Skip to main content

Hill scores 18, VCU knocks off Saint Joseph’s 77-64 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. led No. 2 seed VCU past third-seeded Saint Joseph’s on Saturday with 18 points off of the bench in a 77-64 victory in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.

VCU (26-7) will face No. 4 seed Dayton (23-10) in the championship on Sunday.

Hill finished 8 of 10 from the field for the Rams. Jadrian Tracey scored 15 points and Lazar Djokovic finished with 13.

Austin Williford led the way for the Hawks (22-11) with 17 points and seven rebounds. Jaiden Glover added 14 points for Saint Joseph’s. Justice Ajogbor had 11 points and two blocks.

VCU took the lead for good with 16:36 left in the first half. Tracey scored 15 points to help the Rams build a 44-21 halftime lead. racking up 15 points. Hill scored a team-high 11 points in the second half.

___

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.
Read Next Story

Related Stories

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

UNC-Wilmington women’s basketball coach says she’s fortunate to be alive after nearly drowning

Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson stays in the NBA draft after 2 seasons with Red Raiders