AUBURN, Ala.  – The No. 21/21 Alabama women’s basketball team fell to Auburn, 58-54, Thursday night in Neville Arena.

The Crimson Tide (17-2, 3-2 SEC) saw three players finish in double digits including Jessica Timmons (16), Ta’Mia Scott (12) and Karly Weathers (10). Weathers collected her first double-double of the year in the losing effort, grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds.

Auburn (13-6, 2-3 SEC) was led by Khady Leye with 16 points and nine rebounds.

“We had some uncharacteristic pace about us tonight. Turned the ball over way too much on the road and gave up some critical offensive rebounds. We just didn’t do a very good job guarding (Auburn’s Khady Leye) at the high post and gave too many open looks. So, just a combination of effort and energy that I was disappointed in tonight. Across the board I kept trying to dig a little bit and find other ways and change our defense. We seemed to really struggle. I thought Waiata Jennings and Alancia Ramsey helped us off the bench, but, other than that, I just thought we struggled at all the other spots.”

Game Notes

• Jessica Timmons posted double figures for the third-straight game, while Ta’Mia Scott collected her eighth double-digit game
• Karly Weathers finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds, marking her first double-double of the season
• Alabama outscored Auburn in the paint, 26-22, and produced more points off turnovers, 20-18
• The Crimson Tide defense produced nine steals in the contest and forced 20 turnovers by the Tigers
• The Tigers led for 33:16 compared to the Tide holding the lead for just 5:08
• UA shot 22-of-40 (44 percent) from the floor, 5-of-20 (25 percent) from beyond the arc and 5-of-8 (63 percent) from the free throw line
• In comparison, Auburn shot 21-of-50 (42 percent) from the floor, 4-of-12 (33 percent) from the three-point line and 12-of-14 (86 percent) from the free throw line

How it Happened

• Auburn jumped ahead at the start of play, 4-2, before Alabama went on a 6-0 run over a span of 2:38 on the game clock
• Following the media timeout, the Tigers would go to score five points to take a three-point advantage after the first quarter (8-11)
• The Crimson Tide opened the second quarter going on a 7-2 run, bringing the game to a 15-15 tie, but AU would increase its lead by six points at the media timeout (26-20)
• After trading shots, Auburn held a one-point lead over Alabama as the teams entered the locker rooms (29-30)
• The Tigers held the Tide to just eight points in the third quarter, outscoring UA 13-8, to increase Auburn’s lead to six points (43-37)
• Auburn took a nine-point lead early in the final quarter; however, Alabama used a 12-2 run that lasted just over four minutes to take a 49-48 lead with 5:14 left to play
• AU responded with a mini 8-2 spurt to take control of the game at 56-51 with 51 seconds left

Up Next

• Alabama will return home Sunday, hosting No. 20/20 Tennessee for its annual We Back Pat game
• Tipoff between the Crimson Tide and Lady Vols is set for 1 p.m. CT on SEC Network