CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Two of the greatest girls’ basketball players to come out of Clarksville went at it on college basketball’s grandest stage on Monday afternoon, during the 2025-26 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The No. 6-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide, with Northwest graduate Tamia Scott, went up against the No. 3-seeded Louisville Cardinals, with Clarksville High graduate Imari Berry, in the Round of 32.
While Scott may have statistically had the better game, Berry got the last laugh, as the Cardinals won 69-68 at the buzzer, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.
Scott and the Crimson Tide’s season came to a close after their last second shot bounced right of the basket, but the Clarksville-area native has built a career in college basketball to be proud of.
After scoring over 1,000 career points at Middle Tennessee State University over the span of three years, her senior season at Alabama was one to remember, as she averaged 9.5 points a contest on 46% shooting.
She also averaged 3.5 rebounds per game and played a key role in the Crimson Tide advancing to the second round of this year’s NCAA tournament.
What’s next for Berry and Louisville
As for Berry and the Cardinals, her clutch free throws late lifted Louisville to a big win. Now, they’ll head to Fort Worth, Texas, for the Sweet Sixteen and to play against the two-seeded Michigan Wolverines.
Berry, the ACC Sixth Player of the Year, helped lead the Cardinals to their 11th Sweet Sixteen appearance in the last fifteen years during her sophomore campaign.
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