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VCU ousts Duquesne 71-66 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinal

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. came off the bench to score 20 points and lead VCU to a 71-66 victory over Duquesne on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.

The second-seeded Rams (25-7) advance to play in a Saturday semifinal against the winner of Friday’s final quarterfinal matchup between No. 3 seed Saint Joseph’s and No. 6 seed Davidson.

Hill added six assists for the Rams. Michael Belle added 14 points and seven rebounds, sinking 7 of 10 shots from the floor. Lazar Djokovic had 13 points.

Alex Williams finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the seventh-seeded Dukes (18-15. Jimmie Williams added 13 points, five assists and three steals. David Dixon pitched in with eight points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

VCU went into the half leading Duquesne 39-29 behind 10 points from Belle. Hill led VCU with 11 points in the second half to close out the victory.

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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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