Thursday, February 9
Lexington, Ky.
6 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Kentucky
Alabama Faces Kentucky Thursday in Midweek Matchup
2/8/2023 1:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The two teams will go head-to-head for the first time this season, tipping off in Memorial Coliseum on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will face Kentucky on Thursday in the Crimson Tide's second consecutive road game. UA tips off inside Memorial Coliseum against the Wildcats at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
The Game
- Alabama (17-6, 6-2 SEC) vs. Kentucky (10-12, 2-8 SEC)
- Series History: 53rd meeting vs. Wildcats (Kentucky leads 35-17)
How to Follow
- SEC Network+
- Jeff Piecoro (play-by-play) and Christi Thomas (analyst)
- CTSN
- Roger Hoover (play-by-play) on the call
- In-game updates will be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB
About the Tide
- Alabama continues to hold its top-25 ranking in the NET, entering Thursday's game ranked 23rd
- The Tide is coming off its fourth consecutive road win, defeating Missouri 76-69 in its last outing on Sunday
- Alabama is one of the top three-point teams in the nation, ranking 11th nationally in three point percentage (37.5) and 14th nationally in three pointers per game (8.6)
- UA also ranks 40th nationally in scoring margin (12.6), 48th in field goal percentage (44.3) and 50th in scoring defense (58.4)
- Aaliyah Nye leads the conference and ranks ninth nationally for three point percentage, shooting 44.7 percent from distance
- Jada Rice has tallied 54 blocks while averaging 2.35 blocks per game this season to rank 12th and 14th the NCAA, respectively
- Rice also leads the conference in both categories
- Brittany Davis is coming off a career-high 33-point performance against Missouri, marking the ninth time this season she has scored 20-plus points
- The UA graduate student leads the team in points (18.0 ppg), rebounds (6.6 rpg) and steals (1.7 spg)
- Hannah Barber leads the team in assists (2.6 apg), while Rice paces the team in blocks (2.3 bpg)
The Wildcats
- Kentucky ranks 82nd in the NET heading into Thursday's game
- UK is coming off an 87-69 loss to No. 1 South Carolina last Thursday
- Prior to its game against South Carolina, Kentucky recorded a 23-point victory against Missouri (77-54) and suffered a three-point loss to Auburn (71-68) and a one-point loss to Mississippi State (77-76)
- The Wildcats have won the last 11 meetings against the Crimson Tide, with Alabama recording its last win in 2014
- UK ranks 10th nationally in turnovers forced per game, averaging 21.55 a game, while also ranking 24th nationally in steals per game with a 10.6 average
- Maddie Scherr ranks third in the country in free throw percentage at 93.3
- Jada Walker ranks 38th in steals (54) and 41st in steals per game (2.45 spg)
- Robyn Benton leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.3 points per game, while Walker ranks second on the team with 13.5 points per game
- Scherr leads the team in rebounds (5.5 rpg), assists (4.8 apg) and blocks (1.0 bpg)
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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