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Hill scores 24 off the bench, VCU takes down Loyola Chicago 89-75

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. helped lead VCU past Loyola Chicago on Friday night with 24 points off of the bench in an 89-75 win.

Hill added six rebounds and five assists for the Rams (16-6, 7-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Tyrell Ward scored 15 points, going 5 of 7 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line. Jadrian Tracey shot 4 of 8 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points.

Miles Rubin finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Ramblers (5-18, 1-9). Xavier Amos added 18 points and eight rebounds.

The Ramblers prolonged their losing streak to nine straight.

VCU took the lead for what would be the final time on Tracey’s layup with 19:50 remaining in the contest.

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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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