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Duke's Sleeping Giant Finally Aw Stuns Gamecocks, 68-59, In Sem - . - sen 4an - 'A Ix Staff Photo by Chief Photographer Chuck Koer Staff Photo by Warren Hudse The Gamecocks Topped Maryland, But Duke Got In The Way Friday akens, ifinals 1 Golden Outguns Carolina By JIM HANEY Sports Editor Duke's sleeping giant, a team that didn't awaken until the last day of the regular season, 'nuiked the Gamecocks out of the ACC tournament with a 68-59 win Fri day night. The Blue Devils got an 18-point performance from Dave Golden, who hit on 9 of 12 shots from the floor to pace all scorers with 18 points. The Dukes moved the ball well against the Gamecocks' zone, with guard Dick DeVenzio's floor leadership and sharp pass ing the key to the offense. DeVenzio found the open man and the Blue Devils hit 55.6 per cent of their shots to the Game cocks' 39.2 per cent. Down by as much as 10 early in the second half the Gamecocks fought back to cut the margin to one several times in the last few minutes. John Ribock hit a jump shot to make it 60-59 Duke, but then the roof fell in on the Gamecocks. Billy Walsh fouled DeVenzio and the Duke guard was awarded two shots for an intentional foul. He hit both attempts, John Roche missed a jump shot on the Gamecocks' end of the court and a DeVenzio pass found Steve Vandenberg open under the basket. Golden swiped the ball and went in for a layup that made it 66-59 with only 25 seconds remaining. Roche managed to hit only four of 17 shots from the floor, but was a perfect nine for nine from the foul line to lead the Gamecocks with 17 points. After the game, DeVenzio, sign ing autographs outside the Duke dressing room, commented, "I think - he's ( Roche) a great ball player. We used a special kind of defense. We played man-to-man on Roche 'and Walsh outside andI a zone under the basket." The Gamecocks began the game using their 3-2 offense with Cremins out front behind .the foul circle and Walsh and Roche on either side of him. tBut the Gamecocks weren't able tto hit from the outside often enough to pull the Blue D)evils out r. from under the basket. Walsh hit three of nine from the r floor and Cremins hit four of 11. With the Blue D)evils able to con tcenitrate on clogging up the lane a . they held Tom Owens to 10 points andl seven rebounds. TI VITI ES CALENDAR MARCH 11 Also a Flower," Assembly Room, 3, 6, 8.30 P.M. EEK BEGINS e University Union presents Room, Capstone, 8 P.M. Y, MARCH 12 102, Russell House, 5 P.M. ra 207, Russell House, 7:30 P.M. MARCH 13 irdventure," Assembly Room, ,3, 6, 8:30 P.M. EATURING THE TAMS AND EVIEW, 8 P.M. MARCH 14 ly Room, Russell House, 1 P.M. DS BANQUET, 7 P.M. MARCH 15 NG ON THE HORSESHOE, 1 P.M. RAMURAL FIELDS, 2 P.M. -OWING GAMES YOUR NEXT PARTYI COKE ON HANDI VN MAK Wednesday Is College Student Day at the PONDEROSA Sizzlin' Sirloin STEAK DINNER S .09 After 5:00 P.M. Just present your student identification to cashier Our regular $1.49 12 oz. sizzlin' sirloin steak served with a gopher-sized baked 'toter, dipp6rful a' crisp, green salad and a hunk a' toast. NO TIPPING COME-AS-YOU-ARE PONDEROSA Gamecocks Ac Begin Tourney The Gamecocks accepted a bid to Southern Illinois. The tournament the National Invitational Tourna- will be played in the new Madison ment moments after their 68-59 Square Garden in New York. loss to the Duke Blue Devils in the The field will consist of 16 ACC semifinals Friday night. teams, 15 of which have already The Gamecocks will play against been selected. In the tournament "Remember, we re nonviolent, so be careful of your after shave." Wild-eyed coeds can turn any peaceful demnstratio full-scale riot, so be careful how YOU use your N: Karat Shave and Cologne. But just in case your hand si ps, we instructions on self-defense in every package. (if you'ri fist, maybe you'd better read the instructions twice.) Hai Karate-be careful how you u cept N This W thus far are South Carolina (20.6), Southern Illinois (16-7), Tennes. see (18-5), Temple (18-8), Wy. oming (19-8), West Texas State (18-7), Fordham (17-8), Florida (17-8), Army, Kansas; l'. r into a el After include ,a paci se it. [T Bid, eekend Also Ohio University (V.8) Tulsa (19-7), Rutgers (21-3), Bos ton College (21-3) and St. Peter of New Jersey (20.61. The remianing position will 1) filled by the Missouri Valley run nerup-I.ouisville or I)rake. This will be the Gamecocks' firs entry in the NIT. The tournamen is purely invitational, and ther are no insured bids. The teams ar chosen by representatives of th NIT on the basis of their regula season performances. Duke went to the NIT the las two years after losing to UNC I the ACC finals both years. COKE CAMPUS AC TUESDAY, Student Union Film, "A Poppy I! Russell House GREEK W Lectures Committee of th RALPH NADER, Campus WEDNESDA Student Senate, Room : Student Wives Meeting, Roor THURSDAY Student Union Film, "The i Russell House GREEK WEEK CONCERT I THE TAMS I FRIDAY, Student Speak-Out, Assemb GREEK WEEK AWAF SATURDAY GREEK WEEK PARADE BEGINN GREEK GAMES ON INT CONCERT FOL BE MfEPARED FOR KEEP PLENTY OF DR TRADE