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Mitchell scores 39, Jackson State defeats Mississippi Valley State 97-81

By The Associated Press

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Jayme Mitchell’s 39 points and 13 rebounds led Jackson State over Mississippi Valley State 97-81 on Saturday.

Dorian McMillian scored 23 points and added five rebounds for the Tigers (7-16, 6-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Dionjahe Thomas had 13 points.

The Delta Devils (1-22, 0-9) were led in scoring by Michael James, who finished with 32 points, four assists and four steals. Daniel Mayfield added 30 points for Mississippi Valley State. Patrick Punch also had nine points. The loss was the Delta Devils’ 21st in a row.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State’s 70-67 win over No. 2 Houston

By The Associated Press
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final seconds to cap No. 6 Iowa State’s rally in a 70-67 victory over Big 12 leader and second-ranked Houston on Monday night. Heise was 3 for 3 from 3-point range hours after sister Taylor Heise scored to help the U.S. Women's Olympic hockey team beat Sweden 5-0 to reach the gold-medal game in Milan. The Cyclones (23-3, 10-3) closed with a 17-4 run to take down a second top-10 team in three days. Iowa State topped No. 8 Kansas 74-56 on Saturday. The Cougars (23-3, 11-2) had their six-game winning streak snapped and their conference lead was cut to a half-game over No. 4 Arizona heading into their matchup Saturday in Houston. Iowa State is third, a game behind Houston.
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