TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Interstat) — Jessica Timmons scored 28 points to lead Alabama to an 85-78 women’s basketball victory over Mississippi State on Sunday at Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide improved to 18-3 overall. The Lady Bulldogs fell to 15-6.

Alabama trailed by three entering the fourth quarter but closed the game on a 29-18 run. Timmons, a guard from Charlotte, North Carolina, keyed the surge. Mississippi State’s Favour Nwaedozi scored 19 points and Madison Francis added 16 points and eight rebounds in the loss. A crowd of 2,791 watched the Southeastern Conference contest.