TAMPA, Fla. — With points in short supply, Alexis Hornbuckle made her only two count.

It was just enough to put defending champion Tennessee back into the title game.

Hornbuckle's putback with seven-tenths of a second left lifted the Lady Vols to a 47-46 victory over LSU in last night's national semifinal. It was the lowest scoring game in Final Four history.

"I couldn't make a shot all night, but honestly, that was the only one that mattered," Hornbuckle said. "I just wanted to stay positive and I crashed the boards and looked up and I said I didn't want to pull this down, with my luck I might as well try to tip it in. And luckily it went in."

Candace Parker did all she could with her bum shoulder, scoring 13 points and grabbing 15 rebounds to lead the Lady Vols.

"It was a tough battle, LSU is a great team, my teammates pulled it out," said Parker, who was just 6 for 27 from the field. "The shoulder is fine, I'm proud of my teammates, we're going to the championship game."

Tennessee (35-2) moved within a win of its eighth national championship. To do it, the Lady Vols will have to beat Stanford, which beat Connecticut, 82-73, in the other semifinal.

The Lady Vols are looking to become the first repeat champions since the Huskies won three straight from 2002-04.

Meanwhile, LSU's Final Four drought continued. The Lady Tigers, who have been a Final Four staple the past five seasons, again failed to make it to the championship game. LSU, only the second team to play in five straight Final Fours matching the feat accomplished by Connecticut from 2000-04, has lost all five appearances.

"It's really a tough loss when I think about these kids and what they have gone through for four years," LSU coach Van Chancellor said.

All-American Sylvia Fowles tried in vain to avoid losing her fourth straight Final Four. She scored 24 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to lead LSU (31-6), but it wasn't enough.

"I got off to a slow start, I think I was either anxious or nervous." Fowles said. "I picked it up in about the last eight minutes and things started to go my way."

TENNESSEE 47, LSU 46

LSU (31-6)

Thomas 2-3 0-0 4, Fowles 10-24 4-11 24, White 2-5 3-5 7, LeBlanc 0-2 0-0 0, Chaney 4-10 0-1 9, Hightower 1-9 0-2 2, M.Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-54 7-19 46.

TENNESSEE (35-2)

Parker 6-27 1-3 13, Auguste 5-9 0-1 10, Anosike 2-7 1-2 5, Bobbitt 4-7 0-0 11, Hornbuckle 1-8 0-1 2, Bjorklund 1-4 0-0 2, Baugh 1-1 0-0 2, Fuller 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 21-69 2-7 47.

Halftime—Tennessee 22-18. 3-Point Goals—LSU 1-9 (Chaney 1-6, LeBlanc 0-1, Hightower 0-2), Tennessee 3-12 (Bobbitt 3-5, Hornbuckle 0-2, Parker 0-2, Fuller 0-3). Fouled Out—Baugh. Rebounds—LSU 47 (Fowles 20), Tennessee 45 (Parker 15). Assists—LSU 11 (Chaney 5), Tennessee 6 (Bobbitt 3). Total Fouls—LSU 11, Tennessee 20. A—21,655.

STANFORD 82, UCONN 73

TAMPA, Fla. — Candice Wiggins refused to let Stanford lose to Connecticut. Not again.

The Cardinal star continued her electrifying run through the NCAA tournament, scoring 25 points and grabbing 13 rebounds while getting some timely help from Kayla Pedersen (17 points) and JJ Hones (11) as Stanford beat Connecticut.

Back in the Final Four for the first time in 11 years, the Cardinal (35-3) avenged an early season loss to the Huskies (36-2) and advanced to tomorrow's title game, where they'll put a 23-game winning streak on the line against Tennessee — a 47-46 winner over LSU in the second semifinal.

Wiggins typically leads the Cardinal through emotional, loud pregame huddles. Her message this time focused on her teammates' smarts and how far they had come since the first meeting between the teams.

"We got killed by Connecticut back in November, just absolutely killed. And, you know, they changed the whole dynamic of our team," Wiggins said.

"So we grouped before the game and we said: 'Let's see how much better we've gotten. This is a test for ourselves to see we're not the same team we were in November.' "

The first player to have two 40-point performances in the same NCAA tournament, Wiggins seemed to be everywhere on the floor and finished five assists shy of the first triple-double in women's Final Four history.

STANFORD 82, CONNECTICUT 73

STANFORD (35-3)

Pedersen 8-14 0-1 17, Appel 6-11 3-4 15, Hones 4-7 0-0 11, Wiggins 7-19 8-9 25, Gold-Onwude 1-5 0-0 3, Pohlen 0-1 2-2 2, Cimino 0-0 0-0 0, Clyburn 0-1 0-0 0, Harmon 2-5 5-6 9. Totals 28-63 18-22 82.

CONNECTICUT (36-2)

Moore 8-19 1-1 20, McLaren 1-3 0-0 2, Hunter 0-3 0-0 0, Swanier 4-9 2-2 13, Montgomery 4-18 6-7 15, Gardler 0-0 0-0 0, Houston 4-8 2-2 10, Dixon 1-2 2-2 4, Charles 4-5 1-2 9. Totals 26-67 14-16 73.

Halftime—Stanford 40-33. 3-Point Goals—Stanford 8-21 (Wiggins 3-6, Hones 3-6, Gold-Onwude 1-3, Pedersen 1-3, Pohlen 0-1, Harmon 0-2), Connecticut 7-26 (Swanier 3-6, Moore 3-11, Montgomery 1-9). Fouled Out—Hones. Rebounds—Stanford 43 (Wiggins 13), Connecticut 37 (Moore 9). Assists—Stanford 20 (Hones 6), Connecticut 14 (Swanier 5). Total Fouls—Stanford 17, Connecticut 19.