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Hill scores 16 as VCU defeats George Mason 70-65

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. led VCU past George Mason on Tuesday night with 16 points off of the bench in a 70-65 victory.

Hill shot 5 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Rams (23-7, 14-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Jadrian Tracey scored 14 points and added six rebounds. Lazar Djokovic had 12 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line.

Kory Mincy led the way for the Patriots (22-8, 10-7) with 18 points. Riley Allenspach added 17 points and 10 rebounds for George Mason. Masai Troutman also had nine points and seven rebounds.

Barry Evans scored seven points in the first half for the Rams, who led 34-33 at halftime. VCU took the lead for good with 18:45 left in the second half on a layup from Tracey to make it a 39-38.

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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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