# 2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by first-year head coach Van Chancellor, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–6, 14–0 in SEC play to win the regular season conference title. As the top seed in the SEC women's tournament, they lost in the championship game to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 2 seed in the New Orleans (NOR) region. The Lady Tigers defeated Jackson State, Marist, Oklahoma State, and No. 1 seed North Carolina to reach the Final Four. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by conference foe Tennessee.
The senior class, led by Sylvia Fowles, reached the Final Four in each of their seasons at LSU. In 2017, Fowles would be the second player in program history to have her number retired.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 31, 2007* | | All-Stars | W 94–35 | | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 5, 2007* | | Houston Jaguars | W 82–51 | | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 | Samford | W 86–38 | 1–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 11, 2007* 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 | TCU | W 73–54 | 2–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 15, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 | No. 17 Michigan State | W 64–41 | 3–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 18, 2007* 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at No. 3 Maryland | L 62–75 | 3–1 | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| Nov 21, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 72–37 | 4–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 25, 2007* 1:30 p.m. | No. 6 | at No. 7 Rutgers | L 43–45 | 4–2 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Nov 29, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at Houston | W 77–46 | 5–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Dec 2, 2007* 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at Tulane | W 52–36 | 6–2 | Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 16, 2007* 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at Louisiana Tech | W 76–45 | 7–2 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA |
| Dec 18, 2007* 1:30 p.m. | No. 8 | vs. UIC Caribbean Classic | W 86–44 | 8–2 | Moon Palace Resort Cancun, Mexico |
| Dec 19, 2007* 1:30 p.m. | No. 8 | vs. Miami (FL) Caribbean Classic | W 63–52 | 9–2 | Moon Palace Resort Cancun, Mexico |
| Dec 28, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at Middle Tennessee | L 56–67 | 9–3 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| Dec 30, 2007* 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 | New Orleans | W 73–46 | 10–3 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 3, 2008* 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 | at Florida State | W 73–61 | 11–3 | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Jan 10, 2008 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 | at No. 20 Arkansas | W 76–54 | 12–3 (1–0) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| Jan 13, 2008 4:00 p.m. | No. 11 | Vanderbilt | W 62–51 | 13–3 (2–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 20, 2008 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 | Mississippi State | W 84–31 | 14–3 (3–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 24, 2008 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 | at No. 25 Auburn | W 79–59 | 15–3 (4–0) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Jan 27, 2008 1:00 p.m. | No. 9 | at Kentucky | W 72–46 | 16–3 (5–0) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| Jan 31, 2008 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 | South Carolina | W 67–37 | 17–3 (6–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 3, 2008 10:00 a.m. | No. 8 | at Florida | W 85–71 | 18–3 (7–0) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| Feb 7, 2008 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at Alabama | W 89–53 | 19–3 (8–0) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb 10, 2008 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 | No. 24 Georgia Pack the PMAC XII | W 63–57 | 20–3 (9–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 14, 2008 5:30 p.m. | No. 7 | at No. 1 Tennessee | W 78–62 | 21–3 (10–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| Feb 17, 2008 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 | Ole Miss | W 78–48 | 22–3 (11–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 21, 2008 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 | Kentucky | W 52–48 | 23–3 (12–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 25, 2008* 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 69–74 | 23–4 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 28, 2008 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 | Arkansas | W 83–46 | 24–4 (13–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mar 2, 2008 2:30 p.m. | No. 6 | at Mississippi State | W 64–49 | 25–4 (14–0) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2008* 12:00 p.m. | (1) No. 7 | vs. (8) Ole Miss Quarterfinals | W 80–36 | 26–4 | Sommet Center Nashville, TN |
| Mar 8, 2008* 5:30 p.m. | (1) No. 7 | vs. (4) Kentucky Semifinals | W 66–49 | 27–4 | Sommet Center Nashville, TN |
| Mar 9, 2008* 6:30 p.m. | (1) No. 7 | vs. (2) No. 3 Tennessee Championship game | L 55–61 | 27–5 | Sommet Center Nashville, TN |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 22, 2008* 9:30 p.m. | (2 NOR) No. 6 | (15 NOR) Jackson State First round | W 66–32 | 28–5 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mar 24, 2008* 6:00 p.m. | (2 NOR) No. 6 | (7 NOR) No. 22 Marist Second round | W 68–49 | 29–5 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mar 29, 2008* 1:30 p.m. | (2 NOR) No. 6 | vs. (3 NOR) No. 13 Oklahoma State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 67–52 | 30–5 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 31, 2008* 6:30 p.m. | (2 NOR) No. 6 | vs. (1 NOR) No. 2 North Carolina Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 56–50 | 31–5 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Apr 6, 2008* 8:30 p.m. | (2 NOR) No. 6 | vs. (1 OKC) No. 3 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four | L 46–47 | 31–6 | St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. NOR=New Orleans Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
Sources:

## Rankings

2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings