Alabama
14-12,5-10SEC
No. 8/8 LSU
24-4,12-3SEC
Alabama Women’s Basketball Falls at No. 8/8 LSU, 58-50
2/24/2022 9:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide will return home to host the Commodores Sunday, Feb. 27 for senior day
BATON ROUGE, La. – Despite cutting the Tigers' lead to just three points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the University of Alabama women's basketball team dropped to No. 8/8 LSU, 58-50, Thursday, Feb. 24 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Crimson Tide fell to 14-12 (5-10), while the Tigers improved to 24-4 (12-3) in 2021-22.
Brittany Davis led in scoring for the second straight game, while earning her fifth double-double on 18 points, including four three-point field goals, and 11 rebounds. She added one assist to her stat line in 39 minutes of action. Megan Abrams tacked on 16 points, including nine points in the third quarter, while also recording four rebounds, one block and one assist in her home state of Louisiana.
Hannah Barber improved her streak of 36 straight games scoring a three-point field goal, as the senior had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists. Despite playing through some foul trouble in the second half, also in her home state of Louisiana, JaMya Mingo-Young covered the floor on six rebounds, three assists, three steals, two points and a block.
The Crimson Tide managed to cut it to a one possession game after Abrams began the fourth quarter with back-to-back scores for a personal 5-0 run. However, the Tigers would go on an 11-0 run for themselves that sealed their eventual triumph. Alabama shot 34.0 percent from the field on 18-of-53 shooting, while LSU shot 43.9 percent from the field on 25-of-57 shooting.
The Crimson Tide made 11 three-point field goals, the second straight game it eclipsed double digits.
News and Notes
- Alabama is in its 48th season with an 805-626 (.563) all-time record.
- The Crimson Tide is 14-12 (5-10 SEC) in 2021-22.
- Kristy Curry is in her ninth season as the head coach of the Crimson Tide, holding a 147-130 record in her time at The Capstone.
- Curry is in her 23rd season as a head coach in her career, holding a 456-279 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 fifth time UA has used this starting combination.
- Megan Abrams scored first for Alabama in the game.
- Jada Rice was the first sub for the Crimson Tide.
- LSU won the opening tip.
- Alabama forced LSU into two shot clock violations in the game.
- Brittany Davis has recorded double-digit scoring in 24-of-26 games this season with her 18-point performance against the Tigers.
- Brittany Davis recorded her fifth double-double of the season on 18 points and 11 rebounds.
- Hannah Barber has now made a three-point field goal in 36 straight games, including every game this season, knocking down three at LSU.
How It Happened
- Megan Abrams opened the game in scoring by drawing a foul and going 2-of-2 from the line.
- LSU followed that up with an 8-0 run.
- The Tigers led the Crimson Tide, 12-4, by the first media timeout.
- Alabama was just 1-of-8 from the field, including 0-of-2 from the arc, to begin the game.
- Alabama got into some early foul trouble, with five called against the Crimson Tide in the first six minutes and 31 seconds, including two against Jada Rice.
- The Crimson Tide capped the first quarter with a pair of 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions, thanks to Brittany Davis and Khyla Wade-Warren.
- The Tigers led the Crimson Tide, 16-10, with 43.8 percent shooting from the field.
- LSU began the second quarter on a 6-0 run, which was capped by a Brittany Davis layup at 6:30 in the period.
- The Crimson Tide kept the Tigers scoreless for more than three minutes during this time, but maintained a 22-12 lead.
- Alabama took a more than two-minute scoring drought into the locker room at halftime, as the Tigers led the Crimson Tide, 29-17, at the break.
- Brittany Davis led with eight points thanks to a pair of three-point field goals and a layup. She and JaMya Mingo-Young led in rebounds with five apiece.
- The Crimson Tide led the Tigers in rebounds, 21-10.
- The Crimson Tide shot just 23.1 percent on 6-of-26 from the field in the first half, while the Tigers enjoyed 40.6 percent shooting on 13-of-32 from the field.
- Once again, Alabama scored a pair of 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions, thanks to the effort of Megan Abrams and Brittany Davis, to open the second half.
- However, the Crimson Tide's scoring effort had no effect on the Tigers, who went 0-of-6 from the arc in the first half, yet went 2-of-2 from the arc to begin the third quarter, stretching its lead, 37-23.
- The Crimson Tide fired off six three-point field goals in the third quarter, including two apiece by Megan Abrams, Brittany Davis and Hannah Barber.
- After outscoring the Tigers, 21-14, in the third quarter, Alabama trailed LSU by just five points, 43-38, ahead of the final quarter.
- Megan Abrams scored Alabama's first five points in the fourth quarter to help the Crimson Tide cut the Tigers' lead, 46-43.
- After a trailing by just one possession, the Tigers would eventually go on an 8-0 run that would help them to an 11-point lead, 56-45 as the clock dwindled.
- Alabama was unable to make up the difference as the game ended in LSU's favor, 58-50.
Up Next
Alabama women's basketball will return home to host Vanderbilt Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum.
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