Alabama
Bethune-Cookman
Five Players Score in Double Figures, Alabama Defeats Bethune-Cookman, 89-45
11/28/2021 4:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Alabama returns to Coleman Coliseum to host Memphis Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama women's basketball team won its third straight game in a matter of just five days, defeating Bethune-Cookman inside Coleman Coliseum Sunday, 89-45. The Crimson Tide improved to 5-2 in 2021-22, while the Lady Wildcats dropped to 1-5.
Khyla Wade-Warren and JaMya Mingo-Young led Alabama in scoring on 16 points apiece, each leading the team for the first time in their careers. Wade-Warren tied her career high in points, going 5-of-10 from the field and 6-of-6 from the line, while she added nine rebounds. Mingo-Young rallied her 16 points on 6-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 from the line, while the junior tacked on four rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Five Alabama players scored in double figures for the second time this season, including three players off the bench. Rounding out the quintette are Taylor Sutton (12), Brittany Davis (12) and Nia Daniel (11).
The Crimson Tide shot 47.1 percent (33-of-70) from the field, including 29.6 percent (8-of-27) from the arc. The Tide tied a season high in rebounds, grabbing 53 boards in the game, as five players snatched five-or-more off the glass.
From Head Coach Kristy Curry
"I appreciate everyone that came out today with it being a 1 o'clock tip right after church. You know, the opportunity to recognize our HBCUs, our Historically Black Colleges and Universities and what they represent and what they do for our communities and country, we were proud to be a part of that today. I'm just appreciative of everyone's support, very, very much. I'm proud of our team today, the way we were able to come out and continue our homestand. We had 43 bench points, and just a lot of positives, but also a lot of opportunities to learn. We know that it's about to get really real here on Tuesday night against a really good 6-1 Memphis team. We have our work cut out for us, so hopefully this past week of one-day preps will jumpstart us into a really great Monday, starting with our academics, and then finishing off the day with a good practice and getting ready for, again, a really good Memphis team."
News and Notes
- Alabama is in its 48th season with a 796-616 (.564) all-time record.
- The Crimson Tide owns a 406-199 (.671) all-time home record.
- The Crimson Tide is 5-2 in 2021-22.
- Kristy Curry is in her ninth season as the head coach of the Crimson Tide, holding a 138-120 record in her time at The Capstone.
- Curry is in her 23rd season as a head coach in her career, holding a 447-269 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 seventh straight game.
- Brittany Davis scored first for Alabama in the game.
- Myra Gordon was the first sub for the Crimson Tide.
- Bethune-Cookman won the opening tip.
- In the first half, Alabama recorded 12 steals.
- Before this afternoon's game, the Crimson Tide was averaging 12.5 steals per game.
- The Crimson Tide had a season-high 18 steals in the game.
- Alabama outrebounded Bethune-Cookman, 53-41.
- UA has outrebounded its opponents in six of seven games this season.
- Khyla Wade-Warren grabbed a career-high and team-high nine rebounds.
- Brittany Davis knocked down three 3-pointers against Bethune-Cookman.
- The senior has made at least two 3-pointers in every contest this season.
- She has made at least three 3-pointers in four of seven games this season.
- Brittany Davis continues her trend of double-digit scoring, posting 10-or-more points all season, thanks to her 12 points against Bethune-Cookman.
- The Crimson Tide defense forced the Lady Wildcats into 24 turnovers, scoring 30 points as a result.
- Alabama recorded 16 turnovers, as Bethune-Cookman posted 12 points off those errors.
- The Tide has won the turnover battle in all seven games this season.
- JaMya Mingo-Young recorded five assists with zero turnovers in 20 minutes of action.
How It Happened
- By the first media timeout (1Q, 4:51), Alabama led Bethune-Cookman, 12-6.
- The Crimson Tide shot 50 percent on 5-of-10 shooting, including two 3-pointers.
- The Lady Wildcats shot 28.6 percent on 2-of-7 shooting including a game-opener 2-pointer.
- At the end of the first quarter, Alabama already had 16 rebounds, compared to Bethune-Cookman's six rebounds.
- The Crimson Tide led the Lady Wildcats, 23-10, at the end of the first quarter.
- Brittany Davis knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the first 10 minutes to lead the Tide in scoring, while six players posted points in the opening frame.
- By the second media timeout (2Q, 4;42), Alabama forced Bethune-Cookman to turn the ball over 10 times, while the Crimson Tide scored 11 of its 29 points (37.9 percent) off those miscues.
- Closing out the first half, UA led B-CU, 44-18.
- The Crimson Tide outrebounded the Lady Wildcats in the first half, 26-19.
- The Crimson Tide turned the ball over six times in the first half, compared to the Lady Wildcats' 16 turnovers.
- By the third media timeout (3Q, 5:55), the Tide made 44.4 percent of its shots on 20-of-45 from the field, while Bethune-Cookman made 24.2 percent of its shots on 8-of-33 shooting from the field.
- Alabama led 55-22, as JaMya Mingo-Young collected 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting to lead all scorers.
- In just four minutes of action in the third quarter, Khyla Wade-Warren came off the bench to post six points on 2-of-4 from the field and a 2-of-2 from the line, adding a pair of boards.
- The Crimson Tide led the Lady Wildcats 67-31 after the third frame.
- The Tide went on a 13-0 run to start the fourth quarter, which began with a layup by Myra Gordon.
- Taylor Sutton was responsible for five of those 13 points, putting together an and-one and a fast-break layup.
- Nia Daniel scored back-to-back 3-pointers to close out the game, as Alabama's defense held Bethune-Cookman to zero points from the field in the final two minutes and 24 seconds in the game.
- Alabama defeated Bethune-Cookman, 89-45.
Up Next
The University of Alabama women's basketball team will return home to host Memphis Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus.
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