Tigers oust top seed

LSU freshman holds Redick to 11 points

Don't look at Garrett Temple's numbers in the box score. Look at J.J. Redick's.

That's where you'll see how LSU's freshman guard shut down the all-time leading scorer in Duke history, the key to the Tigers' 62-54 conquest of the No. 1-ranked Blue Devils on Thursday night in the NCAA Atlanta Regional semifinals.

RICH ADDICKS/Cox News Service (enlarge photo) LSU's Tyrus Thomas drives home the Tigers' victory, dunking with 34 seconds remaining against Duke. The Tigers beat top seed Duke and play in the Atlanta Regional final Saturday.

Temple and LSU move on to a 4:40 p.m. Saturday showdown with Texas, which beat West Virginia 74-71 on a Kenton Paulino 3-pointer as time expired.

Redick's college career ended with his worst shooting night of the season, a 3-for-18 game that resulted in a season-low-matching 11 points, more than 16 below his average.

"I'm a defensive stopper," Temple said. "That's what I live for."

Temple didn't do it alone. But he was the primary defender, chasing Redick all over the court, through screens and around them, never backing down.

He's a Tiger by nature; his father, Collis Temple II, played for LSU, and so did his brother, Collis III. Collis III sent Garrett a text-message challenge as soon as LSU beat Texas A&M to earn a spot against Duke. Challenge met. But it's not the last one.

"We want respect come April 4," Garrett Temple said, referring to the day after the national championship game.