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Rochelin’s 17 lead Pacific past Portland 74-51

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Justin Rochelin had 17 points in Pacific’s 74-51 victory against Portland on Wednesday night.

Rochelin added 11 rebounds for the Tigers (15-8, 6-4 West Coast Conference). TJ Wainwright scored 15 points while going 6 of 11 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and had three steals. Elias Ralph had 14 points and shot 3 of 7 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line.

Joel Foxwell led the Pilots (10-13, 3-7) in scoring, finishing with 13 points. Cameron Williams added nine points for Portland. Dante Censori-Hercules finished with seven points and two steals.

Pacific took the lead for good just more than two minutes into the game and the score was 40-21 at halftime, with Wainwright racking up 11 points. Pacific outscored Portland by four points over the final half, while Rochelin led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.

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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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