Overview
- Alabama followed a 65-48 opening win over Missouri with a 76-64 second‑round victory over Tennessee, riding 43 combined points from Jessica Timmons and Ta’Mia Scott after Ace Austin’s 14-point fourth quarter lifted the Tide in round one.
- Karly Weathers grabbed 16 rebounds against Missouri and added seven assists and six steals versus Tennessee as Alabama never trailed and advanced to face No. 3 seed Texas on Friday at 7:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
- Tennessee’s loss extended its skid to seven; coach Kim Caldwell said leading scorer Talaysia Cooper sat most of the second half by coach’s decision after a brief third‑quarter stint.
- Despite the slide, Tennessee still rates well in NET and strength‑of‑schedule metrics and is projected as likely to receive an at‑large NCAA bid, with seeding forecasts clustering around the middle of the bracket.
- Top-seeded South Carolina beat Kentucky 87-64 behind Joyce Edwards and Madina Okot, and No. 6 LSU routed Oklahoma 112-78 behind MiLaysia Fulwiley, setting a Gamecocks–Tigers semifinal.