🏀 GAME THREAD 🏀 WBB - The 2026 season: Bama upsets Top Ten ranked Kentucky.

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vs South Carolina Date: Thursday, Jan. 1 Time: 1 p.m. CT Theme: SEC Opener Location: Columbia, S.C. Venue: Colonial Life Arena	Watch (SECN+) Listen Live Stats

 

[mando]

Good luck ladies... Tough hill to climb to stay undefeated.

 

[bamanc50]

Sourh Caroline will beat them
By 40.

 

[alabama mike]

That is going to be a tough row to hoe.

 

[TerryP]

That is going to be a tough row to hoe.

Lost by two dozen. It's over.

 

[alabama mike]

Lost by two dozen. It's over.

That’s why I posted what I did. sorry, trying to be funny.

 

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[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Curry's teams can flat out hit the 3's.... I'll give them credit for that. I'd have to look, but I don't recall them shooting as many 3's before Oats arrived on the men's side.... but that could be way off... Just makes me wonder. Not enough to check right now, but maybe one day.

 

[rick4bama]

Lost by two dozen. It's over.

The ladies play well during the non-SEC, get into the SEC and the ladies forget how to play.

 

[UAgrad93]

The ladies play well during the non-SEC, get into the SEC and the ladies forget how to play.

Ricky, to the defense of the women, the SEC is loaded with strong programs like USC, LSU, Tenn, Texas, etc.
They are similar to the baseball program if you think about it. A LOT of top shelf programs.

 

[mando]

Yeah seems like USCe will beat a lot of teams by 24+ points.

 

[UA Press Release]

No. RV/24 Alabama Upsets No. 6/7 Kentucky, 64-51 - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team collected its highest win over a ranked opponent since 1997 after downing No. 6/7 Kentucky, 64-51, Thu...

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The Crimson Tide moved to 16-1 on the season after capturing its highest ranked win since 1997

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team collected its highest win over a ranked opponent since 1997 after downing No. 6/7 Kentucky, 64-51, Thursday. The Crimson Tide improved to 16-1 overall and 2-1 in Southeastern Conference play following its victory inside Coleman Coliseum.

Kentucky (15-2, 2-1 SEC) held a one-point advantage over Alabama (16-1, 2-1 SEC) at the end of the first quarter, which included five lead changes, before the Tide used an 8-0 run early in the second stanza to take over the lead for the remaining 27:46 minutes of the game.

Jessica Timmons scored her fifth 20-point game, pacing UA with 24 points and shooting 8-for-16 (50 percent) from the field and 6-for-7 (86 percent) from the free throw line, while Diana Collins followed suit with 16 points. Defensively, Karly Weathers (8) and Naomi Jones (8) combined for 16 of the team's 40 total rebounds with Weathers stealing seven balls and Jones blocking three shots.

The Wildcats were led by Tonie Morgan, who had 14 points, and Clara Strack, who grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds.

Head Coach Kristi Curry​

"We got off to a little bit of a slow start, but I thought as the game went, we understood the execution of the game plan defensively. I thought we were able to get our defense set. I'm just proud - great team, great defensive effort against a well-coached Kentucky team offensively. When you look at all the things we were able to do tonight, I just loved our kids' tenacity and the will to win tonight. It was special."

Game Notes​

• The 64-51 victory over the Wildcats marked Kristy Curry's 13th and highest ranked win in her time at The Capstone
• The win also gave the program its longest home game winning streak with 18 victories dating back to last season
• Jessica Timmons earned double digits for the fifth time in six games, while Collins achieved the mark for the fifth consecutive contest
• Ta'Mia Scott and Karly Weathers both posted career numbers, with Weathers taking a career-high seven steals, while Scott inked 100 career blocks
• UA held Kentucky to 51 points, marking the first time this season the Wildcats walked away from a game with fewer than 60 points
• The Crimson Tide has now held 11 opponents to 55 points or less this season, which includes back-to-back SEC foes
• Alabama shot 23-of-60 (38 percent) from the floor, 7-of-23 (30 percent) from deep and 11-of-15 (73 percent) from the free throw line
• In comparison, Kentucky shot 17-of-54 (32 percent) from the floor, 7-of-22 (32 percent) from the three-point line and 10-of-16 (63 percent) from the free throw line

How it Happened​

• Kentucky opened the game with a 9-2 run in the first five minutes before Alabama responded with a joint team effort to cut the Wildcats' lead to one (16-15)
• The Tide's rally came from a 13-5 run late in the first quarter, capped off by Ace Austin's three-pointer
• Jessica Timmons, Naomi Jones and Karly Weathers connected for an 8-0 run to give Alabama the lead early in the second quarter (23-19)
• Alabama and Kentucky traded baskets throughout the last few minutes of the half before the Tide closed on an 11-5 run (36-29)
• Timmons alone amassed nine of Alabama's 11 points going into the break
• The Tide opened the third quarter with back-to-back layups by Essence Cody and Diana Collins to extend its lead (41-33)
• Alabama extends its lead, going on a 7-0 run in the third frame (48-35)
• Timmons and Collins drill back-to-back three-pointers as the Tide took a 17-point advantage heading into the fourth (55-38)
• Alabama extended its largest lead of the game, 23 points, early in the fourth quarter (62-39)
• Kentucky had a late 12-2 run, but it was not enough as UA continued to keep its lead en route to the upset (64-51)

Up Next​

• Alabama will travel to Columbia, Mo., to take on the Missouri Tigers Monday, Jan. 12
• Tip off between the Tide and Tigers is set for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network