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12/21 20:47 CST Christeen Iwuala's double-double powers No. 14 Mississippi
women in 86-57 win over Old Dominion
Christeen Iwuala's double-double powers No. 14 Mississippi women in 86-57 win
over Old Dominion
CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) --- Christeen Iwuala had 23 points and 10 rebounds, No. 14
Mississippi scored 53 points in the second half and the Rebels defeated Old
Dominion 86-57 at the Cherokee Invitational on Sunday.
Cotie McMahon scored 19 points and Latasha Lattimore 15 for the Rebels (12-1).
En'Dya Buford scored 20 and Riley Stack added 12 points for Old Dominion (7-5).
The Rebels shot 56% in the first quarter and led 22-11. They took the lead for
good with a 10-0 in the middle of the quarter. It was a different story in the
second quarter when the teams combined to go 5-for-28 from the field. Ole Miss
outscored the Monarchs 11-8 in the second and led 33-19 at halftime.
Old Dominion made six 3-pointers in the third quarter but was only able to
shave four points off Mississippi's lead. The Rebels led 57-47 heading to the
fourth.
Mississippi made 7 of 10 shots and forced four turnovers to open the fourth
quarter, leading to a 74-53 advantage. Ole Miss made 12 of 16 shots and
outscored ODU 29-10 in the fourth.
Up next
On Monday's second day of the event, Ole Miss will play Michigan State for the
championship and Old Dominion will play Indiana State in the consolation game.
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