# 1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

The 1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Leon Barmore, who guided the team to a 30–3 record and an appearance in the 1999 NCAA tournament. The team reached one last Final Four appearance during Barmore's stellar career. This was the program's tenth appearance in the Final Four. The team played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Jan 30, 1999 | No. 3 | New Orleans | W 110–50 | 17–2 (5–0) | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 6, 1999 | No. 3 | South Alabama | W 96–32 | 18–2 (6–0) | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 9, 1999 | No. 3 | at No. 24 Florida International | W 80–65 | 19–2 (7–0) | Golden Panther Arena Miami, FL |
| Feb 14, 1999 | No. 3 | at Arkansas State | W 79–63 | 20–2 (8–0) | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Feb 18, 1999 | No. 3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 92–51 | 21–2 (9–0) | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 20, 1999 | No. 3 | Western Kentucky | W 97–70 | 22–2 (10–0) | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 25, 1999 | No. 3 | at South Alabama | W 98–39 | 23–2 (11–0) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 27, 1999 | No. 3 | at New Orleans | W 97–57 | 24–2 (12–0) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1999* | (1) No. 3 | at (4) Arkansas State Semifinals | W 114–67 | 25–2 | Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR |
| Mar 6, 1999* | (1) No. 3 | vs. (2) No. 23 Florida International Championship game | W 94–70 | 26–2 | Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1999* | (1 W) No. 3 | vs. (16 W) UCF First round | W 90–48 | 27–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (6,038) Ruston, LA |
| Mar 15, 1999* | (1 W) No. 3 | vs. (8 W) Penn State Second round | W 79–62 | 28–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (6,847) Ruston, LA |
| Mar 20, 1999* | (1 W) No. 3 | vs. (4 W) No. 21 LSU Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 73–52 | 29–2 | L.A. Sports Arena (4,583) Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar 22, 1999* | (1 W) No. 3 | vs. (3 W) No. 15 UCLA Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 88–62 | 30–2 | L.A. Sports Arena (5,302) Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar 26, 1999 | (1 W) No. 3 | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Purdue National Semifinal – Final Four | L 63–77 | 30–3 | San Jose Arena (17,773) San Jose, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Not released |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.