Alabama
1-1,0-0SEC
Tulane
2-0,0-0AAC
Alabama Falls to Tulane inside Coleman Coliseum, 69-66
11/14/2021 5:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama women's basketball team fell to Tulane, 69-66, in a Sunday showdown that featured seven ties and eight lead changes, inside Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide are 1-1, while the Green Wave improve to 2-0.
Megan Abrams led all scorers with 21 points, creating dynamic shots on 5-of-17 shooting, 4-of-9 from long range and 7-of-8 from the stripe. Two players scored in double figures for the Crimson Tide, including Brittany Davis (17). The senior rallied on 6-of-16 shooting from the field, including making four clutch 3-pointers.
Alabama led Tulane after the first quarter, 26-14, however then Green Wave outscored the Crimson Tide 55-40 the rest of the time. The Tide shot 33.9 percent from the field on 21-of-62 shooting, while the group fired off 12 3-pointers, including the first three scores of the game.
From Head Coach Kristy Curry
"We knew coming in that Tulane was really good. They had a lot of experience returning, you know, four starters and then you add a Baylor transfer in Moon Ursin who had near a double-double. We had our hands full. I thought that the biggest two takeaways were that you can't win many games giving up 18 offensive boards, and then they were 18-of-24 from the free-throw line, and we only were able to get there 15 times. You're just not going to win many games doing that, but I think you have to credit Tulane, again I think they're a really good team. I thought that their bench really was productive today. It's a great time of the year, the good thing is that we get to play again on Wednesday, and the team that I think you see in our locker room right now won't be the same team in January. So, every lesson learned will be a valuable one, and we just have to keep getting better every day and hopefully this will get our attention a little bit because Tulane did some really good things today and we just weren't able to do enough."
News and Notes
- Alabama is in its 48th season with a 792-615 (.563) all-time record.
- The Crimson Tide owns a 403-198 (.671) all-time home record.
- The Crimson Tide is 1-1 in 2021-22.
- Kristy Curry is in her ninth season as the head coach of the Crimson Tide, holding a 134-119 record in her time at The Capstone.
- Curry is in her 23rd season as a head coach in her career, holding a 443-268 mark all-time.
- Alabama's starting combination included guards Megan Abrams, Hannah Barber, JaMya Mingo-Young and Brittany Davis, and center Jada Rice, for the second straight game.
- Brittany Davis scored first for Alabama in the game.
- Khyla Wade-Warren was the first sub for the Crimson Tide.
- Jada Rice won the opening tip.
- Alabama made 12 3-pointers on 12-of-32 from long range.
- It marked the last time Alabama has made 10-or-more 3-pointers since clocking 11 vs. North Carolina on March 22, 2021.
- The Crimson Tide won the turnover battle, forcing the Green Wave to turn the ball over 20 times, as the Tide scored 21 points off those miscues.
- The Tide turned the ball over 15 times, while the Green Wave scored 13 points off those mistakes.
- Tulane beat Alabama off the glass, 47-32, respectively.
- Megan Abrams led all scorers with 21 points, which ties a career high for the senior.
- The last time she scored 21 points was on Dec. 15, 2019 against North Carolina.
- Megan Abrams, Hannah Barber and Brittany Davis all played for more than 35 minutes.
How It Happened
- Tulane scored the game's first points on a jumper by Dynah Jones at 9:25.
- By the first media timeout, Alabama shot 55.6 percent from the field on 5-of-9 shooting, including a perfect 3-of-3 from long range and 2-of-2 from the stripe.
- The Crimson Tide began the game 3-of-3 from the field, with all three of those makes coming from beyond the arc (two from Brittany Davis and one from Hannah Barber).
- Tulane shot 50 percent from the field through the first media timeout on 4-of-8 shooting.
- To end the first quarter, Alabama led Tulane, 26-14, with Megan Abrams leading the game with 10 points.
- Alabama made 9-of-17 FG, while Tulane made 5-of-17 FG, in the first 10 minutes.
- Tulane opened the second quarter hot, scoring the frame's first eight points and leaving Alabama scoreless from the field until 5:35 on the clock.
- Alabama's scoring drought ended thanks to a jumper from Brittany Davis.
- The Green Wave recorded back-to-back 3-pointers to open the quarter, while forcing the Crimson Tide into a pair of turnovers in the opening two minutes of the frame.
- The Green Wave tied the game at 29-29 at 2:18 in the second quarter after a 7-0 run, while its defense kept Alabama scoreless from the field for more than four minutes.
- Alabama's scoring drought ended thanks to a layup by Brittany Davis at 1:18 in the frame to take the lead, 31-29.
- The Crimson Tide followed that up with a steal on the other end of the court, followed by Megan Abrams going 2-of-2 from the line after a shooting foul.
- Alabama led Tulane at the half, 34-31.
- The Crimson Tide shot 35.5 percent from the field on 11-of-31 shooting, including 5-of-12 from the arc and 7-of-9 from the stripe.
- Two players scored in double figures in the first half for the Tide, including Megan Abrams (12) and Brittany Davis (11).
- The Green wave shot 37.5 percent from the field on 12-of-32 shooting, including 3-of-7 from long range and 4-of-5 from the stripe.
- The Crimson Tide shot 35.5 percent from the field on 11-of-31 shooting, including 5-of-12 from the arc and 7-of-9 from the stripe.
- At the half, Alabama won the turnover battle, forcing Tulane into 11 turnovers and scoring eight points off those miscues.
- Tulane forced Alabama to make eight turnovers, scoring seven points off those mistakes.
- Tulane tied the game again at 37-37 at 6:37 in the third quarter thanks to a free-throw make by Dynah Jones.
- The Green Wave regained the lead at 5:49 in the third quarter, 39-38, thanks to a jumper by Dynah Jones.
- Since taking the lead, Tulane went on a 6-0 run on 3-of-3 shooting. Meanwhile, Alabama missed eight straight shots, not making a field goal in more than four minutes.
- Tulane held a one-point lead ahead of the final quarter, 51-50.
- Alabama made just four of its 16 field goals in the third quarter, while all three of those came from beyond the arc.
- Tulane was 6-of-17 in the third frame.
- Nia Daniel opened the fourth quarter with two straight field goals, then Megan Abrams rattled in a 3-pointer to tie the game at 56-56.
- Brittany Davis made a clutch 3-pointer at 2:43 in the fourth quarter, narrowing Tulane's lead to just 65-63.
- Tulane's Arsula Clark followed with a jumper, helping Tulane to a 67-63 advantage.
- Clark followed with two free throws to stretch the lead to 69-63.
- Megan Abrams answered with a 3-pointer of her own, helping Alabama get back in contention, 69-66, with 38 seconds on the clock.
- JaMya Mingo-Young launched a 3-pointer to attempt to tie the game before the buzzer, but the officials ruled the clock was out of time.
Up Next
The Alabama women's basketball team will return to Coleman Coliseum to host Southern Miss Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus.
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