One game after being upset by Rice, No. 6 Louisiana Tech captured its 20th win and its first Western Athletic Conference regular season title with a 67-62 win over Tulsa on the road.
The title was the Lady Techsters 10th-straight conference title after winning nine-straight Sun Belt crowns. This is now the 25th time in 28 seasons that La. Tech has won 20 or more games.
Louisiana Tech had won 77- straight games against conference opponents before falling to Rice on Feb. 21. The loss also halted the Lady Techsters WAC-record conference winning streak at 14. Louisiana Tech has won 15 of 16 conference games this season.
The Lady Techsters have two more WAC games before playing in their first WAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed. The WAC basketball tournament will be held March 5-9 in Tulsa, Okla.