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Hill scores 14 as VCU defeats Richmond 77-69

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. and Lazar Djokovic each scored 14 points to help lead VCU to a 77-69 victory against Richmond on Tuesday.

Hill shot 4 for 10 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Rams (15-6, 6-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Djokovic shot 5 for 11 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line. Brandon Jennings shot 3 of 5 from the field and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

AJ Lopez led the Spiders (13-9, 3-6) in scoring, finishing with 17 points. Mike Walz added 16 points and eight rebounds and Jaden Daughtry had 10 points.

VCU took the lead with 19:36 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Hill led his team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them ahead 39-29 at the break. VCU turned a seven-point second-half lead into a 15-point advantage with an 8-0 run to make it a 49-34 lead with 16:08 left in the half. Nyk Lewis scored seven second-half points.

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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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