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HONOLULU -- Its all about the preparation for Chinwe Okorie and it paid off nicely for her Sunday.Okorie scored 12 of her season-high 18 points in the first half as No. 7 Mississippi State pulled away from Hawaii 66-41 on the final day of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown.The 6-foot-5 senior center shot 8 of 10 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds.Honestly, even before today we prepared really, really hard for games up front and just being in this championship game was an opportunity for us to see how much we need to grow, said Okorie, who averaged 12 points and 7.3 rebounds in Mississippi States three games in Honolulu.Bulldogs coach Vic Schaefer praised the play of the Lagos, Nigeria nativeChinwe had a monster game, so I was proud of her, Schaefer said. Shes come a long way. If you could have seen her three years ago, she couldnt walk and chew gum at the same time, so shes really made big strides.Victoria Vivians, the tournaments most outstanding player, scored 10 points for the Bulldogs (7-0).It was the lowing scoring output of the season for Hawaii, which shot just 32 percent from the field and 17 percent (2 of 12) on 3-pointers.Mississippi State opened the game with an 11-0 run and led by as many as 24 points.Sarah Toeaina and Briana Harris had 11 points apiece for the Rainbow Wahine (2-5).Mississippi State held a 33-19 lead at halftime.BIG PICTUREMississippi State: The Bulldogs, who returned all five starters and 90 percent of their scoring from a season ago, did well to build depth in their three games in Honolulu. All 13 players that saw court time scored in an 88-51 win over San Jose State Saturday and all 13 played at least two minutes against Hawaii Sunday.I wanted to work on building our depth and building some of the kids confidence and we were able to do that and obviously thats going to pay off for us down the line, Schaefer said.Hawaii: The Rainbow Wahine, who have dropped three straight games, posted a 21-win season and went to their first NCAA Tournament since 1998 last year, but returned just two starters from that team. Against the veteran-laden Bulldogs, they started three freshmen, a sophomore and a junior.Im not worried about the three (losses) in a row, Hawaii coach Laura Beeman said. Its about our overall record, its about us getting better, which we did tonight.TURNING POINTHawaii took its only lead at 15-13 on Julissa Tagos layup with 8:44 left in the second quarter. However, Dominique Dillingham answered with a 3-pointer from the left wing that ignited a 17-0 Mississippi State run that gave them a commanding 30-15 lead with 2:02 left in the half.STAT OF THE NIGHTThe teams combined for 50 turnovers, 30 of them by the Rainbow Wahine, who had 18 by halftime.We knew we were going to turn the ball over, but 30 times is excessive by any standard, Beeman said. A lot of those were unforced errors, offensive fouls that we need to get under control. Against the number seven team in the country you have to have composure.HE SAID ITWe do have tremendous depth, especially at guard, but it is nice to have two aircraft carriers in there that you can use as well, Schaefer said of his center duo of 6-foot-5 Okorie and 6-7 Teaira McCowan.UP NEXTMississippi State, which is off to its best start to a season since it opened the 2014-15 season with 18 straight wins, will next play at Iowa State Saturday.Hawaii, which is off to its worst start since it opened the 2012-13 season 2-6, will play at No. 9 UCLA Sunday. Salomon Outlet Store . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. Salomon Shoes Clearance . 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BALTIMORE -- Washington Nationals rookie right-hander Reynaldo Lopez will try to duplicate his last outing and square the series when the Nationals face the Orioles on Tuesday night in Baltimore.Lopez (2-1, 4.37 ERA) shut down the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 18, allowing two runs -- one earned -- on four hits in seven innings as he beat Atlanta for the second time in five days.The 22-year-olds task will be tougher on Tuesday night when he makes his first career start against Mark Trumbo and the Orioles, who lead the majors with 194 home runs.Trumbo smacked his 38th homer of the season, a two-run shot, and Jonathan Schoop added a solo shot in Baltimores 4-3 win on Monday before 31,660 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.It was an energy that was needed, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of the crowd after his team snapped a three-game losing streak. Its a pick me up. Were having to make a lot of adjustments with batting practice and work schedules trying to keep our legs under us. Thats why an atmosphere like this is nice.Trumbo leads the majors in home runs and is already four beyond his previous season high with over a month left in the season.I wanted to drive the ball in the air a little bit more this year. That was kind of the mindset going into it, and all the offseason work was kind of geared towards that, Trumbo said. You dont know if its going to materialize or not, but you hope it does and so far so good.Baltimores Dylan Bundy outpitched A.J. Cole, but Coles effort could be felt throughout the remainder of the home-and-home series.Pitching in place of Steephen Strasburg, who went on the disabled list Monday with a sore right elbow, Cole went seven innings and provided some much-needed rest for a Washington bullpen that has been overworked during the teams road trip.dddddddddddd.He did more than save our bullpen he threw a heckuva game, manager Dusty Baker said. Great poise and great command against a very good offense.Cole joined Lopez and Trea Turner among the prospects who have been thrust into the spotlight for Washington this season.Our young guys have come through in all departments -- offensively, defensively, pitching wise -- and their futures bright and so is ours, Baker said.Anthony Rendon homered for Washington and is hitting .333 with 12 doubles, seven homers, 21 runs scored and 25 RBI in his last 31 games.Danny Espinosa had a home run as well, snapping a 38-game stretch without one. Bryce Harper went 0-for-3 with a walk and is hitting .175 (10-for-57) lifetime against the Orioles.Right-hander Kevin Gausman (4-10, 4.11 ERA) starts for Baltimore on Tuesday. He allowed five runs -- four earned -- in 6 2/3 innings last time out against the Astros, but picked up his second win this month.In his last four starts Gausman has allowed 10 earned runs in 23 2/3 innings (3.80 ERA). At home this season, he is 4-1 with a 2.73 ERA. Gausman is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA in two career starts versus Washington, the last being in 2014.Wilson Ramos is 2-for-3 against Gausman with a home run. ' ' '