Alabama
LSU
Alabama Women’s Basketball Hosts LSU in Midweek Matchup
1/10/2018 3:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team (12-4, 2-1 SEC) returns home after back-to-back road games to host LSU (10-4, 2-1 SEC) on Thursday. The game is set to tip at 7 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum.
PROMOTIONS
• Student Welcome Back Event
• Club Level of Coleman Coliseum from 5:30-6:45 p.m.
• Free Taco Mama and donuts for students
• Giveaways include: Free throwback logo T-Shirt, $1,000 raffle for airline travel, raffle for basketball tickets to the Atlanta Hawks vs. the Chicago Bulls game and more, which will be announced throughout the game
THE BROADCAST
• Thursday's game will air on SEC Network + with Eli Gold and Rick Moody on the call.
• The game can also be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network on 93.3 FM in Tuscaloosa with Roger Hoover on the broadcast.
OPENING TIP
• Alabama returns to Tuscaloosa after a pair of road wins for its second SEC home contest of the season when it welcomes the LSU Lady Tigers to Coleman Coliseum on Thursday.
• Last week, the Crimson Tide picked up its first win in Gainesville over Florida since 2010 with the 63-54 victory. Alabama then topped Arkansas in Fayetteville, 83-76, behind an 18-point performance from sophomore Jordan Lewis and 11-of-13 shooting from the line from senior Ashley Williams.
• UA enters the game with an 8-1 record in home games with the lone loss coming to then-No. 16/16 Missouri, 62-56.
SCOUTING ALABAMA
• Alabama enters Thursday's game with a 12-4 overall and a 2-1 mark in Southeastern Conference play.
• The Crimson Tide is led in scoring and rebounding by senior Ashley Williams, who averages 11.1 points and 6.6 boards per contest. Sophomore Jordan Lewis leads the way in assists with 3.5 per game.
• Sophomore Ashley Knight leads the team and ranks third in the SEC and 13th nationally in blocks per game with an average of 2.88 per game.
• As a team, the Crimson Tide is averaging 69.8 points per game, 13.3 more than its opponents, and is outrebounding the opposition 43.1-37.1.
• After finishing the 2016-17 season last in the SEC in free throw percentage, Alabama has jumped up to sixth, hitting 71.8 percent of its attempts as a team.
• The Crimson Tide is averaging nearly 10 points more per game than its opponents in points in the paint (32.2-22.3) and bench points (26.6-16.9).
SCOUTING LSU
• LSU stands at 10-4 overall and 2-1 in Southeastern Conference play heading into Thursday's matchup.
• The Lady Tigers are 4-2 in road games this season, including a 1-0 mark in SEC road contests after beating then-No. 15/15 Missouri in Columbia, 69-65.
• Last time out, LSU fell to then-No. 5/3 Mississippi State, 83-70, in Baton Rouge.
• The Lady Tigers are led in scoring by junior Chloe Jackson, who averages 16.9 points per game. Redshirt sophomore Ayana Mitchell leads the way in rebounds with 6.8 per contest, while redshirt senior Raigyne Louis is the team's leader in assists with 4.1 per game.
• As a team, LSU is averaging over five three-pointers a game and is stealing the ball 10.3 times per game, which is double its opponents.
• The Lady Tigers are coached by Nikki Fargas, who is in her seventh season at LSU and 10th overall as a head coach. She holds a record of 123-87 at LSU and 195-113 overall.
