Alabama
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Alabama Records Dominant 88-57 Road Win Over Auburn
1/8/2023 7:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide recorded its eighth consecutive victory over the Tigers
AUBURN, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team captured an impressive 88-57 win over Auburn on Sunday in Neville Arena. The win was the Tide's (13-4, 2-2 SEC) eighth consecutive victory over the Tigers, matching UA's longest winning streak against Auburn in series history.
Brittany Davis led all scorers with 24 points, shooting 10-of-15 from the floor. Sarah Ashlee Barker recorded nine points, eight boards, five assists, three steals and two blocks, while Ryan Cobbins posted nine points, five rebounds and an assist. Additionally, Hannah Barber, Jada Rice and Aaliyah Nye recorded eight points in the win. Rice also secured a season-high 10 boards in the game, in addition to a block and a steal.
Sania Wells led the Tigers (10-6, 0-4 SEC) with 13 points, while Kharyssa Richardson recorded 11 points and three boards. Mar'Shaun Bostic added 10 points, three boards and two steals in the loss.
Alabama Head Coach Kristy Curry Said
"Just a tremendous effort on the road where it's really hard to win. We did the really hard things today. I thought we had tremendous energy on every aspect, on both sides of the ball. Our kids really did a good job of executing the game plan. To have 17 assists on 33 baskets, outrebound them by 12, and then to dominate the paint, 48 to 20, and then to get to the free throw line as much as we did, 18 times, just really proud of our team. I thought we had great balance. Everybody scored. That's just a tremendous team effort in a really hard place to play. So a great bounce back from a little bit of adversity this week, and proud of our team. Just really happy."
Game Stats
- Alabama captured its eighth consecutive victory over the Tigers
- All 11 of the Tide's players scored in the win
- Brittany Davis recorded her second-consecutive 20-point game and seventh 20-point game this season
- The 31-point victory marked the seventh time this season UA has defeated a team by 25 or more points (Alabama A&M 98-51, Gardner-Webb 89-60, Mercer 88-52, Little Rock 69-44, Norfolk State 92-30, North Florida 89-25, Auburn 88-57)
- Ryan Cobbins scored a season-high nine points
- Rice recorded a season-high 10 rebounds, while Loyal McQueen pulled down a career-high five boards
- Alabama paced the Tigers in rebounds (39-27), points off turnovers (20-8), points in the paint (48-20), steals (10-3) and assists (17-8)
- UA shot 57 percent from the field and 50 percent from distance, while Auburn was 35 percent from the floor and 31 percent from beyond the arc
How It Happened
- A pair of layups from Davis and a three-pointer from Barber gave Alabama a 7-0 start (8:34)
- By the first media timeout, UA extended its lead to 16-5, limiting the Tigers to just one field goal (6:07)
- Alabama outshot Auburn 10-6 over the next five minutes to close the opening stanza with a 12-point lead (26-14)
- A dominant start to the second quarter saw Alabama extend its lead to 20 (37-17) off an 11-3 run that took 4:08 off the clock
- UA held its advantage, going into the half leading 47-26
- Davis and Barber combined for 21 points in the half with Davis capturing 13 points and Barber recording eight points, two boards and two assists
- Alabama shot 65 percent (17-of-26) from the floor and was 60 percent (6-of-10) from beyond the arc
- Auburn was 32.1 percent (9-of-28) from the field and 28.6 percent (2-of-7) from distance
- Alabama took a 29-point lead (66-37) off a layup from Ryan Cobbins with 2:52 to play in the third quarter
- Three consecutive layups to start the fourth quarter moved UA ahead by 31 points (74-43)
- Auburn would come within 22 points (74-52) but an 8-0 run pushed the Tide back out to 30 points (82-52) with 3:30 remaining in the game
- The two teams would trade baskets with a pair of free throws from Khyla Wade-Warren clinching the 31-point victory
Next Up
- The Tide will return to action on Jan. 15 as Alabama travels to Ole Miss
- The two teams will tip off at 4 p.m. CT on SEC Network
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