Alabama vs. Tennessee State: Post Game Notes
11/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 12, 2010
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• Alabama used the starting lineup of senior forwards Tierney Jenkins and Katie Hancock, senior guard LaToya King, junior center Carmen McCoy and junior guard Ericka Russell.
• All 13 on the Tide roster made an appearance in the season opener with 12 collecting two-plus points.
• Alabama began the game on a 9-0 run holding Tennessee State scoreless until the 14:30 mark.
• The Tide forced 36 Lady Tiger turnovers with 20 coming in the first half and the remaining 16 in the second. Alabama collected 38 points off those 36 turnovers.
• Alabama limited Tennessee State to just nine offensive rebounds in the game.
• The Tide committed just 13 turnovers in the game. The last time Alabama had fewer than 15 turnovers was on Jan. 28, 2010 (13 vs. Vanderbilt).
• Senior forward Tierney Jenkins finished the game with 12 points and 15 rebounds for her 24th career double-double.
• Junior guard Ericka Russell collected 18 points in the game for her 32nd career double-figure scoring game.
• Alabama outscored Tennessee State in the paint 42-16.
• The Tide's bench outscored the Lady Tiger reserves 43-29.
• Nine Alabama players saw at least 11 minutes of action in the contest with Tierney Jenkins playing a team-high 30 minutes.