Alabama women’s basketball lost to 3-seeded Texas 83-60 in Friday night’s quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament. For the first time this season, no Crimson Tide player scored in double digits.
After taking a wire-to-wire victory against Tennessee in its second-round win Thursday, Alabama had the script flipped on Friday, leading only once — the score was 3-2 in the first minute of the game following guard Ta’Mia Scott’s 3-pointer. Texas then went on a quick 5-0 run and an extended 19-7 run over the rest of the opening quarter, taking an 11-point lead into the second.
“We were just a little disjointed to start the game,” head coach Kristy Curry said. “I think you have to credit their defense.”
If the first quarter was disjointed, the second quarter was catastrophic for Curry’s squad. One week after Alabama hung around for an entire game with Texas, the Longhorns left no doubt about what the result of this game would be and effectively put it away in the first half.
The Crimson Tide did not score a point until the 6:07 mark and then not until just under four minutes. Meanwhile, Texas shot 61% from the field and 83% from 3 in the quarter, and it won the period 31-9. The 29-4 run the Longhorns went on over the first seven minutes of the quarter is among the worst Alabama has given up all season.
Unfortunately for Alabama, a comparatively solid third quarter — it scored 20 points, doubling up its previous number — did little but put a slight dent in its deficit. The second half as a whole was largely inconsequential due to the hole the Crimson Tide found itself in at halftime. Despite scoring 41 points and winning the last two quarters by a combined 10, the best result was a less-ignominious 23-point margin when the final buzzer sounded.
Following a game that likely won’t have much impact on Alabama’s seeding in the NCAA Tournament, seeding that was boosted by the win over Tennessee, Curry chose to focus on the positive.
“[I’m] so proud of my team. I’m so proud of who they’ve tried to be all year,” she said, highlighting the improvement even with the losses of key contributors from last season. “This group, what they did from June 1 on, and probably will be a higher seed than we were a year ago, is absolutely astounding. Credit our four seniors.”
Guards Diana Collins, Jessica Timmons and Ace Austin tied for top scorer with 8. Austin surpassed the 200-point mark for her freshman season.
“We have a lot of basketball to play, and we’re really excited and proud for the opportunity that lies ahead for our program,” Curry said.
Alabama will now await the announcement of its position in the NCAA Tournament, which will determine which on-campus site it plays on in the first round. ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme currently projects the Crimson Tide as the 6 seed in Region 4 – Sacramento, with the host for the first two rounds being 3-seeded Louisville.
Women’s Selection Sunday is March 15 and w ill be broadcast at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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