Alabama
Alabama State
Women's Basketball Tops Alabama State, 64-54
12/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 17, 2011
Alabama 64, Alabama State 54 [Box Score]
Jasmine Robinson scored 19 points in the win over Alabama State on Saturday
Crimson Tide Basketball Central
Basketball Home | Season Statistics | Roster | Media Guide | Crimson Tide Hoops SquadTideTV - Watch the games online! | SEC Basketball | NCAA Basketball
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Sophomore Jasmine Robinson scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Crimson Tide to a 64-54 victory over Alabama State at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Saturday. With the win, Alabama improves to 8-4 on the season, while the Lady Hornets drop to 2-5 overall.
Alabama finished the game with 39 attempts from the free throw line, where the Tide scored 27 of its points. Alabama out-rebounded Alabama State 45-33 and had nine steals compared to the Lady Hornets' three.
"We never could really get into a flow tonight," said Alabama head coach Wendell Hudson. "It was an odd game to play, but we came out on top. The best thing we had going for us was to get to the free throw line, but it was a good win on the road, and we needed that."
Robinson was joined in double figures by sophomore Shafontaye Myers and freshman Aneesah Daniels, who added 16 and 10 points, respectively. The Tide was led on the boards by junior Erin Hogue as she pulled down a game-best nine rebounds. Myers was also very active on defense collecting four steals in the contest.
Alabama State opened the game with back-to-back threes to take hold of the lead early. Alabama had a trio of free throws but did not score its first basket from the floor until the 12:55 mark thanks to a layup from Daniels. The Lady Hornets led by as many as nine in the half before a 14-4 run by the Tide, capped off by six straight points from Myers, gave Alabama its first lead of the night. The Tide would head into halftime with a 32-26 advantage. Eighteen of Alabama's 32 first-half points were scored from the free throw line.
Alabama State started the second half with four unanswered points to cut its deficit to two, but Alabama would respond, extending its lead out to seven within the next two minutes. From there, the Lady Hornets would come within two on several occasions, but would not come any closer.
Alabama will play its final game before breaking for the holidays on Monday, Dec. 19, when it hosts Presbyterian for the annual Fifth Grade Fastbreak contest. Tipoff is slated for 11:30 a.m. CT.
