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Quinnipiac wins 67-63 against Canisius

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Asim Jones’ 27 points helped Quinnipiac defeat Canisius 67-63 in a regular-season finale on Sunday.

Jones shot 10 of 22 from the field, including 4 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 5 from the line for the Bobcats (19-12, 12-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Keith Mcknight scored 22 points while shooting 9 for 16 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line, and added nine rebounds. Grant Randall had four points and shot 0 of 5 from the field, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line.

Bryan Ndjonga finished with 17 points and eight rebounds for the Golden Griffins (10-21, 5-15). Canisius also got 14 points from Kahlil Singleton. Michael Evbagharu also had 10 points, 14 rebounds and five assists.

The MAAC Tournament runs Thursday through March 10 at Atlantic City, New Jersey. Quinnipiac finished fifth in the regular season and Canisius finished tied for 11th place.

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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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