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Alisa Burras led the way for the Lady Techsters with 17 points and 16 rebounds
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The streak lives
La. Tech downs Purdue, continues Final Four tradition
The Louisiana Tech senior class didn't miss out on the Final Four after all.
Alisa Burras had 17 points and 16 rebounds to help the Lady Techsters fend off comeback-prone Purdue 72-65 in the Midwest Regionals and earn a ninth overall NCAA Final Four trip, but their first since 1994.
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Purdue, Louisiana Tech plot returns to Final Four
Louisiana Tech has made getting to the Final Four look easy. Maybe too easy. "I think some of our fans don't understand
how hard it is to get to the Final Four," said Leon Barmore, who has coached his Lady Techsters to seven of them,
including a 1988 national title. "We put ourselves in that position."
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Louisiana Tech sends Alabama home 71-57
No referee or timekeeper could save Alabama this time. Monica Maxwell scored 15 points, leading five players in double figures as Louisiana Tech ended Alabama's controversial NCAA tournament run with a 71-57 victory in the Midwest Regional semifinals Satu
rday.
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White rallies Purdue to 70-65 victory over Irish
Purdue was the victim the first time Notre Dame inserted freshman star Ruth Riley into its starting lineup. On Saturday, the Boilermakers made sure she played her last game this season.
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Alabama says forget UCLA, it's time to focus on Tech
The officiating gaffe that helped propel Alabama into the NCAA Midwest Regionals is ancient history for the Crimson Tide, who say they're instead focused on avenging a 1994 Final Four loss to Louisiana Tech on Saturday.
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STORIES
MARCH 18
• NCAA: There is no gag order on Alabama, UCLA
MARCH 17
• NCAA puts gag order on Alabama women's coach
• Techsters top Clemson, run home win streak to 52
• Purdue women press CSU out of NCAAs
MARCH 16
• Alabama escapes UCLA on controversial buzzer-beater
MARCH 15
• Riley has huge second half to lead Notre Dame
MARCH 14
• Louisiana Tech handles Holy Cross
• White, Figgs lead Purdue in 88-71 win over Washington
• Clemson shoots just 32 percent in win over Miami
• Colorado State uses 23-6 run to beat Drake
• Former Final Four teams clash in second round
• Notre Dame survives Southwest Missouri State 78-64
MARCH 13
• No. 2 seed Huskies to meet Indiana in second round
• Indiana outlasts Sooners in OT 94-87
• Spartans power by Eastern Michigan 83-71
MARCH 12
• Richmond surprises third-seeded South Carolina 62-61
• Washington ousts Xavier 69-68 on Luton's late shot
• Jamison helps wake up No. 1 UNC in win over Navy
• Princeton shows UNLV the (back)door
• UNC-Charlotte
whips Illinois-Chicago, gets Tar Heels next
MARCH 11
• D.C. welcomes first-round flops
• Knight agrees to pay $10,000 fine
• Knights ready to run against UConn
MARCH 10
• UNC's rookie Guthridge wins ACC coaching award
• Big Ten rejects Knight's appeal
• Jamison grabs ACC's top individual honor
MARCH 9
• No complaints from Huskies
about No. 2 spot in East
• UNC's Jamison to announce pro plans after tourney
• Xavier's Williams pleads innocent
MARCH 8
• North Carolina, Duke, Kansas, Arizona land top spots
• Princeton makes Ivy League history by getting 5th seed
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Regional Finals
Monday, March 23
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Lubbock Memorial Coliseum
Lubbock, Texas
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