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Halaifonua’s 21 help Georgetown knock off Marquette 78-69

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Julius Halaifonua had 21 points in Georgetown’s 78-69 victory against Marquette on Wednesday night in a Big East Conference opener.

Halaifonua also contributed six rebounds for the Hoyas (8-3, 1-0). Jeremiah Williams scored 15 points and added five rebounds and five assists. Malik Mack had 13 points,

Damarius Owens led the Golden Eagles (5-7, 0-1), finishing with 15 points and seven rebounds. Nigel James Jr. added 13 points, five assists and two blocks for Marquette. Royce Parham also recorded 12 points.

Halaifonua led the Hoyas with 13 points in the first half to help put them ahead 37-33 at the break. Georgetown used an 11-1 run in the second half to build a 15-point lead at 75-60 with 3:18 left.

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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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