Alabama Welcomes Missouri for Thursday Night Contest

Thursday, January 5

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

6 p.m. CT

Alabama

Missouri

Alabama Welcomes Missouri for Thursday Night Contest

1/4/2023 1:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Crimson Tide will tip off against the Tigers at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team returns home to host Missouri on Thursday for a 6 p.m. CT game inside Coleman Coliseum.

The Game

Alabama (12-3, 1-1 SEC) vs. Missouri (13-2, 2-0 SEC)
Series History: 16^th meeting vs. Tigers (Missouri leads 8-7)

How to Follow

SEC Network+
- Gray Robertson (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) on the call
CTSN
- Roger Hoover (play-by-play) on the call
Updates will be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB

Promotions

·Fans that bring their ticket from Tuesday's Alabama men's basketball game against Ole Miss will receive free admission to Thursday's game

About the Tide

UA ranks 21^st in the NET rankings
Alabama is coming off a recent loss to Tennessee on Sunday (89-76) which snapped a 10-game winning streak
Megan Abrams scored a season-high 24 points and Loyal McQueen tallied a career-high 21 points in the loss against the Lady Vols
Alabama is in the midst of an 11-game winning streak at home and an eight-game run inside Coleman Coliseum this season
Jada Rice continues to hold her top-10 national ranking in blocks (39) and blocks per game (2.60), ranking fifth and eighth, respectively
Brittany Davis and Megan Abrams lead the team in scoring, with Davis averaging 16.9 ppg and Abrams averaging 9.0 ppg
Davis also leads the team in rebounds (6.7rpg) and steals (1.6spg), while Hannah Barber paces the team in assists (3.0apg)
As a team, UA ranks seventh nationally in three pointers per game (9.8) and 10^th in three-point percentage (38.4)
Alabama closed the month of December with two 60-plus point victories, defeating Norfolk State by 62 points (92-30) and North Florida by 64 points (89-25)
UA has defeated six teams by 25 or more points this season: Alabama A&M 98-51, Gardner-Webb 89-60, Mercer 88-52, Little Rock 69-44, Norfolk State 92-30, North Florida 89-25

The Tigers

Alabama and Missouri will meet for the 16^th time with the Tide trailing 7-8 in the series
UA has won three of the last four meetings
Missouri has captured back-to-back wins to start SEC play undefeated, recording a three-point win (74-71) over Kentucky and a six-point win (62-58) over Auburn in the team's last outing
Hayley Frank and Lauren Hansen rank first and second on the team in scoring, averaging 15.9 ppg and 14.1 ppg, respectively
Sara-Rose Smith leads the team in boards (7.9rpg), Mama Dembele leads in assists (3.8apg) and Katlyn Gilbert leads in steals (1.4spg)
Franks ranks 30^th nationally in total three pointers with 37 this season
As a team, the Tigers rank 16^th nationally in winning percentage (86.7) and 25^th in field goal percentage (46.4)

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