No. 22 Alabama welcomes Georgia after Barker’s 22-point performance.ç
BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Alabama faces Georgia following Sarah Ashlee Barker’s 22-point effort in Alabama’s 65-56 defeat to the Kentucky Wildcats.
The Crimson Tide have a 9-2 record at home. Alabama is 0-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Bulldogs are 1-7 in SEC play. Georgia has a 6-8 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
Alabama scores an average of 78.5 points per game, 11.1 more than the 67.4 points Georgia allows. Georgia has shot 41.4% from the field this season, which is 4.5 percentage points higher than the 36.9% shooting average of teams playing against Alabama.
This will be the first conference meeting between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zaay Green is averaging 16.3 points and 4.5 assists for Alabama. Barker has averaged 17.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 2.2 steals over her last 10 games.
For Georgia, De’Mauri Flournoy is shooting 41.3% from beyond the arc, making 2.4 three-pointers per game, and averaging 12.8 points. Trinity Turner has a 35.3% shooting rate and is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crimson Tide: 6-4, averaging 71.1 points, 29.3 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.6 steals, and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Opponents have averaged 66.3 points.
Bulldogs: 2-8, averaging 66.0 points, 30.9 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 8.7 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Opponents have averaged 74.9 points.
This story was generated by the Associated Press using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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