Louisiana Tech is not your garden variety holiday tournament opponent.
The Lady Techsters program is women's basketball royalty although don't hate on Arizona State players if they don't know the history. Some were not even born in 1999 when Louisiana Tech made the 10th and most recent of its NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances.
Louisiana Tech hasn't played in the NCAA tourney since 2011 so even its 27 appearances — tied for sixth most nationally — are dusty compared to ASU's current five-year NCAA run, tied for longest in school history.
Only prior meeting in inaugural NCAA Tournament
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