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03/05 19:28 CST Iwuala scores 18 for No. 24 Ole Miss women in 73-57 win over
Auburn in SEC Tournament
Iwuala scores 18 for No. 24 Ole Miss women in 73-57 win over Auburn in SEC
Tournament
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) --- Christeen Iwuala scored 18 points for No. 7 seed
Mississippi in a 73-57 win over No. 15 seed Auburn in the second round of the
SEC Tournament on Thursday.
Ole Miss (22-10) led the entire game, jumping out with a 12-1 run to open the
game and had a double-digit lead heading into halftime, 48-20.
Iwuala shot a perfect 5 of 5 from the field in the first half for 10 points,
and finished the day 8 of 8. She added nine rebounds, including the 250th of
her career. Latasha Lattimore and Cotie McMahon both scored 13 for the Lady
Rebels.
Auburn (15-17) was led by Khady Leye, with 17 points. Kaitlyn Duhon scored 14
for the Tigers. Auburn had a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter that lasted over
three minutes, but it wasn't enough to swing the momentum in its favor.
Ole Miss will move on to face No. 2-seeded Vanderbilt.
Up next
Ole Miss: plays No. 2 seed Vanderbilt on March 6.
Auburn: awaits an invitation to play in a postseason tournament.
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