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12/22 20:58 CST No. 24 Michigan State women beat No. 15 Ole Miss 66-49 to win
Cherokee Invitational
No. 24 Michigan State women beat No. 15 Ole Miss 66-49 to win Cherokee
Invitational
CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) --- Rashunda Jones scored eight of her 13 points in a
decisive third quarter, Grace VanSlooten finished with a double-double, and No.
24 Michigan State beat No. 15 Mississippi 66-49 on Monday night in the Cherokee
Invitational title game.
Michigan State led 26-20 at the break and scored the first four points of the
third quarter. Ole Miss cut the deficit to 30-25, but the Spartans closed on a
17-7 run for a 49-32 advantage heading into the final quarter. Jones hit a pair
of 3s and Kennedy Blair scored all of her seven points in the third quarter for
the Spartans, who shot 69% (9 of 13) in the period.
VanSlooten finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Isaline
Alexander added 12 points for Michigan State (11-1).
Cotie McMahon scored 13 points to lead led Ole Miss (12-2), which shot 33% (17
of 51) overall and missed 15 of its 17 shots from long range.
Michigan State routed Indiana State 115-66 and Ole Miss beat Old Dominion 86-57
in Sunday's tournament games.
Up next Michigan State: Hosts Rutgers on Sunday. Ole Miss: Plays at home against Alcorn State on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
Up next Michigan State: Hosts Rutgers on Sunday. Ole Miss: Plays at home against Alcorn State on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
