went 5 for 9 from the line for the Bulldogs (13-19, 7-14 Missouri Valley Conference). Eli Shetlar added 16 points while going 5 of 12 from the floor to go with three steals. Owen Larson went 5 of 12 from the field (4 for 9 from 3-point range) to finish with 14 points. The victory broke a nine-game losing streak for the Bulldogs.

Quel’Ron House finished with 28 points for the Salukis (16-16, 10-11). Davion Sykes added 11 points and eight rebounds off the bench for Southern Illinois. Rolyns Aligbe finished with 16 rebounds and seven 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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