Sunday, February 19
Starkville, Miss.
4:30 p.m. CT
Alabama
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Mississippi State
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Alabama Faces Mississippi State in Sunday Road Game
2/18/2023 3:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide will tip off against the Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. CT in Humphrey Coliseum
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will face Mississippi State on Sunday in a 4:30 p.m. CT contest on SEC Network+.
The Game
- Alabama (20-6, 9-4 SEC) vs. Mississippi State (18-8, 7-6 SEC)
- Series History: 63rd meeting vs. Bulldogs (Mississippi State leads 39-20)
How to Follow
- SEC Network+
- Charlie Winfield (play-by-play) and Bart Gregory (analyst)
- CTSN
- Roger Hoover (play-by-play) on the call
- Updates will be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB
About the Tide
- Alabama moved up to No. 21 in the NET rankings
- The Crimson Tide recorded its 20th win this season in an 88-70 victory over Vanderbilt in the team's last outing
- UA has now recorded back-to-back 20 wins seasons for the second time under head coach Kristy Curry, who also accomplished the feat in 2016-17 and 2017-18
- Alabama reached both 20 wins in the regular season and captured nine SEC victories for the first time since 1997-98
- The Crimson Tide has maintained its hot shooting from distance, ranking 10th nationally in three pointers per game (8.9) and 11th nationally in three-point percentage (38.0)
- UA also ranks 38th nationally and third among SEC foes for field goal percentage (44.9)
- Aalyiah Nye leads the SEC and ranks ninth nationally in three-point percentage (44.5)
- As the SEC leader for blocks, Jada Rice ranks 13th nationally in blocks (58) and 16th nationally in blocks per game (2.23)
- Brittany Davis ranks fourth in the SEC and 43rd nationally for both field goals (168) and points per game (18.1)
- Davis' points per game average leads the team, as the graduate student also paces the Tide in rebounds (7.1) and steals (1.8)
- Hannah Barber leads the team in assists with 2.2 assists a game
About the Bulldogs
- The Bulldogs snapped a three-game losing streak against Alabama in the last head-to-head battle between the Tide and the Bulldogs, securing a 65-62 victory on Jan. 2022
- Mississippi State is coming off a recent 75-62 loss at Missouri last Thursday
- The loss to the Tigers snapped a three-game winning streak for MSU, who captured victories over Tennessee, Florida and Texas A&M
- As a team, Mississippi State ranks 14th in field goal percentage defense (35.3), 21st in blocks per game (4.8) and 27th in three-point percentage defense (26.9)
- Jessika Carter ranks second in the SEC behind Jada Rice in blocks, ranking 16th nationally in blocks (55) and 18th in blocks per game (2.20)
- Carter also ranks 24th nationally in field goal percentage (57.1)
- Carter leads the team in scoring (14.8 ppg), rebounds (7.6 rpg) and blocks (2.2 bpg)
- Anatasia Hayes paces the program in assists (4.5 apg) while JerKaila Jordan leads the Bulldogs in steals (2.1 spg)
For all the latest information on the team, follow AlabamaWBB on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
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