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North Carolina Central holds off Delaware State 59-53 in MEAC Tournament semifinal

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Kyric Davis had 23 points to lead North Carolina Central to a 59-53 victory over Delaware State on Friday night in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament.

No. 3 seed North Carolina Central (14-17) will play top-seeded Howard in the championship game on Saturday with a berth in the NCAA Tournament up for grabs.

Davis also had eight rebounds for the Eagles. Kelechi Okworogwo totaled 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

Ponce James finished with 17 points and four assists to pace the seventh-seeded Hornets (8-23). Rahmir Moore added 13 points and seven rebounds.

Davis put up 12 points in the first half for North Carolina Central, which led 32-21 at the break. Davis scored 11 points in the second half to help the Eagles hold on.

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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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