Alabama
15-4,2-2SEC
Arkansas
14-5,2-2SEC
Women’s Basketball Falls to Arkansas, 77-59
1/14/2024 6:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide will welcome the No. 7 LSU Tigers to Coleman Coliseum on Thursday
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team dropped a 77-59 decision to the Arkansas Razorbacks Sunday afternoon inside Coleman Coliseum. With the loss, the Crimson Tide falls to 15-4 overall and 2-2 in Southeastern Conference play.
Alabama held the lead at the half before Arkansas (14-5, 2-2 SEC) used a 10-0 to open the third quarter to take the lead for good.
The Crimson Tide was led by Sarah Ashlee Barker's 18 points followed closely by Jessica Timmons with 13 points. Aaliyah Nye paced the team with a season high seven rebounds.
Samara Spencer led the Razorbacks with 31 points and was one of three Razorbacks to earn at least 10 rebounds in the contest.
Head Coach Kristy Curry Postgame Comments
"I think on days like today you can come in here and you can be negative and complain and not credit the other team, but I thought today we just got beat at every position. Credit to Arkansas. They did a phenomenal job today and it was their day, they were just better. We're searching for consistency. It's a word that we talk about on a regular basis, and we weren't very consistent today. I just have to credit Arkansas. They played great."
Game Stats
- The Tide owned a 32-30 lead at intermission, however, the Razorbacks connected on 61 percent (17-28) from the field and 50 percent (4-8) from deep, and outscored UA by 20 points over the final 20 minutes (47-27)
- For the game, Alabama shot 36.9 percent (24-65) from the floor, 40 percent (8-20) from deep and 42.9 percent (3-7) from the free throw line
- In comparison, Arkansas shot 40.3 percent (29-72) from the field, 25 percent (6-24) from deep and 72.2 percent (13-18) from the stripe in the win
- Sarah Ashlee Barker led in scoring for UA with 18 points, marking her 12th time this season leading the Tide in scoring
- The Crimson Tide's bench outscored Arkansas' 11-6
- Alabama dished out 11 assists with Loyal McQueen leading the way with four
- Aaliyah Nye grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against the Razorbacks
How It Happened
- The Crimson Tide came out of the gates on fire on Sunday, opening a 12-2 lead early in the opening frame, highlighted by three early baskets from Sarah Ashlee Barker
- Alabama held a slight 24-20 lead at the end of the first quarter, the Tide shot 63 percent (10-16) from the field, and a perfect 3-3 from beyond the arc
- Barker led UA in first half scoring with 11 points as the Tide managed to hold a slight 32-30 lead heading into the intermission
- The Hogs outscored Alabama 24-15 in the third quarter to take a seven-point lead into the fourth
- Jessica Timmons opened the fourth quarter with a quick basket followed by a three-pointer to cut the Razorback lead to just two
- The Razorbacks responded with two layups of their own to stretch the lead back to six points with over eight minutes to play
- The Hogs sparked a 13-3 run over 5:54 in the fourth quarter to propel the Hogs to a 67-52 lead with just under four minutes to play
Next Up
- Alabama returns to action on Thursday night when it welcomes the defending national champions LSU Tigers into Coleman Coliseum
- The Crimson Tide and Tigers will tip off at 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network
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