The Vanderbilt Commodores Women's Basketball team headed on the road for a thriller against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Sunday afternoon.

The No. 19 Alabama women's basketball team came up short on Sunday, losing 66-64 to Vanderbilt at home. The Crimson Tide welcomed Sarah Ashlee Barker back into the lineup for the first time in five games.

It’s Vanderbilt vs. Alabama in a women's college basketball SEC game. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Memorial Gym.

It's Vanderbilt vs Alabama in an SEC college basketball game. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Coleman Coliseum.

A trio of 20-plus point scorers were too much for the Commodores to bear. Auburn transfer Aden Holloway led the Tide with 22 points, matched by a career-high performance for Mouhamed Dioubate. Mark Sears followed with 21 points.

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Deontae Lawson did an interview with Roger Hoover on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, and he revisited the Crimson Tide’s loss to Vanderbilt.  The Commodores defeated Alabama 40-35 in one of the biggest upsets of the 2024 season.

No. 19 Alabama hosts the Vanderbilt Commodores after Zaay Green scored 21 points in Alabama's 94-62 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The Vanderbilt Commodores (16-4) go up against a fellow SEC opponent, the Alabama Crimson Tide (17-3), on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Coleman Coliseum. It begins at 2:00 PM ET on SEC

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Vanderbilt comes to Tuscaloosa as the nation’s No. 37 scoring team at an average of 82.1 points per game, while also allowing 67.8 to opponents. Elsewhere, the Commodores most noteworthy stat is likely their average of 10.2 steals per game, which currently ranks No. 7 nationally.

The Vanderbilt Commodores picked up a season-defining victory in their last game out, defeating the No. 6 ranked Tennessee Volunteers 76-75 at Memorial Gymnasiu