Alabama
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Missouri
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Comeback Falls Short for Alabama against Missouri, 66-65
1/5/2023 9:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide scored 10 of the last 13 points in the game
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A fourth quarter comeback fell short as the Alabama women's basketball team dropped a Thursday night heartbreaker, 66-65, to Missouri inside Coleman Coliseum.
Alabama scored 10 of the last 13 points to come within one point but was unable to find the go-ahead basket. Brittany Davis led the Tide (12-4, 1-2 SEC), tying a season-high mark with 26 points as she recorded a season-best 10 field goals. Davis also tallied three steals and six boards in the game. Jada Rice contributed 11 points, five boards and two blocks, while Sarah Ashlee Barker posted a season-high 10 points and tied a season-best mark with three steals in the game while adding seven rebounds.
Missouri (14-2, 3-0 SEC) was led by an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double performance from Sara-Rose Smith. Katlyn Gilbert paced the team in scoring with 13 points in addition to tallying five rebounds. Ashton Judd added 11 points and Lauren Hansen tallied 10 points in the win.
Alabama Head Coach Kristy Curry Said
"Really hard-fought game and a tough one to lose. Credit Missouri, they did a really phenomenal job. I thought their bench really was the difference for them tonight, especially in the first half. I think that impacted the final. We did a really good job on their two leading scorers. We just had some let downs in other spots and there's a reason they have 13 wins. They have a core leadership group that did a really good job tonight. So that's a tough one. Credit our kids for fighting and clawing and scraping themselves back into it. Made some plays down the stretch and just couldn't finish there at the end. So tough one but we will bounce back."
Game Stats
- Davis recorded her sixth 20-point game this season, tying a season-high 26 points in the game off of a season-high 10 field goals
- Barker recorded a season-high 10 points and tied a season-high three steals
- With two blocks in the game, Jada Rice moved to ninth all-time in career blocks at Alabama with 96 and 10th all-time for single season blocks with 41 this year
- The loss snapped an 11-game run inside Coleman Coliseum
- Alabama was 40 percent from the floor and 35 percent from beyond the arc
- Missouri shot 47.2 percent in the game and was 38.9 percent from distance
How It Happened
- Alabama recorded five points off of three Missouri turnovers in the opening moments of the game as UA took an 8-2 lead (6:28)
- Back-to-back baskets by Davis moved UA ahead 13-5 by the first media timeout (5:06)
- The Tigers would outscore the Tide 12-6 over the next five minutes to come within two points by the end of the quarter (19-17)
- Missouri would tie the game (21-21) off a pair of free throws from Mama Dembele before taking its first lead (29-28) with 2:03 to play in the half
- Alabama would regain the advantage off of baskets from Aaliyah Nye and Davis to hold a two-point advantage (32-30) heading into the half
- Davis (13) and Barker (7) scored 20 of Alabama's 32 points in the half
- UA shot 46.4 percent from the floor and 45.5 percent from distance, while Missouri was 50.0 percent from the field and 25.0 percent from beyond the arc
- The opening five minutes of the third quarter saw four lead changes as UA held a 43-38 advantage
- A 10-2 run over the final 1:40 of the quarter gave Missouri a three-point lead (56-53) heading into the final stanza
- After falling behind by eight points (63-55) with 5:12 on the clock, UA scored eight of the next 10 points to come within three (66-63) with a minute to play
- A pair of free throws from Barker made it a one-point game but UA would be unable to find the go-ahead basket
Next Up
- Alabama travels to Auburn on Sunday to face the Tigers
- The game will air live at 4 p.m. CT on SEC Network
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