Dominant National Champions

Coach Kim Mulkey’s second LSU team saved its best for last.

Everything started in the fourth quarter Friday night when the Tigers wiped out a nine-point deficit to defeat Virginia Tech in the national semifinals. An offensively-challenged team in its first four NCAA tournament games, LSU scored 29 fourth-quarter points.

The Tigers’ opponent in the national title game was not defending national champion South Carolina as Iowa upset the undefeated Gamecocks.