NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Mikayla Blakes scored 35 points to lead Vanderbilt to an 85-60 victory over Alabama in a Southeastern Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Memorial Gymnasium.

The Commodores (26-3, 13-3 SEC) seized control with a 28-point first quarter and a 31-point third quarter. Blakes added five assists, and Sacha Washington contributed 17 points and seven assists for Vanderbilt.

The Crimson Tide (21-8, 9-7) never recovered from the early deficit, despite 16 points from Jessica Timmons and 15 from Ta’Mia Scott. Alabama scored exactly 16 points in each of the first three quarters before finishing with 12 in the fourth.

A crowd of 6,657 watched Vanderbilt win its second straight game.