Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Timmons, Weathers lead fourth quarter charge and No. 23 Alabama women defeat Mississippi State 85-78
Weathers scored 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter and Timmons had seven fourth-quarter points, 18 in the second half.
Timmons scored 11 points in the third quarter while Alabama built an eight-point lead with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the period. But the Bulldogs hit their next six shots — four of them by Jaylah Lampley — and they took a 60-56 lead into the fourth.
There were three lead changes in the fourth quarter and Alabama went ahead for good when Weathers hit a layup and a 3-pointer followed by a three-point play by Timmons.
Mississippi State was within 74-70 before another 3 from Weathers put the Crimson Tide up by seven with two minutes remaining.
Diana Collins scored 15 points and Naomi Jones and Ace Austin added 10 each for Alabama (18-3, 4-3 SEC).
Favour Nwaedozi scored 19 points, Madison Francis 16, Lampley 14 and Trayanna Crisp 11 for Mississippi State (15-6, 2-5 SEC). Francis had eight rebounds and seven steals.
Four players hit 3-pointers for Alabama in the first quarter, helping the Crimson Tide take a 15-14 lead. There were five lead changes in the first few minutes of the second quarter, then Alabama went on to lead 35-31 at halftime.
Timmons made 11 of 11 free throws and the Crimson Tide hit on 20 of 24 from the foul line. Mississippi State made 18 of 21 free throws.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 85 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 78 - 85 |
| 4th 0:07 |  |
Karly Weathers Steal. | 78 - 85 |
| 4th 0:07 |  |
Trayanna Crisp bad pass turnover | 78 - 85 |
| 4th 0:09 | |
Madison Francis Steal. | 78 - 85 |
Statistics
 MSST |
ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 26-50 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 13-21 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 62 |
| 18-21 | FT | 20-24 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 18 | Lead Changes | 18 |
| 33 | Percent Led | 57 |
Game Information
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Attendance: 2,791 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 11-1 | - | 25-2 |
| Vanderbilt | 10-2 | 1 | 24-2 |
| Tennessee | 8-2 | 2 | 16-6 |
| Texas | 8-3 | 2.5 | 23-3 |
| Ole Miss | 7-3 | 3 | 20-5 |
| LSU | 8-4 | 3 | 22-4 |
| Alabama | 6-5 | 4.5 | 20-5 |
| Oklahoma | 6-5 | 4.5 | 18-6 |
| Kentucky | 6-6 | 5 | 19-7 |
| Georgia | 5-6 | 5.5 | 19-6 |
| Mississippi State | 4-7 | 6.5 | 17-8 |
| Missouri | 4-8 | 7 | 16-11 |
| Florida | 3-9 | 8 | 15-12 |
| Auburn | 2-9 | 8.5 | 13-12 |
| Texas A&M | 2-9 | 8.5 | 9-11 |
| Arkansas | 0-11 | 10.5 | 11-15 |