Alabama
10-6,1-4SEC
RV/RV Ole Miss
14-2,2-1SEC
Crimson Tide Drops Road Test at RV/RV Rebels
1/13/2022 8:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Alabama returns home to host Florida for Alumnae Day Sunday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Alabama dropped to RV/RV Ole Miss, 86-56, in Oxford, Miss., Thursday. The Crimson Tide fell to 10-6 (1-4), while the Rebels improved to 14-2 (2-1).
Brittany Davis scored a team-high 20 points against the top scoring defensive team in the Southeastern Conference, connecting on 6-of-13 from the field, to lead the Crimson Tide in scoring for the second straight game. Davis added a team-high seven rebounds and two assists to her stat line. Coming off the bench, Khyla Wade-Warren contributed 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting in the game. Hannah Barber and JaMya Mingo-Young added eight points apiece.
Ole Miss (32-of-67) had 20 more shot attempts than Alabama (18-of-47), as it forced the Crimson Tide into committing 21 turnovers and scoring 26 points off those miscues, nearly the difference in the game. Alabama trailed Ole Miss in rebounds, 39-30, pulling down just nine off the glass in the second half.
News and Notes
- Alabama is in its 48th season with a 801-620 (.564) all-time record.
- The Crimson Tide owns a 411-203 (.669) all-time home record.
- The Crimson Tide is 10-6 (1-4 SEC) in 2021-22.
- The Crimson Tide is 1-3 on the road this season.
- Kristy Curry is in her ninth season as the head coach of the Crimson Tide, holding a 143-124 record in her time at The Capstone.
- Curry is in her 23rd season as a head coach in her career, holding a 452-273 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 16th straight game.
- Brittany Davis scored first for Alabama in the game.
- Khyla Wade-Warren was the first sub for the Crimson Tide.
- Ole Miss won the opening tip.
- Brittany Davis paced the team in scoring for the second straight game on 20 points, recording her third 20-point game of the season.
- She improved her streak of scoring in double figures to 15 of 16 games this season.
How It Happened
- Brittany Davis scored all six of the Crimson Tide's first points in the game on 3-of-3 shooting.
- Alabama and Ole Miss were tied, 6-6, in the opening three minutes, but the Rebels responded with an 8-0 run to lead the Crimson Tide at the first media timeout, 15-10.
- The Rebels led the Crimson Tide, 22-12, at the end of the first quarter, as Angel Baker capped the frame with a last second layup.
- Ole Miss had four more shot attempts than Alabama in the first quarter, shooting 58.8 percent on 10-of-17 shooting, while the Crimson Tide shot 46.2 percent on 6-of-13 shooting.
- Hannah Barber scored first for Alabama in the second quarter, sinking a 3-pointer at the 7:30 mark and cutting Ole Miss' lead, 26-15.
- Ole Miss responded with a jumper, but after that, Khyla Wade-Warren knocked down a 3-pointer of her own, cutting the lead, 28-18. The Crimson Tide kept the Rebels scoreless for more than four minutes after its jumper.
- Alabama trailed Ole Miss, 34-26, at halftime.
- Brittany Davis led the Crimson Tide with 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting going into the locker room.
- The Crimson Tide made nine of its 25 attempts from the field in the first half (36.0 percent), while the Rebels made 14 of their 31 attempts from the field in that time (45.2 percent).
- Alabama led Ole Miss in rebounds, 21-15, but recorded just three second chance points in the first half.
- Ole Miss forced Alabama to commit 11 turnovers in the first half, scoring 13 points off those miscues.
- Megan Abrams scored first for Alabama out of the half, knocking down a 3-pointer for her first scoring attempt in the game.
- JaMya Mingo-Young committed two personal fouls in the first two minutes of the third quarter, going to the bench with four personal fouls in the game.
- Ole Miss outscored Alabama, 27-16, in the third quarter, taking a 61-42 lead into the fourth quarter.
- Megan Abrams came alive in the third quarter, taking her first shot attempt of the game and scoring six points on 2-of-3 shooting in that frame.
- The Rebels put together another dominant scoring effort in the final 10 minutes of the game, making 10 of their 15 attempts from the field for 66.7 percent shooting, outscoring the Crimson Tide, 25-14.
- Alabama grabbed just nine rebounds in the second half.
Up Next
Alabama women's basketball will return home to host Florida Sunday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. CT inside Coleman Coliseum.
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