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Cochran’s 18, Johnson’s game-winner lead Rhode Island past Richmond, 69-68

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tyler Cochran led Rhode Island with 18 points and RJ Johnson scored the game-winning shot with three seconds left as the Rams beat Richmond 69-68 on Wednesday.

Richmond’s Tyler Cochran stole the inbounds to close the win.

Cochran added seven rebounds and three steals for the Rams (11-8, 2-4 Atlantic 10 Conference). Keeyan Itejere scored 10 points and added eight rebounds. Jahmere Tripp had 10 points and shot 4 of 10 from the field, including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line.

Aiden Argabright led the way for the Spiders (13-7, 3-4) with 20 points and four steals. Jaden Daughtry added 10 points, six rebounds and three steals for Richmond.

Rhode Island went into halftime tied with Richmond 33-33. Cochran scored 10 points in the half.

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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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