No. 22 Alabama plays Georgia after Barker's 22-point performance

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Georgia Bulldogs (9-13, 1-7 SEC) at Alabama Crimson Tide (17-5, 4-4 SEC)

Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Alabama faces Georgia after Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 22 points in Alabama's 65-56 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats.

The Crimson Tide have gone 9-2 at home. Alabama has a 0-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Bulldogs are 1-7 in SEC play. Georgia is 6-11 against opponents with a winning record.

Alabama scores 78.5 points, 11.1 more per game than the 67.4 Georgia allows. Georgia has shot at a 41.4% rate from the field this season, 4.5 percentage points above the 36.9% shooting opponents of Alabama have averaged.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zaay Green is averaging 16.3 points and 4.5 assists for the Crimson Tide. Barker is averaging 17.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.2 steals over the last 10 games.

De'Mauri Flournoy averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 12.8 points while shooting 41.3% from beyond the arc. Trinity Turner is averaging 12.5 points and 1.8 steals over the past 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. Their opponents have averaged 66.3 points per game.

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. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

 

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