| WHEN: 1:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: New Orleans Arena (17,956) |
| RADIO: WTGE-FM 107.3 |
| TV: ESPN (Cable Ch. 35) |
| RECORDS: LSU 29-5, Okla. St. 27-7 |
| ROAD TO NEW ORLEANS: LSU defeated Jackson State 66-32 and Marist 68-49; OSU defeated East Tennessee State 85-73 and Florida State 73-72, OT. |
| LAST MEETING/SERIES: LSU 68, Oklahoma State 66 (OT), Nov. 21, 1997/LSU leads 3-0. |
| UP NEXT: Today’s winner advances to the regional championship game to take on the North Carolina-Louisville winner at 6:30 p.m. Monday. |
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| LSU |
| STARTERS |
HT. |
CL. |
| F Ashley Thomas |
6-0 |
Sr. |
| C Sylvia Fowles |
6-6 |
Sr. |
| G Quianna Chaney |
5-11 |
Sr. |
| G RaShonta LeBlanc |
5-7 |
Sr. |
| G Erica White |
5-3 |
Sr. |
| RESERVES |
| G Allison Hightower |
5-10 |
So. |
| F/C Mesha Williams |
6-3 |
Sr. |
| F Kristen Morris |
6-2 |
Jr. |
| OKLAHOMA STATE |
| STARTERS |
HT. |
CL. |
| G Andrea Riley |
5-7 |
So. |
| G Danielle Green |
5-8 |
Sr. |
| G Taylor Hardeman |
5-10 |
Jr. |
| F Shaunte’ Smith |
6-0 |
Jr. |
| C Maria Cordero |
6-3 |
Sr. |
| RESERVES |
| G Kristin Hernandez |
5-9 |
Fr. |
| C Alex Richardson |
6-3 |
Fr. |
| F Shyvon Spears |
6-1 |
Jr. |
| LEADERS |
| LSU: Fowles 17.2 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 54 blocks, 53 steals; Chaney 14.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3 PT-FG 87-222; Hightower 7.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 53 assists, 30 steals, White 7.4 ppg, 4.4 apg, 63 steals. |
| OKLA. ST.: Riley 23.0 ppg, 64-215 3-pt, 141 assists; Green 13.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg; Cordero 9.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg. |
| WHEN: 11 a.m. |
| WHERE: New Orleans Arena (17,956) |
| RADIO: N/A |
| TV: ESPN (Cable Ch. 35) |
| RECORDS: North Carolina 32-2, Louisville 26-9 |
| ROAD TO NEW ORLEANS: UNC — def. Bucknell 85-50, def. Georgia 80-66; Louisville — def. Miami (Ohio) 81-67, def. Kansas State 80-63 |
| LAST MEETING/SERIES: UNC 72, UL 67, 1996/UNC leads series 2-0 |
| UP NEXT: Winner advances to face today’s LSU/Oklahoma State winner in Monday’s regional final. |
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
| STARTERS |
HT. |
CL. |
| G Cetera DeGraffenreid |
5-6 |
Fr. |
| G Heather Claytor |
5-8 |
Jr. |
| G/F Rashanda McCants |
6-1 |
Jr. |
| F/C LaToya Pringle |
6-3 |
Sr. |
| F Erlana Larkins |
6-1 |
Sr. |
| RESERVES |
| G Rebecca Gray |
5-10 |
Fr. |
| G Italee Lucas |
5-8 |
Fr. |
| F Jessica Breland |
6-3 |
So. |
| LOUISVILLE |
| STARTERS |
HT. |
CL. |
| G Patrika Barlow |
5-6 |
Sr. |
| G Brandie Radde |
5-11 |
So. |
| C Chauntise Wright |
6-3 |
Jr. |
| F Angel McCoughtry |
6-1 |
Jr. |
| F Candyce Bingham |
6-0 |
Jr. |
| RESERVES |
| G Courtney Simmons |
5-10 |
Sr. |
| G Deseree Byrd |
5-9 |
Fr. |
| F/C Keshia Hines |
6-2 |
Fr. |
| LEADERS |
| N. CAROLINA: McCants 16.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.2 spg; Larkins 14.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 54.4 percent FG shooting (170-307); DeGraffenreid 11.8 ppg, 3.2 apg, 2.2 spg. |
| LOUISVILLE: McCoughtry 23.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 4.1 spg (leads Big East in scoring, steals); Bingham 13.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 52.2 percent FG shooting (192-368); Barlow 5.7 ppg, 6.9 apg (leads Big East in assists). |