1997–98 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team
1997-98 Louisiana Tech women's basketball season
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The 1997–98 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Leon Barmore, who guided the team to a 31–4 record and a runner-up finish at the 1998 NCAA tournament.[1] This was the program's sixth appearance in the NCAA championship game. The team played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
| 1997–98 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball | |
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Sun Belt regular season champion Sun Belt tournament champion | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 31–4 (13–1 Sun Belt Conference) |
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| Assistant coach | Kim Mulkey |
| Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Louisiana Tech † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 31 | – | 4 | .886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Western Kentucky | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas-Pan American | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 1 | – | 26 | .037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1998 Sun Belt tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 21, 1997* |
No. 2 | at No. 1 Tennessee | L 61–75 | 0–1 |
Thompson-Boling Arena (16,490) Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
| Nov 24, 1997* |
No. 2 | Texas–Arlington | W 83–38 | 1–1 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Dec 6, 1997* |
No. 4 | vs. Iowa Central Fidelity Invite |
W 83–58 | 4–1 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
| Dec 7, 1997* |
No. 4 | vs. No. 2 Old Dominion Central Fidelity Invite |
L 65–88 | 4–2 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
| Dec 13, 1997* |
No. 4 | Florida State | W 86–60 | 5–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Jan 21, 1998* |
No. 4 | Penn State | W 88–58 | 15–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Jan 25, 1998 |
No. 4 | at No. 16 Western Kentucky | L 86–88 | 15–3 (5–1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky | ||||||
| Feb 28, 1998 |
No. 4 | at New Orleans | W 98–61 | 23–3 (13–1) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
| Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 5, 1998* |
(1) No. 4 | (8) Texas-Pan American | W 92–56 | 24–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 6, 1998* |
(1) No. 4 | (4) New Orleans | W 91–54 | 25–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 7, 1998* |
(1) No. 4 | (2) No. 15 Western Kentucky | W 69–68 | 26–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 14, 1998* |
(3 MW) No. 4 | (14 MW) Holy Cross First round |
W 86–58 | 27–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 16, 1998* |
(3 MW) No. 4 | (6 MW) No. 14 Clemson Second round |
W 74–52 | 28–3 |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 21, 1998* |
(3 MW) No. 4 | vs. (2 MW) No. 11 Alabama Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 71–57 | 29–3 |
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas | ||||||
| Mar 23, 1998* |
(3 MW) No. 4 | vs. (4 MW) No. 21 Purdue Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 72–65[2] | 30–3 |
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas | ||||||
| Mar 27, 1998* |
(3 MW) No. 4 | vs. (4 E) No. 10 NC State National Semifinal – Final Four |
W 84–65[3] | 31–3 |
Kemper Arena (17,976) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
| Mar 29, 1998* |
(3 MW) No. 4 | vs. (1 ME) No. 1 Tennessee National Championship |
L 75–93[1] | 31–4 |
Kemper Arena (17,976) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||