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Bennett scores 20 in Dayton’s 79-72 win against George Washington

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Javon Bennett scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to help Dayton defeat George Washington 79-72 on Tuesday night.

Bennett shot 4 of 20 from the field, including 3 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 10 from the line for the Flyers (12-4, 3-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Keonte Jones scored 15 points and added five rebounds. Jordan Derkack finished with 13 points.

Tre Dinkins finished with 24 points and two steals for the Revolutionaries (11-5, 2-1). George Washington also got 14 points from Garrett Johnson. Tyrone Marshall finished with 11 points and six rebounds.

Jones scored nine points in the first half and Dayton went into the break trailing 35-30.

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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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