Temple overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to down Louisiana Tech 66-61 in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament at Gampel Pavilion Sunday afternoon.
Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Candice Dupree scored 20 points 16 coming in the second half and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the Owls (28-3) to their 25th straight win.
Lady Techster junior guard Tasha Crain scored 15 of her game-high 28 points in the first half. Crain, the 2005 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, hit 12-of-16 field goals and 4-of-5 free throws in 39 minutes of action while adding four rebounds, four steals and two assists.
Erica Taylor added 13 points, three rebounds and three steals in her final contest for Louisiana Tech.
Georgia's Cori Chambers scored 19 points, one of four Georgia players in double figures, as the Lady Bulldogs beat Rice 75-49 in first round action of the NCAA tournament at Reunion Arena.
Rice's Lauren Neaves had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the WAC champion Lady Owls (24-9), who had won 12 straight games. Rice made only its second NCAA tournament, while Georgia has missed just two of the 24 tournaments.