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Georgetown secures 81-78 win against Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — KJ Lewis scored 21 of his 26 points after halftime in Georgetown’s 81-78 victory over Providence on Saturday to end the Hoyas’ six-game losing streak.

Lewis also contributed five rebounds for the Hoyas (10-10, 2-7 Big East Conference). Vincent Iwuchukwu shot 5 of 8 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to add 16 points. Malik Mack had 13 points and went 6 of 12 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range).

Jaylin Sellers led the Friars (9-11, 2-7) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and four assists. Providence also got 14 points and four assists from Stefan Vaaks. Jamier Jones also had 14 points.

Mack scored eight points in the first half and Georgetown went into halftime trailing 43-25.

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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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