Alabama Women's Basketball Uses Big Second Quarter to Crush Little Rock, 69-44

A career day for Karly Weathers set the tone offensively, while the Crimson Tide defense held yet another opponent to under 50 points in the win.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team used a dominate second quarter to ease by Little Rock 69-44 on Thursday night. 

After a tight first quarter, Alabama outscored Little Rock 21-4 in the second quarter to separate from the Trojans. Brittany Davis scored seven points on 3-for-3 shooting in the quarter. No other Crimson Tide player scored more than three in the quarter.

The Crimson Tide was lead by Davis, who had 16 points, eight rebounds, and three assists. Karly Weathers also had a career high 17 points in the game, in 21 minutes of play.

After struggling to find consistent offense during the past few games, Alabama was able to pick it up some, shooting 47 percent from the field and 43 percent from three.

With the win, Alabama move to 8-2 on the year and will look to win its seventh straight on Sunday against Norfolk State.

How it Happened:

(most recent updates at the top)

Fourth Quarter: 

• Final Score: Alabama wins 69-44 to win their sixth straight and move to 8-2.

• Timeout with 2:56 left. 68-40 Alabama as Karly Weathers has overtaken Brittany Davis for leading scorer with 17 points. Also a career high for Weathers

• Timeout with 4:58 left in the game. Alabama up 60-37 as the Crimson Tide offense has cooled down some since the start of the quarter.

• 7:04 left in the game, Alabama is up 60-35 as they have sustained their dominance in the game. The Crimson Tide has hit the 50 percent three point mark, going eight-for-sixteen in the contest.

• Following a pair of Little Rock free throws, Jada Rice hits a jumper to make it 57-29 with nine minutes left. 

Third Quarter:

• End of the quarter: Alabama leads 55-29. The Crimson Tide offense has been up to the task today after a few slow games in a row. It's shooting over 50 percent from the field and 47 percent from three to give them the advantage. 

• Media Timeout with 4:32 left. Alabama leads 45-20. Brittany Davis up to 15 points to lead all scorers. 

• Hannah Barber starts the quarter off with a three, 37-14 Crimson Tide with 9:00 left 

Second Quarter:

• Halftime in Tuscaloosa: 34-14 Alabama. The Crimson Tide outscored Little Rock 21-4 over the course of the quarter to separate from the Trojans. 

• Media Timeout with 4:48 left. 22-12 Alabama as it has outscored Little Rock 9-2 in the quarter. 

• A 7-0 Alabama run makes the score 20-10 with 6:46 left in the half. 

First Quarter:

• At the end of the first quarter: Alabama leads 13-10. 18 combined turnovers and 23 combined points. Brittany Davis leads Alabama with 4 points

• 3:15 left in the quarter, Alabama leads 8-6. Both teams with six turnovers as it has been a very defensive game so far.

• Media Timeout: Alabama leads 8-2 with 4:36 left in the quarter. The Crimson Tide has held Little Rock to just three total shots and five turnovers

• Brittany Davis hits a three to open the scoring, 3-0 Alabama. 

Pregame:

• Alabama Starting Five:
• Hannah Barber
• Sarah Ashlee Barker
• Aaliyah Nye
• Brittany Davis
• Jada Rice 

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