COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 21 Alabama women’s basketball team fell to Texas A&M, 72-69, on Sunday in a back-and-forth affair at Reed Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Three finished in double figures to lead Alabama (20-5, 6-5 SEC), including Jessica Timmons<\/a> with a team-highs of 19 points and eight rebounds. Ta’Mia Scott<\/a> finished with 18 points, shooting 7-of-12 (58 percent) from the field and 4-of-6 (66 percent) from behind the arc to go along with four rebounds and two blocks.\u00a0Essence Cody<\/a> added 13 points and seven boards in the win<\/p>\n Texas A&M (9-10, 2-8 SEC) was led by Ny’Ceara Pryor with 20 points, while Fatmate Janneh grabbed a team-high 15 rebounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I think when you give up 17 offensive rebounds that’s not a very good recipe for success and when you put someone at the free throw line 31 times that’s also not a very good recipe for success. We always want to make more than our opponents shoot and we did a poor job of that today. So, credit Texas A&M, I just have no words. We had an experience like this a couple weeks ago and felt like we had talked and done things differently with our travel plan to get their attention on a quick turnaround from Thursday. At some point, players have to understand and have self-awareness.” Game Notes<\/p>\n
How it Happened<\/p>\n
Up Next<\/p>\n
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\n\tTa’Mia Scott’s<\/a> 18-point performance marked a new career-high at Alabama for the senior
\n\tThree athletes recorded double-digit outings, including Jessica Timmons<\/a> (19) who notched her ninth double-digit game in a row
\n\tEssence Cody<\/a> (13) collected her 11 double-digit scoring performance through seven games played
\n\tNoami Jones’ four blocks tallied her ninth game out of the last 10 contests with a blocked shot as she leads the SEC during conference play
\n\tAlabama shot 25-of-59 (42 percent) from the floor, 8-of-17 (47 percent) from deep and 11-of-15 (73 percent) from the free throw line.
\n\tIn comparison, Texas A&M shot 24-of-63 (38 percent) from the floor, 3-of-17 (18\u00a0percent) from deep and 21-of-31 (68 percent) from the charity stripe.
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\n\tThe Aggies took the lead with five minutes left in the opening quarter after a back-and-forth battle
\n\tAlabama tied the game (12-12) with two minutes left, but ultimately ended the first quarter trailing (14-12)
\n\tDeep in the second frame, Alabama took a one-point lead, 19-18, with a layup before being overtaken with five minutes remaining in the half
\n\tThe Crimson Tide and Aggies sat at 22 apiece before a 13-7 run by Texas A&M final minutes ending the half with the Aggies up by five (34-29)
\n\tAlabama tied the game (42-42) before taking the lead off free throws with two minutes left in the third quarter\u00a0
\n\tThe Tide and the Aggies battled through the final minutes, tying or exchanging the lead seven times, ultimately Alabama ended the third frame with a one-point lead (54-53) following a buzzer-beating three pointer
\n\tUA held onto the lead for the first two minutes of the fourth frame before a 6-0 run by the Aggies turned the lead over (62-57)
\n\tA jumper turned the lead back over to the Tide before it was returned to the Aggie where it stayed until the end
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\n\tAlabama will have a week off before returning to Coleman Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 15
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