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Hines posts double-double off bench to guide Seton Hall past Georgetown 51-47

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Najai Hines totaled 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to help Seton Hall turn back Georgetown 51-47 on Saturday night.

Hines also blocked five shots for the Pirates (19-9, 9-8 Big East Conference). Josh Rivera pitched in with eight points and six rebounds.

KJ Lewis led the Hoyas (13-14, 5-11) with 10 points. Julius Halaifonua added nine points and seven rebounds, while Malik Mack scored nine and had three steals.

Seton Hall trailed 27-20 at halftime, but Hines did all his scoring after the break to rally the Pirates to the victory.

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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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