Alabama
14-0,0-0SEC
Troy
10-2,1-0Sun Belt
Alabama Goes Undefeated in Non-Conference Play, Defeats Troy 77-59
12/21/2025 7:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide improved to 14-0, marking its best start in program history
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team concluded its non-conference slate undefeated after downing Troy, 77-59, inside Coleman Coliseum Sunday. The Crimson Tide improved to 14-0 which marked the program's all-time best start to a season.
Jessica Timmons paced all Alabama (14-0) scorers with 23 points, as she went 8-for-15 (53 percent) from the field and 5-for-6 (83 percent) from the free throw line in addition to dishing out four assists. Along with her double-figure performance, the graduate guard grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds to earn her first double-double. In a reserved role, Essence Cody finished with 16 points while leading the Crimson Tide in the plus/minus category, finishing plus 22 through 22 minutes of action.
Troy (10-2) was led by Fortuna Ngnawo, who collected a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Head Coach Kristy Curry Comments
"I'm just really proud. When it got hard today, I thought we embraced it. [Troy] is a good team who will have an outstanding run in their conference season. I'm proud of our tenacity on the boards, our ability to have great balance offensively and, again, when it got hard today, we embraced it, especially Karly [Weathers] and Jess - they just have a special will. I think your will has to be stronger than your skill, and these two were just amazing today."
Game Notes
- Alabama's win tied the program's longest winning streak at 14. The last time the Crimson Tide won 14 contests in a row was from Dec. 6, 1996, to Jan. 22, 1997
- The victory also marked UA's 43rd-consecutive non-conference win at home which included a program-best 18 consecutive regular-season non-conference victories
- After 11 lead changes, Alabama broke away in the second half, earning its biggest advantage at 21 points in the fourth quarter with 1:42 left in the game
- The Tide boasted four players with double digit points for its third game in a row
- Karly Weathers (15) and Diana Collins (10) round out the Crimson Tide's four double digit scorers, joining Jessica Timmons (23) and Essence Cody (16)
- Both Timmons (12) and Collins (8) collected career highs in rebounds as the two guards combined for 20 of the team's 44 total boards
- Alabama shot 30-of-66 (46 percent) from the floor, 8-of-25 (32 percent) from deep and 9-of-15 (60 percent) from the free throw line
- In comparison, Troy shot 24-of-70 (34 percent) from the floor, 5-of-24 (21 percent) from the three-point line and 6-of-15 (40 percent) from the charity stripe
How it Happened
- Alabama and Troy traded baskets throughout the opening frame before the Tide closed on a 5-0 run to take the lead (23-20)
- UA amassed a six-point advantage in the second quarter, upping its lead to 28-22 at the 8:43 mark
- The Trojans would go on a 10-4 run, which included a 30-30 deadlock, to take the lead heading into the locker room (32-34)
- Jessica Timmons drilled a three-pointer to open the second half, giving Alabama a one-point lead before the Tide would go on an 8-2 run across the opening three minutes of the third quarter (43-36)
- Timmons (8) and Essence Cody (8) combined for 16 points in the third frame as the Tide took a six-point lead heading into the fourth (53-47)
- Alabama used a late 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to bump its lead to 21 points with 1:42 left to play (77-56)
- UA finished strong, outscoring Troy 24-12 in the last stanza to capture a 77-59 victory and conclude non-conference play undefeated
Up Next
- Following the holiday break, Alabama will travel to Columbia, S.C., to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in its Southeastern Conference opener on Jan. 1, 2026
- Tipoff between UA and USC is set for 1 p.m. CT on SEC Network+
