Christeen Iwuala's double-double powers No. 14 Mississippi women in 86-57 win over Old Dominion

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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.

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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