Alabama
20-7,9-5SEC
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Mississippi State
19-8,8-6SEC
Alabama Falls 60-45 in Road Loss to Mississippi State
2/19/2023 8:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Brittany Davis (14) and Aaliyah Nye (12) combined to lead the Crimson Tide in the game
STARKVILLE, Miss. – A fourth-quarter push by the Alabama women's basketball team fell short as the Crimson Tide dropped a 60-45 road game to Mississippi State Sunday.
Despite the loss, the Crimson Tide (20-7, 9-5 SEC) outscored the Bulldogs 17-13 in the last quarter thanks to a 13-2 run. Brittany Davis (14) and Aaliyah Nye (12) combined for 26 of the Tide's 45 points in the game. Both Alabama players paced the Tide with three steals as Davis added a team-leading eight boards.
Mississippi State (19-8, 8-6 SEC) was led by a 24-point, six-rebound performance from JerKaila Jordan. Ahlana Smith tallied 15 points and Ramani Parker had 10 boards in the win.
Alabama Head Coach Kristy Curry Said
"Just created Mississippi State today. I thought they played with a tremendous amount of energy. We had a lot of shots that we missed, but I thought a lot of it had to do with their defense. We just allowed them to dictate us and be really physical with us today, and we didn't respond very well. Every position (struggled), especially Jada (Rice), Sarah Ashlee (Barker) and Ryan (Cobbins) were 3-of-16. We're going to struggle on a day when we really can't find points at the four and the five spot beyond Britt (Davis) and be able to rebound the ball better to. We got outrebounded by 10, 3-for-8 from the free throw line. So, we just had a hard day. It was just one of those days, and it's all going to be about our response and we get another opportunity to do that again on Thursday."
Game Stats
- The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Crimson Tide in SEC road games and a four-game run in conference play
- Alabama was 29.3 percent from the floor and 28.6 percent from distance
- MSU shot 52.1 percent from the field and 53.3 percent from beyond the arc
- Alabama led in second chance points, 11-4, fast break points, 12-6, and steals, 11-8
How It Happened
- After falling behind 7-3 to open the game, back-to-back three pointers from Nye moved the Tide out in front, 9-7, by the first media timeout (4:42)
- The Bulldogs would close the opening stanza with a 10-2 run to regain the lead
- MSU recorded six-straight points to make it a 12-point game (23-11) with 8:05 on the clock in the second
- The run would continue as the Bulldogs closed the half with a 12-7 spurt for a 35-18 advantage heading into the break
- Alabama shot 21.9 percent from the floor and 25.0 percent from distance while Mississippi State was 53.6 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from beyond the arc
- Alabama opened the third with six-straight points to cut the MSU lead to 11 (35-24)
- Mississippi State scored 12 of the next 16 points to head into the final quarter with a 19-point advantage (47-28)
- After MSU recorded its largest lead of the game, 52-30, Alabama recorded 13 of the next 15 points to cut the lead to 54-43
- Mississippi State would close the game on a 6-2 run to take a 15-point victory
Next Up
- Alabama will head to Florida for its second-to-last game of the regular season
- The Thursday night game will tip off at 5 p.m. CT on SEC Network+
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