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Alabama Propels Past Clemson, 72-48, in ACC/SEC Challenge
12/4/2025 10:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide improved to 9-0 on the season following its 24-point victory
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team propelled past Clemson (5-4), 72-48, in the ACC/SEC Challenge Thursday. The Crimson Tide extended its winning streak to 11 straight home victories and 39 consecutive non-conference wins.
Alabama (9-0) saw two players finish with double-digit points in Essence Cody (21) and Jessica Timmons (19), marking the eighth game this season in double figures for the UA duo. Karly Weathers paced the team in the plus-minus category, finishing plus 23 with nine points, two assists and five rebounds in her 33 minutes of play, while Ta'Mia Scott and Timmons followed with plus 20 through 28 and 31 minutes of action, respectively.
Clemson's Hannah Kohn scored 10 points for the Tigers as Hadley Periman grabbed eight rebounds.
Head Coach Kristy Curry Comments
"I'm proud of our team and with our preparation – it was exceptional. I thought we executed on both sides of the ball. Anytime that you can take care of the basketball, have six turnovers, 15 assists and defensively understand your personnel, it's those things we wanted to do. I'm just really proud of the execution of the game plan and it carried over to the floor tonight for a big win. We were proud to represent the SEC, and I want to end by saying how much I appreciate our crowd and our students that came out that came out on a cold, rainy night in Tuscaloosa."
Game Notes
- The 24-point win over Clemson marked the first win of the ACC/SEC Challenge for the Alabama since the conference dual began in 2023.
- Naomi Jones secured a team-high seven rebounds as Essence Cody and Karly Weathers followed with five apiece.
- Ta'Mia Scott surpassed 500 career rebounds after finishing with four boards in UA's win over the Tigers.
- Jessica Timmons went 2-of-2 from the free throw line, marking the senior's third-straight game finishing shooting 100 percent from the stripe.
- Waiata Jennings scored her first points for the Crimson Tide after going two-of-two from the field in six minutes of play.
- Alabama shot 27-of-58 (47 percent) from the floor, 7-of-18 (39 percent) from deep and 11-of-16 (69 percent) from the free throw line.
- In comparison, Clemson shot 17-of-54 (32 percent) from the floor, 6-of-23 (26 percent) from the three-point line and 8-of-10 (80 percent) from the free throw line.
How it Happened
- The Tide opened the game on a 13-6 run in the first seven minutes of action, holding Clemson to just 2-of-10 (20 percent) from the field.
- The Alabama defense held strong and capped off the opening quarter with a huge block from Naomi Jones to take a 15-9 lead over Clemson.
- The Tigers began the second quarter on an 11-4 run to take a one-point advantage before the Tide regained the lead via a 7-0 run to end the first half (29-20).
- Alabama scored 15 unanswered points, across 4:32 minutes in the third frame, to jump 24 points ahead of Clemson (49-25).
- The Tide outscored the Tigers 26-14 in the third quarter (55-34).
- UA remained in control throughout the fourth quarter, scoring 17 points en route to its ninth overall win (72-48).
Up Next
- Alabama will continue its home slate on Sunday as the Tide welcomes the ULM Warhawks for a 4 p.m. CT tip on SEC Network+.
