Alabama
13-11,4-9SEC
No. 12/8 Tennessee
21-5,10-3SEC
Alabama Women’s Basketball Downs No. 12/8 Tennessee, 74-64
2/17/2022 10:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball
It marked the Crimson Tide’s sixth win over the Lady Volunteers in the last nine pairings
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Just hours after teams were called to their locker rooms pregame in a tornado warning, the University of Alabama women's basketball team defeated No. 12/8 Tennessee, 74-64, in Coleman Coliseum Thursday. The Crimson Tide improved to 13-11 (4-9) on the season, while the Lady Volunteers dropped to 21-5 (10-3) in 2021-22.
It marked the Crimson Tide's sixth triumph in the last nine pairings with the Lady Volunteers, and just the first in the last four. It also marked the Tide's first ranked win since defeating then-No. 14 Mississippi State, 86-78, in Starkville, Miss., Jan. 14, 2021 and it marked the Tide's first ranked win at home since taking down then-No. 20 Tennessee, 86-65, Jan. 17, 2019.
Megan Abrams tied her career high in points with 27, which led the game, on an impressive 9-of-14 shooting and 7-of-7 from the line. She added five rebounds, one steal and one assist in 38 minutes of action.
Brittany Davis tacked on 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-8 from long range, while grabbing six boards. It marked her sixth 20-plus point scoring game in the last nine outings and her third in the last four.
JaMya Mingo-Young was all over the court, recording 10 rebounds, eight points, six steals and five assists.
Alabama paced Tennessee for nearly the entire game, just over 36 minutes, and led by as many as 20 points to start the fourth quarter. The Crimson Tide shot 45.5 percent on 25-of-55 shooting, including 10-of-25 from the arc. The Tide also connected on 14 of its 16 attempts at the line. Tennessee outrebounded Alabama, 40-31, scoring 16 second-chance points, however the Crimson Tide forced the Lady Volunteers to commit 11 turnovers, scoring 17 points off those miscues.
Head Coach Kristy Curry
"Just, you know, what a tremendous effort by our kids. But I want to open by saying that our thoughts and prayers are with Jordan Horston. We just hope she is ok, and you hate to see any kind of injury. With the weather tonight I pray that everybody is safe, it was really a tough night for all fans to come out and I just hope and pray that everybody across the south is okay. There are much bigger things than basketball.
But at the end of the day, I'm just so proud of our team, you know, they just continued to fight through adversity. Close losses, tough moments and tonight we found a way to finish, and we put four quarters together and we were the aggressor. We were able to get enough stops, but I thought our ball movement and the way our kids shared the ball really came out and played the way we've been telling them. It's all about the will to win and the will to finish. Just really have to respect the character that the kids showed down the stretch to finish the game."
News and Notes
- Alabama is in its 48th season with an 804-625 (.563) all-time record.
- The Crimson Tide is 13-11 (4-9 SEC) in 2021-22.
- Kristy Curry is in her ninth season as the head coach of the Crimson Tide, holding a 146-129 record in her time at The Capstone.
- Curry is in her 23rd season as a head coach in her career, holding a 455-278 mark all-time.
- Alabama's starting combination included guards Megan Abrams, Hannah Barber, JaMya Mingo-Young and Brittany Davis, and forward Khyla Wade-Warren, marking the third time UA has used this starting combination.
- Brittany Davis scored first for Alabama in the game.
- Jada Rice was the first sub for the Crimson Tide.
- Tennessee won the opening tip.
- The Crimson Tide made 10 of its 25 attempts from the arc.
- It marked the sixth time this season the Tide made at least 10 3-pointers.
- Brittany Davis opened the game with a three-point field goal.
- That marked the 12th instance this season (50.0 percent) the Crimson Tide drained one from long range to begin the game.
- Brittany Davis has recorded double-digit scoring in 22-of-24 games this season with her 23-point performance against the Lady Volunteers.
- Megan Abrams led Alabama in scoring in back-to-back games on a pair of consecutive 20-plus point performances.
- Hannah Barber has now made a three-point field goal in 34 straight games, including every game this season, knocking down two against Tennessee.
- For the sixth time this season, JaMya Mingo-Young has tallied 10 or more rebounds in a game.
- Mingo-Young has now led the team in rebounding, as a guard, a total of seven times this season.
How It Happened
- Brittany Davis opened the game with a three-point field goal.
- Alabama kept Tennessee scoreless for the first two minutes and 30 seconds in the game.
- Alabama forced Tennessee into two turnovers in the first three minutes of the game, scoring three points off those pair of miscues.
- Alabama led Tennessee, 16-14, at the end of the first quarter.
- The Crimson Tide made seven of its 20 attempts, including a pair of 3-pointers, while the Lady Volunteers made five of their 14 attempts, including a couple of 3-pointers.
- The Lady Vols committed three turnovers in the first 10 minutes of action, while the Tide scored a trio of points off the errors.
- Alabama stretched its lead to 32-25, midway through the second quarter (5:05).
- The Crimson Tide made five of its six shots to start the second quarter, including 2-of-2 from the arc, while also knocking down all four of its free throw attempts.
- Before the second quarter media timeout (4:51), the Tide had made four of its last four field goals.
- The Crimson Tide took a 38-29 lead into the locker room at halftime.
- Alabama shot 42.4 percent in the first half (14-of-33), while Tennessee shot 39.3 percent in that time frame (11-of-28).
- The Tide made six 3-pointers, while the Vols made three 3-pointers.
- The Tide went 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, while the Vols went 4-of-7 from the free-throw line.
- Tennessee trailed Alabama in rebounds by just one, 19-18.
- Alabama managed to scored 10 second-chance points, compared to Tennessee's two, in the first half.
- Alabama shot 42.4 percent in the first half (14-of-33), while Tennessee shot 39.3 percent in that time frame (11-of-28).
- Hannah scored first in the second half on a jump shot from the logo, stretching Alabama's lead to 40-29.
- She scored Alabama's second make in the second half, too, on a three-point field goal, stretching Alabama's lead to 43-30.
- The Crimson Tide led the Lady Volunteers, 53-36, midway through the third quarter (4:45).
- The Tide made 5-of-7 from the field to start the third quarter.
- Alabama led Tennessee, 63-45, at the end of the third quarter after 52.9 percent shooting (9-of-17).
- Alabama earned a 20-point lead over Tennessee, 67-47, two minutes into the fourth quarter.
- In the first two minutes and 40 seconds of the fourth quarter, Alabama went 2-of-2 from the field, with all four points coming from Megan Abrams.
- Despite Alabama not scoring a field goal for the final seven minutes of the game, the Crimson Tide went 7-of-8 at the free-throw line down the stretch.
Up Next
Alabama women's basketball will travel to Bryan-College Station, Texas, to meet Texas A&M Sunday, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. CT.
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