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Djokovic’s 20 help VCU knock off Davidson 75-69

DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Lazar Djokovic scored 20 points as VCU beat Davidson 75-69 on Saturday.

Djokovic added eight rebounds for the Rams (14-6, 5-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Terrence Hill Jr. shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to add 14 points. Brandon Jennings had 13 points and shot 5 of 8 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Sam Brown led the way for the Wildcats (12-7, 4-3) with 18 points. Josh Scovens added 15 points and two steals for Davidson.

Djokovic put up 10 points in the first half for the Rams, who led 37-31 at halftime. VCU took the lead for good with 9:05 remaining in the second half on a free throw from Hill to make it a 55-54 game.

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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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