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Bizjack’s 19 help Butler knock off Georgetown 93-89, snap 6-game skid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Finley Bizjack had 19 points and six assists in Butler’s 93-89 victory against Georgetown on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

Michael Ajayi added 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists while going 7 of 11 and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line. Jamie Kaiser Jr. shot 5 for 9 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points for the Bulldogs (14-13, 5-11 Big East Conference).

Caleb Williams led the Hoyas (13-13, 5-10) with 16 points. KJ Lewis added 15 points for Georgetown. Julius Halaifonua also had 12 points.

Butler went into halftime ahead of Georgetown 54-45. Ajayi put up 14 points in the half. Butler was outscored by five points in the second half but hung on for the victory. Bizjack led the way with 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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