Pete Maravich Assembly Center
GREAT MOMENTS FINAL FOUR BOUND
Bank of America Arena Seattle • March 28, 2004
LSU, No. 19 in the nation and the No. 4 seed in the West Region, knocked off top-seeded Texas, 71-55, in the Sweet 16 to advance to the school’s fourth Elite Eight. The Lady Tigers then upended SEC rival Georgia, 62-60, to advance to the program’s first NCAA Final Four. Seimone Augustus, the NCAA West Regional Most Outstanding Player, scored 16 points in the clinching game and averaged 26.3 points for the tournament.
LSU BEATS NO. 2 IMMACULATA Minneapolis, Minn. • March 25, 1977
1991 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Albany, Ga. • March 4, 1991
DOWN GOES NO. 1 Maravich Center • Feb. 21, 1999
LSU used a dominating forward-center combination to upset powerhouse Immaculata in the AIAW National Tournament in Minneapolis, Minn. Maree Jackson scored 29 points and had 19 rebounds while Julie Gross had 23 points and 11 boards to send the Lady Tigers to the national title game with a 74-68 victory. That team still holds the distinction of being the only Lady Tiger team ever to reach the national championship game of a postseason tournament.
The No. 4 seed in the 1991 SEC Tournament, LSU soared through the field for its first tournament title. The No. 12 Lady Tigers upset No. 4 Georgia before knocking off third-ranked Tennessee, 80-75, to win the crown. Tournament MVP Pokey Chatman scored 30 points and was joined by Sheila Johnson and Annette Jackson-Lowery on the all-tournament team.
LSU earned its first-ever win over a No. 1-ranked team on Feb. 21, 1999, when the Lady Tigers beat top-ranked Tennessee, 72-69, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Katrina Hibbert converted a three-point play with 11.8 seconds left to play to seal the win.
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