Dillingham helps No. 5 Mississippi State beat Missouri women

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) _ Dominique Dillingham scored a career-high 24 points

and No. 5 Mississippi State forced 29 turnovers to beat Missouri 70-53 on

Sunday.



Looking for separation after a tight first quarter that saw MSU lead 18-17, the

Bulldogs got it from Dillingham.



The senior leader scored 13 of her 16 first-half points in the second quarter

going up against Mizzou’s top player Sophie Cunningham on both ends of the

floor. Dillingham hit four 3-pointers as the Bulldogs took a 36-27 lead into the

break.



The Bulldogs (22-1, 8-1 SEC) scored the first 11 points of the third quarter to

extend the advantage to 47-27 to put the game away.



Cunningham scored 19 points to lead Missouri (16-7, 6-4).


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