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Midwest Sports Headlines: 11/17/18

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November 17th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — The Paradise Jam resumes play today (Saturday), with a pair of games in the consolation bracket. Old Dominion faces Kennesaw State in one game. Northern Iowa meets Eastern Kentucky in the other. Both teams lost Friday’s first-round games. The semifinals resume Sunday. The tournament concludes on Monday.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lagerald Vick hit seven 3-pointers and had a career-high 33 points to help second-ranked Kansas beat pesky Louisiana-Lafayette 89-76. Dedric Lawson added 19 points and Udoka Azubuike had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Jayhawks. Justin Miller scored all 22 of his points in the first half to lead four players in double-figures scoring for Louisiana-Lafayette.

NEW YORK (AP) — Luka Garza scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half, and Iowa beat Connecticut 91-72 in the 2K Classic championship game.Garza was named MVP of the tournament. He also joined Tyler Cook, UConn’s Eric Cobb, Oregon’s Bol Bol and Syracuse’s Jalen Carey on the all-tournament team.

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Xavier Sneed scored 16 points to lead five Kansas State players in double figures, and the Wildcats led by as many as 31 points in the second half in their 95-68 win over Eastern Kentucky at the Paradise Jam. Dean Wade and Cartier Diarra added 14 points each, and Kamau Stokes and Barry Brown Jr. had 10 points apiece for the 12th-ranked Wildcats. In other action, Penn beat Northern Iowa 78-71.