Alabama Crimson Tide at Tulane Green Wave
NEW ORLEANS (Interstat) — Alabama will put its 3-0 record on the line against Tulane in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Sunday at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, La. The Crimson Tide are the visiting team, while the Green Wave will be the home team.
Alabama has opened the season with three wins, including a 96-43 victory over Alabama A&M in its most recent game. The Crimson Tide also have wins over New Orleans and Queens (NC). Tulane is 1-0 after a 92-38 win over Texas Southern in its most recent outing.
Alayna West is a player to watch for Alabama. In the win over Alabama A&M, West finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists and one block. She also had 17 points, 14 rebounds, nine assists and one block against New Orleans, and eight points, seven rebounds and five assists against Queens (NC). Kylie Torrence added 18 points and eight rebounds in the most recent Alabama victory, while Naomi Jones had nine points, five rebounds and two assists.
Jayda Brown is a player to watch for Tulane. Brown had 17 points, six rebounds, two assists and one block in the Green Wave’s win over Texas Southern. Ja’Kyah Smith added 10 points, six rebounds, five assists and three blocks in that victory, and Asha Sra had 11 points, four rebounds and six assists. Tulane will look to build on that performance as it faces a Crimson Tide team that has scored at least 92 points in each of its first three games.
The game matches two teams off to unbeaten starts early in the season. Alabama will be playing away from home for the first time after opening with three home contests. Tulane will be at home at Devlin Fieldhouse, where the Green Wave will try to remain unbeaten. Alabama is scheduled to visit Memphis next, while Tulane is set to host New Orleans in its next game. Alabama’s upcoming slate also includes home games against Mercer, Florida A&M, North Carolina, Louisiana-Monroe, Samford, Georgia Tech, Tennessee State, West Georgia and Alcorn State. Tulane’s schedule includes home games against McNeese State, Alcorn State, Missouri, Maine, Southeastern Louisiana, Louisiana-Lafayette, Stonehill and Wichita State, plus a trip to UCF. The matchup is part of the early nonconference schedule for both programs, and both teams will continue nonconference play after the game.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Alabama 67, Tulane 61. Interstat’s ELO system gives Alabama a 96.4 percent probability to win. Alabama has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 17.5.