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Green Bay secures 64-56 victory in Horizon League Tournament against Purdue Fort Wayne

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Marcus Hall had 19 points in Green Bay’s 64-56 win over Purdue Fort Wayne in an opening round game of the Horizon League Tournament on Tuesday.

Hall went 7 of 13 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Phoenix (17-14). Justin Allen added 13 points — 5 for 6 from the line — and grabbed five rebounds. Preston Ruedinger had 11 points and shot 2 of 3 from the field and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Corey Hadnot II led the way for the Mastodons (17-14) with 15 points, five assists and two steals. Purdue Fort Wayne also got 14 points from Deangelo Elisee. DeAndre Craig finished with 12 points.

Green Bay took the lead for good with 18:06 to go in the first half. The score was 34-22 at halftime, with Hall racking up 13 points.

Green Bay turned a three-point second-half lead into an 11-point advantage with an 8-0 run to make it a 54-43 lead with 5:28 left in the 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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