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Lockett scores 23, Jacksonville knocks off North Florida 85-61

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Chris Lockett Jr.’s 23 points helped Jacksonville defeat North Florida 85-61 in a regular-season finale on Saturday.

Lockett added seven rebounds for the Dolphins (12-19, 7-11 Atlantic Sun Conference). Chris Arias scored 12 points, going 5 of 6 (2 for 3 from 3-point range). Hayden Wood shot 6 for 12, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.

Kamrin Oriol led the Ospreys (7-24, 5-13) in scoring, finishing with 22 points. North Florida also got 13 points, two steals and two blocks from Nestor Dyachok. Dalton Gayman finished with 11 points and six rebounds.

The conference tournament runs Wednesday through March 8 in Jacksonville.

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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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