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Ndjonga has 21 in Canisius’ 72-66 win against Rider

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Bryan Ndjonga’s 21 points helped Canisius defeat Rider 72-66 on Friday night.

Ndjonga added six rebounds and three blocks for the Golden Griffins (9-19, 4-13 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Kahlil Singleton added 20 points while shooting 6 for 15 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line. Michael Evbagharu had 12 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line.

The victory snapped an 11-game skid for the Golden Griffins.

Aasim Burton led the way for the Broncs (3-23, 2-15) with 22 points and four steals. Rider also got 19 points from Zion Cruz. Shemani Fuller finished with 14 points and eight rebounds.

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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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