 Louisiana Tech knocked off N.C. State in their semifinal match , 84 – 65 , making the national championship a match @-@ up between the two teams that started the season ranked first and second . The game was not close . Seven and a half minutes through the first half , the Lady Vols were up by fifteen , and by halftime the score was 55 – 32 . The 55 points was a record for most points in a half in a national championship game . Tech was not able to make a run until late in the second half , when they were able to cut the lead down to eighteen , only to see Kellie Jolly hit back @-@ to @-@ back three pointers . The final score was 93 to 75 . Three different Lady Vols scored twenty or more points : Holdsclaw ( 25 ) , Catchings ( 27 ) , and Jolly ( 20 ) . Holdsclaw , who was named the Final Four MVP , her second consecutive , also won her seventh straight title ( 3 NCAA , 4 State ) . After the game , Louisiana Tech head coach Leon Balmore proclaimed this Lady Vols squad to be the " best ever " , something Old Dominion Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman has stated back in February . However , not everyone was positive , as ESPN analyst Mimi Griffin stated that Tennessee 's dominance was becoming a detriment to the women 's game . 
