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Mitchell Jr. puts up 27, Jackson State knocks off Mississippi Valley State 85-77

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jayme Mitchell Jr.s 27 points helped Jackson State defeat Mississippi Valley State 85-77 on Thursday.

Mitchell added six rebounds for the Tigers (11-20, 10-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Devin Ree scored 17 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, and 8 for 8 from the line. Jalen Tatum shot 2 of 5 from the field and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

Michael James led the Delta Devils (3-29, 2-16) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and four assists. Patrick Punch added 17 points and two steals for Mississippi Valley State. Daniel Mayfield finished with 14 points.

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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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