OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Cotie McMahon scored 22 points, Christeen Iwuala added 18 points and 13 rebounds and No. 13 Mississippi rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit to defeat No. 18 Notre Dame 69-62 on Thursday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge to remain unbeaten.
Mahon and Iwuala combined for 13 of the Rebels' 19 fourth-quarter points with Iwuala's three-point play early in the period giving Ole Miss (8-0) the lead for good and kicking off an 11-2 run.
McMahon was 10-of-20 shooting shooting and Iwuala 6 of 11 while collecting her fourth double-double this season.
Hannah Hildago scored 28 points including Notre Dame's final six to keep the Fighting Irish (5-2) within range until she was ejected with a pair of technicals in the final seconds.
Hildago was 10-of 23 shooting, made all eight of her free throws and had five steals. Malaya Cowles added 12 points before fouling out.
Ole Miss took its first lead on Powe's 3-pointer during a 9-0 run late in the third quarter and led 50-49 heading into the final period.
The Rebels trailed by as many as 19 midway through the second quarter before finishing the period on a 13-2 run to narrow the deficit to 37-29.
Ole Miss shot 39% and made only 6 of 25 3-pointers but outrebounded the Irish 42-27, including 19-8 on the offensive boards. Notre Dame shot 44%.
Notre Dame plays its ACC opener at Florida State on Sunday.
Ole Miss will play Kansas State on Sunday in the Bill Snyder Classic at St. Joseph, Missouri.
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