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Lovejoy scores 18 as Detroit Mercy knocks off Wright State 77-74

FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) — Orlando Lovejoy scored 18 points as Detroit Mercy beat Wright State 77-74 on Thursday night.

Tyler Spratt made a go-ahead basket with 10 seconds left to give Detroit Mercy a 75-74 lead. After Wright State missed a 3-pointer, Ryan Kalambay was fouled before making two free throws to seal it.

Lovejoy shot 7 of 11 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Titans (11-13, 8-7 Horizon League). London Maiden scored 10 points and added five rebounds. Spratt had nine points and went 4 of 10 from the field.

Andrea Holden and Michael Cooper led the Raiders (16-10, 11-4) in scoring, finishing with 15 points apiece. TJ Burch finished with 11 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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