Alabama Women's Basketball Loses at Florida, 81-77

The Crimson Tide outscored the Gators in the second half, but could not complete the comeback en route to losing consecutive games for the first time since late January.

The comeback fell short as Alabama women's basketball lost at Florida 81-77 on Thursday night.

Four Crimson Tide players reached double figures, led by Brittany Davis' 16 points, including 15 in the second half. Aaliyah Nye and Hannah Barber each had 15 points and combined to shoot 8-for-12 from the 3-point line. Sarah Ashlee Barker was the last double-digit scorer with 10 points.

Florida's KK Deans led all scorers with 22 points by going 5-for-7 from the field and 8-for-8 from the free-throw line. Ra Shaya Kyle was second on the team with 14 points and had a team-high seven rebounds. Leilani Correa and Nina Richards scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.

It was a tale of two halves for Alabama as Kristy Curry's squad went 8-for-20 in the first half and Davis started the game 0-for-3. Barker and Jada Rice carried the offense with eight and nine points in the first half, respectively.

Florida, on the other hand, was hot in the first half, shooting 53.1 percent from the field and 4-for-6 on 3-pointers. Deans alone scored 13 points on 4-for-4 shooting from the floor, including three 3-pointers. The score was 45-30 Florida at halftime.

The Crimson Tide offense turned it around by shooting 61.5 percent from the field and 4-for-5 from beyond the arc in the third quarter. Davis and Barber combined for 17 points to propel the offense in that quarter as the Florida offense went cold. shooting 3-for-15 from the field. The score was 59-52 Florida at the end of the third quarter.

Alabama continued to fight in the fourth quarter and tied the game at 75 with 2:26 to go, but Florida went on a 6-2 run to seal the game.

With the loss, Alabama's record is 20-8 overall and 9-6 in SEC play. The Tide's next game will be at home on Sunday against the Ole Miss Rebels. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network+

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FINAL - Florida 81, Alabama 77

Fourth Quarter

• Barker misses the layup and Davis commits her third foul on Warren. Warren splits the free throw making the score 81-77

• Ryan Cobbins commits her fourth foul on Kyle. She makes both free throws, making the score 80-77 Florida. Alabama calls a full timeout

• At the media timeout, Florida leads 76-75

• Barber draws an offensive foul against Florida's Perry

• Hannah Barber is called for her third foul

• Cobbins hits a 3-pointer to tie the game at 75. 

• Ryan Cobbins commits her third foul on Ra Shaya Kyle. She makes both free throws, score is 75-70

• Davis makes the layup and is fouled. She makes the free throw, and the score is 73-67

• Barker commits her fourth foul. Florida's Kyle splits the free throws, and the score is 73-64 Florida

• Sarah Ashlee Barker is fouled on the drive. She misses both free throws

• Jada Rice has fouled out of the game. She finishes with nine points, eight rebounds and three blocks

• Brittany Davis is called for a charge, her second foul of the game

• KK Deans and Hannah Barber exchange 3-pointers. Score is 70-64 Florida

• Hannah Barber is called for her second foul

• Aaliyah Nye is called for her third foul

• Ryan Cobbins is called for her second foul, waiving off the basket Brittany Davis made

Third Quarter - Florida 59, Alabama 52

• Rice is called for her third foul

• Davis returns for Aaliyah Nye

• Hannah Barber is fouled by Rimdal, her third. Barber makes more free throws, and the score is 54-45 Florida

• At the media timeout, Florida leads 52-41

• Aaliyah Nye comes in for McQueen after she commits her first foul. JeAnna Cunningham also comes in for Jada Rice

• Brittany Davis is called for a foul on KK Deans, her first

• Sarah Ashlee Barker is called for her second foul. Loyal McQueen comes in for Barker

• Brittany Davis hits a 3-pointer to open up the scoring

• Alabama starts the second half with possession

HALFTIME - Florida 45, Alabama 30

Second Quarter 

• McQueen misses the layup to end the quarter

• Jada Rice blocks the layup. It's her third block of the game

• Hannah Barber is fouled by KK Deans. She makes both free throws, and the score is 43-30 Florida

• The Crimson Tide commits its 11th turnover

• Alabama calls a 30-second timeout. Score is 43-25 Florida

• Brittany Davis and Megan Abrams come in for Karly Weather and Sarah Ashlee Barker

• McQueen draws another foul while driving to the basket. She makes both free throws, and the score is 39-25 Florida

• Loyal McQueen is fouled on the drive. She makes both free throws, score is 33-21 Florida

• Jada Rice stops the run with a layup. She has seven points

• Florida is on a 7-0 run at the media timeout. Score is 33-17 Florida

• Jada Rice comes in for Ryan Cobbins

• Ryan Cobbins called for the foul on Florida's Rimdal. Rimdal makes both, score is 28-17 Florida

• Sarah Ashlee Barker scores the first basket of the quarter

First Quarter - Florida 24, Alabama 13

• Aaliyah Nye is charged with her second foul

• Davis is fouled in transition. She splits the free throws to make the score  21-13 Florida

• McQueen is fouled going to the basket. She misses both free throws

• Florida is currently on a 9-0 run to push the lead to 21-12

• Florida and Alabama exchange 3-pointers to be tied 12-12 at the first media timeout

• Rice splits the free throws after being fouled. Score is tied 9-9

• Jada Rice is fouled on the layup attempt. She makes both free throws, and the score is 9-8 Florida

• Florida jumps out to an early 7-4 lead

Pregame

Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. CT.

• Starters for the game
• Sarah Ashlee Barker
• Hannah Barber
• Brittany Davis
• Aaliyah Nye
• Jada Rice

• Referees for the game
• Joseph Vaszily
• Nykesha Thompson
• Jody Cantrell