Alabama
4-0,0-0SEC
Tulane
1-1,0-0American
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 22 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 68 |
| Tulane | 14 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 63 |
11/8/2026 4:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide secures narrow win in first road game of the season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -Â The Alabama women's basketball team (4-0) secured its first road game of the year, outlasting Tulane, 68-63, Sunday afternoon.
The Crimson Tide held a one-point lead with less than three minutes left in the game but scored the game's final four points to secure the victory. Ace Austin (9) and Naomi Jones (4) combined for all of Alabama's 13 points in the final quarter as the two made four free throws in the final 24 seconds en route to the team's fourth-straight win to start the season.
Behind her fourth quarter performance, Austin led the way with a career-high 24Â points to go along with four assists, while Jones added 10 points and eight rebounds. Alayna West matched Jones with a team-best eight boards to go along with seven points and a pair of steals.
Tulane (0-2) was led by Khadee Hession's 19 points while Edina Strausz grabbed a team-high 13 boards.
Head Coach Pauline Love Comments
Overall thoughts on the game...
"I thought Tulane did a really good job defensively, especially shifting into the zone a little bit. I felt like we beat ourselves up a little in spurts, but I'm happy with the way we rallied and pulled out a hard-fought road win."
On the coaches' message to the team late in the game...
"It was a lot of patience, and don't panic. The team had that look in their eye that they were bumped out of their heads. It was nothing X's and O's, it was to just be calm in the moment, grab the ball and make the right decision."
Game Notes
- Ace Austin finished shooting 7-of-17 from the field, 4-of-9 from the three-point line and a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe en route to a career-high 24-point performance
- Along with Austin's, Amirah Anderson (12) and Naomi Jones (10) both reached double figures as the trio combined to score 45 of the team's 68 total points in the victory
- Seven UA players grabbed five or more boards, including Alayna West and Jones with eight apiece, as the team outrebounded the Green Wave, 49-44
- Jones (+22) and West (+17) combined for a plus/minus of +39 aiding the Tide in its five-point win
- Alabama shot 20-of-72 (27.8 percent) from the floor, 4-of-24 (16.7 percent) from deep and 19-of-27 (70.4 percent) from the free throw line.
- Tulane shot 21-of-59 (35.6 percent) from the floor, 7-of-23 (30.4 percent) from the three-point line and 19-of-25 (76 percent) from the free throw line.
How it Happened
- Alabama jumped out to an early lead behind a trio of three-pointers from Amirah Anderson and Tianna Chambers during the opening minutes of the game
- The Crimson Tide would use a 10-2 run over a span of 4:41 to establish an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter (22-14)
- Tulane opened the second stanza with nine points before using back-to-back jumpers from Khadee Daniel and a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to five (35-30) with 1:53 seconds left in the half
- A couple of free throws and a jumper from Daniel brought the game to its first tie before Ace Austin drilled a three-pointer to put Alabama back on top heading into the locker rooms, 38-36
- UA and Tulane traded buckets back and forth during the third frame before the game remained close and was tied with two minutes remaining (50-50)
- The Tide closed out the third quarter with five straight points to retake the lead after Anderson and West field goals and a jumper from Austin (55-50)
- Tulane used an 8-0 run during the first 4:28 minutes of the fourth quarter to take its first lead of the day, 58-57, with 5:15 remaining
- UA would go on to outscore the Green Wave 11-5 the rest of the way and used a 4-0 run in the last 2:21 minutes of the game to result in the final score (68-63)
- Austin (9) and Naomi Jones (4) aided in the Tide's late fourth quarter success as the two combined for all 13 of the team's points
Up Next
- Alabama will travel to Memphis on Thursday, Nov. 12, tipping off at 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU
