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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beats New Orleans 76-61 in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinal

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Daniel Michelini-Jackson had 28 points to lead Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to a 74-61 victory victory over New Orleans on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the Southland Conference Tournament.

The fourth-seeded Islanders (18-14) will play top seed Stephen F. Austin in a Tuesday semifinal.

Michelini-Jackson added eight rebounds for the Islanders. Sheldon Williams totaled 15 points and six rebounds. D’Avian Houston pitched in with 11 points and six assists.

MJ Thomas led the way for the Privateers (15-17, 12-10) with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Coleton Benson also scored 17 and TJ Cope added 14 points.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi led 37-30 at halftime and then rode Michelini-Jackson’s 20-point second half to the 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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