Mizzou women’s basketball fell to No. 21 Alabama 74-63 on Monday night at Mizzou Arena.<\/p>\n
Junior guard Grace Slaughter<\/a> led the Tigers (12-7, 0-4 SEC) and finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 23 points and nine boards. Slaughter scored 17 of her total in the first half.<\/p>\n Junior guard Abbey Schreacke<\/a> added 12 points, behind four makes from beyond the arc, and tallied three rebounds.<\/p>\n Junior guard Shannon Dowell<\/a> recorded 10 points, five rebounds and four assists.<\/p>\n Both programs took the opening minutes of the content to settle in offensively. Slaughter raced down the floor and eurostepped a defender for a layup to put Mizzou up 9-7 just over five minutes into the contest.<\/p>\n In the back half of the frame, Alabama went on a late run to lead 22-11 at the end of the first quarter.<\/p>\n Trailing by 17 early in the second, Slaughter drove left into the paint, crossed over and banked in a layup from the right side. The layup sparked a 16-2 Tigers run that was accelerated by triples from Slaughter and Schreacke.<\/p>\n The scoring charge saw Mizzou trailing just 32-29 at the half.<\/p>\n Alabama slowly stretched the lead to seven in the opening minutes of the third, but a 3-pointer by junior guard Lisa Thompson<\/a> sliced the lead to four at the five and a half minute mark.<\/p>\n