Alabama
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Alabama Outlasts Southern Miss for 56-47 Road Win
12/11/2022 5:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Brittany Davis recorded 15 points in the third quarter on her way to a game-high 24 to pace the Crimson Tide to its fifth consecutive victory
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Alabama guard Brittany Davis scored 15 points in the third quarter to help propel the Crimson Tide women's basketball team to a 56-47 road victory at Southern Miss Sunday at Reed Green Coliseum.
Davis paced the Tide (7-2) by collecting her fourth game of scoring 20 or more points this season, finishing with 24 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists. Davis was the only UA player to finish in double digits, as Hannah Barber added eight points and four assists in the win. Jada Rice also contributed on the defensive end, matching a season-high with four blocks while pulling down five boards on the night.
Melyia Grayson led the Lady Eagles (5-4) in the loss with 14 points and four rebounds, while Domoniqu Davis had 11 points and three boards.
Alabama Head Coach Kristy Curry Said
"I'm really proud of our team today. You know, (we had) a little bit of rust, you could tell after finals. To come into this building and get a win, it's a very difficult place to play against a team that was undefeated at home, is good for our team's confidence, I'm just really proud of our team. We just continue to have that growth mindset. Sure, there are things we need to continue to work on and improve but really good teams find ways to win. It wasn't our best day overall, but I'm proud of finding a way to win, and we had players off our bench step up and make some big plays. I thought Brittany (Davis) had a really good day and we just kept finding her. Credit to our kids for winning an ugly game right after finals."
Game Stats
- Brittany Davis recorded her fourth 20-point game this season as she went 8-of-16 from the floor, which include five three-pointers, for 24 points
- She matched Megan Abrams for tops on the team in rebounds while leading the team in assists
- Alabama won its fifth consecutive game and held its fifth straight opponent to 60 points or less
- Alabama snapped a five-game undefeated streak at home for the Golden Eagles
- The Tide's bench outscored its counterparts 16-9 on the night, led by Abrams' seven points and six boards
- UA shot 40.9 percent from the field and 40 percent beyond the arc, while the Lady Eagles went 37 percent from the floor and just 10 percent from distance
How It Happened
- Southern Miss took an early advantage, outscoring the Tide 12-8 in the opening stanza
- Femi Funeus made a jumper coming out of the break to move the Lady Eagles ahead by six (14-8) as the Crimson Tide fought to close the gap
- A six-point run by the Tide evened the score at 18-18 with 5:06 on the clock
- The run continued as Alabama built a six-point lead off an and-one from Davis to help the Tide take a 24-20 advantage heading into the break
- Davis (8) and Aaliyah Nye (6) combined for 14 of the Tide's 24 points in the half as UA shot 45 percent from the floor and 33 percent from distance
- Melyia Grayson paced the Golden Eagles with eight points as the team shot 35.7 percent from the field
- Davis came out of halftime hot, scoring 15 of UA's 18 points in the third quarter with four of her five baskets coming beyond the arc
- With a five-point lead (42-37), a 5-1 run in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter saw UA leading by nine (47-38) with 7:26 minutes to play
- Alabama held a two-possession lead throughout the final stanza of action with a free throw from Abrams putting UA up 54-45 with 39 seconds remaining
Next Up
- The Crimson Tide will begin a five-game homestand to close out the month of December starting when it faces Little Rock on Thursday
- The game against the Trojans will tip off at 6 p.m. CT and will be televised live on SEC Network
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