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Ty-Laur Johnson scores 22 and San Diego knocks off Pacific 66-54

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ty-Laur Johnson scored 22 points as San Diego beat Pacific 66-54 on Sunday.

Johnson added six steals for the Toreros (6-7, 1-0 West Coast Conference). Juan Sebastian Gorosito scored 17 points, shooting 4 for 11 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Toneari Lane had 12 points and went 4 of 7 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range).

The Tigers (9-5, 0-1) were led by TJ Wainwright, who recorded 15 points. Justin Rochelin added 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Pacific. Elias Ralph also had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

San Diego took the lead with 19:17 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Gorosito led the team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 34-23 at the break. San Diego outscored Pacific by one point over the final half, while Johnson led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.

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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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