Alabama
Mississippi Christian
10/27/2026 9:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Ace Austin scored 21 points with nine assists and six rebounds to lead the Crimson Tide
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama women's basketball team defeated Mississippi Christian, 88-40, in its final exhibition game on Tuesday night inside Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide outscored the Choctaws 40-10 in the paint, ending the preseason undefeated heading into the regular season opener on Monday, Nov. 2.Â
Ace Austin led Alabama with 21 points, shooting 4-of-8 from the three-point line with nine assists, while Tianna Chambers (16) and Naomi Jones (10) also reached double-digits. Aaliyah Roberson grabbed a game high 10 rebounds to pace the Tide defensively as Jones blocked five shots on the night.
Head Coach Pauline Love Comments
"I think this exhibition game showed us where we are and the things we need to work on. There were sometimes where I thought that we could have been better, especially defensively, but that's why you have the exhibition games, and we just build on it."
Game Notes
- Ace Austin (21), Tianna Chambers (16), and Naomi Jones (10) combined to score 47 points of the Tide's 88 points.
- Aaliyah Roberson paced the Tide with 10 rebounds to go along with seven points, while Naomi Jones nearly earned a double-double finishing with 10 points and nine boards.Â
- Austin notched a team-high nine assists, as the Crimson Tide collected a team total of 24 assists on 33 made buckets.
- Every one of UA's 12 available players saw action and contributed at least one stat.
- Alabama dominated the inside, outrebounding Mississippi College 61-31 and owned a 40-10 edge in points inside the paint during the win.
- Alabama blocked 13 of Mississippi Christian's shots, led by Jones' five swats.
- The Crimson Tide owned a 24-7 edge in fastbreak points. Â
- Alabama shot 33-of-64 (52 percent) from the floor, 9-of-23 (39 percent) from deep and 13-of-23 (57 percent) from the free throw line.
- In comparison to Alabama, Mississippi Christian shot 14-of-68 (21 percent) from the floor, 5-of-33 (15 percent) from deep and 7-of-12 (58 percent) from the charity stripe.
How it Happened
- Kylie Torrence opened up the game with a layup to put the Crimson Tide on the board first, followed by two more layups from both Naomi Jones and Ace Austin.
- Austin (21) and Jones (6) combined for 13 points in the opening frame, helping the Crimson Tide to take an 11-point lead at the end of the first quarter (27-16).
- Austin increased the Tide's lead by connecting on back-to-back threes to open the second quarter.
- Alabama held Mississippi Christian scoreless for 5:43 towards the end of the second quarter, to take a 46-23 lead into the locker rooms.
- Torrence (5) led a balanced scoring attack in the third quarter with the Crimson Tide playing stifling defense to outscore the Choctaws, 26-9 in the stanza.
- Aaliyah Roberson (10) and Jones (9) assisted the Tide in their win leading the team in rebounds.
- Alabama doubled up Mississippi College 16-8 in the fourth quarter to result in the final score.
