Alabama
19-4,5-4SEC
#6 LSU
21-2,7-2SEC
No. 24/22 Alabama Falls at No. 6/5 LSU
2/1/2026 2:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Jessica Timmons and Karly Weathers finished in double figures, combining for 25 points in the losing effort
BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 24/22 Alabama women's basketball team fell to No. 6/5 LSU, 103-63, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
Jessica Timmons and Karly Weathers led the Crimson Tide (19-4, 5-4 SEC) in scoring, finishing with 15 and 10 points, respectively. Naomi Jones paced Alabama with five rebounds and a team-high four blocks as she has collected at least one blocked shot in at least eight of the last nine contests.
LSU (20-6, 6-2 SEC) was led by Jada Richard who had 16 points, while Zakiyah Johnson grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
Head Coach Kristy Curry Comments
"Credit to LSU. Bob Starkey hugged my neck and said, 'We haven't played that well all year', so you know just credit to them – they were phenomenal today. We hit a buzz saw, and we didn't have a response for it after the first quarter so we're going to try to flush it. We want our players to focus on all the positives and it's just short-term memory in this league. We certainly have a lot we can take away from today. I think five out of our next seven games are teams ranked above us, so we can either do something about a day like today or we can continue to allow it to happen. Just credit to LSU, I think the worst thing you can do is walk in and talk about everything you didn't do well and sometimes you just hit a buzz saw. I thought their back court really dominated us today."
Game Notes
- With her team-high 15 points, Jessica Timmons collected her seventh straight, and 19th overall, double-digit scoring game
- Naomi Jones has now recorded at least one blocked shot in eight of her last nine contests
- Karly Weathers extended her double figure streak to six consecutive games following her 10-point performance
- Alabama shot 22-of-64 (34 percent) from the floor, 11-of-28 (39 percent) from deep and 8-of-13 (61 percent) from the free throw line
- In comparison, LSU shot 37-of-66 (56 percent) from the floor, 10-of-21 (48 percent) from deep and 19-of-23 (83 percent) from the free throw line
How it Happened
- Alabama opened the game with back-to-back three pointers from Karly Weathers and Jessica Timmons to take a narrow, 6-5, lead to begin the contest
- Back-to-back layups from Essence Cody and Ta'Mia Scott tied the game at 10-10 before LSU responded with an 11-5 run to close out the first quarter (15-21)
- The Crimson Tide opened the second frame scoring eight points in the first four minutes, featuring three pointers from both Ace Austin and Weathers and a layup from Diana Collins (23-29)
- In return, LSU went on a 14-4 run to close the first half with a 20-point lead (29-49)
- Timmons shot 2-for-4 (50 percent) from the field and 2-for-2 (100 percent) from behind the arc to pace all UA scorers in the third quarter, despite the Tigers outscoring the Tide 25-14 in the third frame (43-74)
- LSU used an 11-3 run to start the final quarter before ending the game on a 13-4 run over the last four minutes to secure the 103-63 win
Up Next
- Alabama will return to Coleman Coliseum on Thursday, Feb. 5, to host the Ole Miss Rebels
- Tipoff between the Crimson Tide and Rebels is set for 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network
