Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Nye hits 7 3s and scores career-best 32 points as No. 18 Alabama tops Ole Miss 84-78
The Crimson Tide was crushed 84-40 at No. 5 Texas Thursday.
Ole Miss took a 7-0 lead in the opening minutes and the Rebels held a 17-14 lead to start the second quarter. Nye hit a jumper to start a 6-0 Alabama run to take the lead and Nye and Zaay Green hit back-to-back from deep to give the Tide the lead for good with under two minutes left in the half.
Green hit from behind the arc and added a layup and JeAnna Cunningham hit the second of two free throws to push the Alabama lead to 12 points late in the third quarter, 51-39. Nye hit three 3-pointers in the fourth to help keep Ole Miss at bay, but the Rebels got 3-pointers from Tameiya Sadler and KK Deans in the final minute to get within five before Nye added a late free throw for the final margin.
Nye, who was just 1 of 8 from beyond the arc against Texas, was 7 of 11 from 3-point range. Green was 4 of 5 from distance to add 27 points and Diana Collins contributed 11 points. The Tide (16-2, 3-1 SEC) was 12 of 19 as a team from deep and 28 of 50 from the floor.
Starr Jacobs had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead Mississippi (11-5, 2-2). Deans scored 13 points off the bench and Kennedy Todd-Williams and Christeen Iwuala each added 11 points.
Alabama returns home to play host to No. 2 South Carolina and Ole Miss plays host to Florida Thursday.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 84 - 78 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 84 - 78 |
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Starr Jacobs Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 78 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Aaliyah Nye missed Free Throw. | 84 - 78 |
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Aaliyah Nye made Free Throw. | 84 - 78 |
Statistics
 ALA |
MISS |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-50 | FG | 29-68 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 12-19 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 63 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-27 | FT | 13-14 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fouls | 23 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Oxford, MS
Attendance: 7,844 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 12-1 | - | 26-2 |
| Texas | 10-3 | 2 | 25-3 |
| Vanderbilt | 10-3 | 2 | 24-3 |
| LSU | 9-4 | 3 | 23-4 |
| Oklahoma | 8-5 | 4 | 20-6 |
| Ole Miss | 8-5 | 4 | 21-7 |
| Tennessee | 8-5 | 4 | 16-9 |
| Kentucky | 7-6 | 5 | 20-7 |
| Alabama | 6-7 | 6 | 20-7 |
| Georgia | 6-7 | 6 | 20-7 |
| Mississippi State | 5-8 | 7 | 18-9 |
| Florida | 4-9 | 8 | 16-12 |
| Missouri | 4-9 | 8 | 16-12 |
| Texas A&M | 4-9 | 8 | 11-11 |
| Auburn | 3-10 | 9 | 14-13 |
| Arkansas | 0-13 | 12 | 11-17 |