Alabama Women's Basketball Loses to LSU, 89-51
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It was a rough shooting night for Alabama as the Crimson Tide lost to No. 4 LSU 89-51, snapping a three-game winning streak.
The Crimson Tide had its worst shooting night of any game this season, shooting 29.2 percent from the field, including 18.5 percent on 3-pointers and 57.1 percent at the free-throw line.
Brittany Davis only scored 11 points, shooting 5-for-15 from the floor and 1-for-7 from deep. Sarah Ashlee Barker was second with 9 points and four rebounds before fouling out early in the fourth quarter.
LSU's Angel Reese finished with a double-double — 14 points and 14 rebounds — and was one of four double-digit scorers for the Tigers. Jasmine Carson led all scorers with 20 points, followed by Alexis Morris and LaDazhia Williams who both scored 17 points.
With the loss, Alabama moves to 15-5 overall and is 4-3 in SEC play. The next game will be a road game in Fayetteville, Ark., against the Arkansas Razorbacks. Tipoff is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
How it Happened:
FINAL - LSU 89, Alabama 51
Fourth Quarter
- JeAnna Cunningham's free throws stops the LSU run. Score is 84-49 LSU
- LSU is on a 9-0 run, and Alabama has missed the last four shots
- Media timeout
- McQueen makes the layup and is fouled. She makes the free throw. Score is 73-47 LSU
- Jada Rice draws the foul on a layup attempt. She splits the free throws, making the score 71-40 LSU
- McQueen and Davis sub in for Barber and Nye
- Sarah Ashlee Barker has fouled out after a steal attempt, Weathers subs in
- Barber is called for a travel
- Alabama gets the possession to start the quarter
Third Quarter - Alabama 38, LSU 69
- Ryan Cobbins called for the foul on LSU's Angel Reese. Reese misses both attempts
- McQueen returns to the free-throw line and makes both shots.
- Media timeout. With 2:20 to go in the 3rd, LSU leads 65-33
- Barker gets called for the foul, her fourth of the game. Davis comes in for Barker
- Rice comes in for Cunningham
- Loyal McQueen draws a foul. She splits the free throws, making the score 60-30
- At the media timeout, LSU leads by 31: 58-27
- Brittany Davis draws the foul, but misses both free throws
- A 9-4 run by LSU makes the score 56-22 Tigers
- Karly Weathers, Loyal McQueen and JeAnna Cunningham come in for Nye, Rice and Barber
- Alabama gets the first possession, and Aaliyah Nye draws a foul on LSU's Carson. She missed one, and the other was waived off for a lane violation.
HALFTIME - Alabama 18, LSU 47
Second Quarter
- Cobbins and Weathers come in for Rice and Barber
- Davis and McQueen come in for Cobbins and Nye
- Kristy Curry calls a timeout as LSU stretches the lead to 21. The Tigers lead, 36-15
- Cobbins comes in for McQueen
- McQueen quickly returns for Nye
- Barber comes in for McQueen
- LSU opens with a quick 5-0 run to make the score 24-11
- Alabama has the first possession of the quarter
First Quarter - Alabama 11, LSU 19
- LSU's Alexis Morris commits an offensive foul
- Karly Weathers comes in for Brittany Davis
- Loyal McQueen, Ryan Cobbins and JeAnna Cunningham come in for Barker, Rice and Nye
- At the first media timeout, Alabama trails LSU 11-7
- Sarah Ashlee Barker draws a charge against Reese, her first
- Hannah Barber draws a charge against Johnson
- Nye fouls LSU's Angel Reese on a layup attempt. Reese makes both free throws
- Jada Rice gets called for an offensive foul
- Aaliyah Nye scores the first points for Alabama, a 3-pointer
- Brittany Davis gets called for an early foul. LSU's Flau'jae Johnson makes both free throws
- LSU wins the opening tip
Pregame
- Starters for Alabama: Sarah Ashlee Barker, Hannah Barber, Brittany Davis, Aaliyah Nye, Jada Rice
- Alabama has taken the court for warmups in full uniform. Guard Megan Abrams and Forward Khyla Wade-Warren are on the sidelines and will not participate due to injuries.
- The game will tipoff at 6 p.m. CT
- Officials for the game: Eric Brewton, Margaret Tierman and Nykesha Thompson
