Friday, December 29, 2017

Alabama Basketball Beats Florida A&M

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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – The Alabama women's basketball team (10-3) closed out its regular-season, non-conference schedule with a 91-55 win over Florida A&M (2-11) Thursday night in Coleman Coliseum. With the victory, Alabama now owns a six-game win streak and remains perfect at home at 8-0.

Crimson Tide sophomore Jasmine Walker led the game with a career-high 19 points to go along a career-best eight rebounds, while junior Shaquera Wade also tallied 12 points and five boards. In all, 12 different Tide players scored in the contest.

"I really liked our energy back from holiday break with how hard our kids have worked," said head coach Kristy Curry. "I thought tonight we played with a lot of energy. If we continue to practice and play with that kind of energy, we'll continue to improve. It's just about getting better just a little bit every day. That will end with really great results and we can continue to improve."?

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Alabama took control of the game early in the first quarter and never let up, leading 55-23 going into halftime. The Tide maintained its lead in the second half, stretching it to 36 at the final buzzer.

UA shot 55 percent (36-of-66) from the field, while the Alabama bench dominated by outscoring the Florida A&M reserves, 51-9.

The Tide will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. CT in its Southeastern Conference opener against No. 16 Missouri in Coleman Coliseum. The game will stream live on SEC Network+.

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