The Syracuse Orange won a spirited, hard-fought game against the Alabama Crimson Tide, 79-73 in the first year of the ACC/SEC Basketball Challenge. Alyssa Latham and Dyaisha Fair both had spectacular games, with both of them making big plays throughout the game either scoring on their own or setting up teammates. Latham led the way with 23 points on an amazing 9-10 shooting from the floor to go along with 12 rebounds and 5 blocks while Fair finished the game with 20 points on 7-15 shooting with 7 assists and 6 rebounds.