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Walker’s Double-Double Not Enough as Alabama Falls in SEC Opener to LSU, 71-60
1/2/2020 10:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Junior Jasmine Walker finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Crimson Tide
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Alabama women's basketball dropped its Southeastern Conference opener on Thursday night after falling to LSU, 71-60, inside Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. The Tigers (11-2, 1-0 SEC) snapped the Crimson Tide's (10-4, 0-1 SEC) five-game winning streak.
Junior Jasmine Walker compiled her second double-double of the season after finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while redshirt junior Jordan Lewis added 13 points in the loss.
From Coach Curry
- "I thought we gave up too many offensive put backs and didn't rebound well," said head coach Kristy Curry. "We have to rebound better, and we have to do a better job of making shots. We were only 8-of-15 from the free throw line and that's uncharacteristic of us. We just have to stay positive and stay at it."
Quarter-by-Quarter
- The Tigers jumped out to a 6-0 advantage in the first two minutes of the game, before the Crimson Tide battled back to take the 9-8 lead with 5:37 remaining. Alabama led by as many as four points when LSU cut its deficit to 18-17 after 10 minutes.
- To begin the second quarter, LSU went on a 7-0 run to take the 24-20 edge with 5:48 to go before the half. Alabama closed the period by outscoring the Tigers 8-4 and trailed 34-32 at the break.
- LSU took control in the third quarter and edged the Tide 16-6 in the last five minutes of the frame to carry the 59-48 lead into the final quarter.
- In the fourth, the Tigers led by as many as 15 points on its way to the 71-60 victory.
Player Spotlight
- In addition to her eighth career double-double, Walker added a career-high three blocks shots.
Stat of the Game
- Alabama had more second chance points, outscoring LSU 16-8, while the Tigers won the rebounding edge with 39 boards for the game.
Up Next
- The Tide returns home to take on No. 4/5 South Carolina on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m. CT inside Coleman Coliseum. The game between the Crimson Tide and the Gamecocks will air live on SEC Network.
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