Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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An important statistic was in the turnover department, where USC surrendered the ball only three times in the second half as compared to Duke's nine. Roche was the game's leading scorer, hitting 12-23 from the floor, and garnering two of three from the charity stripe, for 26 points. Owens added 22, Riker 19, Joyce IS. and Aydlett 12. The Blue Devils were paced by Richie O'Conner, who had 21 points, and Katherman and Dawson, who scored 14 each. Denton was able to grab only seven rebounds and tally eight points in his short appearance. "Duke is a very fine basketball team with all those sophomores," said USC coach Frank McGuire. "They shot nearly 53 per cent in the first half against our zone. We very nearly had to pull out of it. "I thought this was an excellent game," McGuire continued. "Hard fought and clean. Our strategy was to run and this was the best we have played. No reflection on Notre Dame, but our team played much better against Duke." Owens tended to agree with McGuire. "I think we might have put it together. It took us about five games last year. We're off to a good start. "It's too early to rate Duke," he went on. "They're tough. Denton is a fine ball player. He probably had Ribock and Riker mumbling at him all night. I wouldn't want those two talking to me during a game." "They would have been a lot rougher if Denton had stayed in," Roche commented. "Their sophomores are real good. Our shots just started falling in. I'm still not sure what their plans were." During the second half of play, Roche was called for a technical nside Duke's Richie O'Conner lurday night. Carolina soundly '8 as the Gamecocks picked up f the young season and passed ng colors. Duke was picked to petition in the ACC. 1204 Main Street Deliver 4.11 p m. Wekdays k Sandwich with Fries Regular 1.95 kdays And All Day Sunday LER VICE ONLY e 256.7179 Seat belts arn Roch By DOUG WILLIAMS Sports Writer Four minutes before game time Saturday night, an Ingenious onlooker had placed seat belts on the chairs of Duke head coach Bucky Waters and his assistant. The intent was good; the placing, however, was not. The belts would have had a greater effect had they kept John Roche and Tom Owens glued to the Carolina bench. Waters didn't score a point. His assistant was effectively sealed off from the boards. They had very little bearing on the outcome of the game. Roche and Owens did. USC ran, shot, and rebounded its way to a 98-78 victory over the Blue Devils. Two cold spells, one in the first half and the other in the second half, kept the game suspenseful. From the opening tip, the Gamecocks were on top. USC displayed an early blitz behind Roche, Tom Riker, Owens, and Kevin Joyce, enroute to an early 18-9 lead. All this despite the presence of Randy Denton...that is, on the bench. With almost six minutes gone in the opening half, Denton had amassed three personal fouls. When the big center first left the game. with 14:03 left, Duke was down 22-10. Joyce and Riker had each thrown in eight points. But from 12:10 to 4:11, the first lapse occurred, allowing those fans who had come to see a good ball game to get their wishes. A Rick Aydlett jump shot at 3:51 put Carolina ahead 38-33, while Roche threw in four more points sand wiched around baskets by Aydlett and Owens to put USC ahead 46-42 at the half. The thing that kept Duke within range in the first half was a phenomenal shooting percentage from the outside. Jeff Dawson, Rick Katherman and Dick DeVenzio all were hitting con sistantly as the Blue Devils hit 52.9 per cent from the floor. USC and Duke traded baskets as the second half progressed. D" Denton was back in the game, and appeared to be leading the un derdog Blue Devils back. He scored six quick points, bringing the score to 63-60 with 11:43 left. ic eld sat ds ia 56 ~s. iy. at ~rs ay me nt. the ' USC's Tom Riker movesi for a layup during action Sa defeated the Blue Devils 98.; their third straight victory c their first ACC test with flyi give USC the strongest corn 'S JugglertraPeze aL1f Delicious Stea Salad and French 50* Off 4-12 Wee TABLE: the Pn ns rip 1 S1 foul on a ittle tangle up with DeVenzio. "I didn't see any reason for them to call a technical," Roche said. "I was just trying to get my foot loom. 'bey thought I was kicking him." oug Willian Starstru The first look I got of Car November, during Clemson % major, I was touring the Coliseu hurried into the arena, I would number one basketball team ; doing here?" I asked myself. Th USC played basketball at its fli So for the next few months, I ri fully. I absorbed the defeats to North Carolina State. I saw Jack UCLA in the NCAA finals. Then Carolina is better than the Bru So when this season rolled i sports publication I could find. T two appalledme.As far as I was third best. The magazines were all the sa All-America; Kevin Joyce, thir Owens and Tom Riker, sure America team. I read all about the physical grinned at the court antics descr was rapidly assuring myself tha this basketball nation. Like meeting S Then, at the Duke game, I had people I had heard so much ai Gamecock locker room for some story. The minute the game ende scared spitiess. The high intensity lights blinded me as I made my way past the Frank MncLuire show, and stumbled down the ramp leading to Carolina's locker room. It was like being in a dream. Or meeting Roy Rogers or Santa Claus for the first time. The ramp finally ended. I pushed the door open. There he was: John Roche. The man whose picture has graced the pages of every major sports publication in America. Sitting on a stool. Not walking on water. I walked over to him, and triec nothing came out. I was horrifie the tongue. My mouth was movir out. Roche looked at me like I wa My idol; Jo] To Roche's right was my ido John Ribock, my teeth prompi R IBOCK! Not more than six fee IBut my mouth must have still b~ as once again, I got that funny I glanced around the garr everyone's locker was his pictu Ifancy script. Tom Riker was bus that protected a bruise that he couldn't quite figure out whai Denton. I couldn't figure out mouth. Finally, in the face of Tom Ov reason was that I had to look up t into my nose and throat. Tall? N reached my ears. We talked foi mouth clogged up again. I took ai As I walked back up the rai locker room, I tried breathing e my experience had not resuli disease. Slowly, I allowed air to p ,my throat. Sounds emerged. I tri Experience the I turned and started walking t< again. It would have made my da tell me to get out of the way. I gc talking. Nothing. The shock wa experience was all that I need future will undoubtedly offer me into a winninig Carolina locker have to keep working on those )uke Riker wasn't quite sure what happened to Denton. "Maybe he got too psyched up. I don't know. It would be nice if he stayed that way. But we should have bar becued them a lot earlier." LCE olina's campus was last eekend. As a journalism m. I was informed that if I be able to see the nation's >racticing. "What's- UCLA en, suddenly, it hit me that iest. ?ad Sports Illustrated faith Tennessee, Davidson, and sonville put the pressure on I began to think that maybe 'ins. round, I picked up every he thought of being number concerned, UCLA was only me. John Roche, first team 'd team All-America; Tom the make someone's All prowess of John Ribock. I ibed by Sports Illustrated. I USC was second to none in anta Claus the opportunity to meet the bout. I had to go into the quotes to go with my game d, I started sweating. I was John Ribock I to ask him a question. But d. Maybe I had arthritis of ig. But nothing was coming s crazy. So I listened. in Ribock I. When my eyes fell upon ly fell to the floor. JOHN I from me. I looked at him. een moving with no result, look. tet carpeted room. Over re, and his name written in y cutting away the bandage mmpered him all week. He had happened to Randy what was wrong with my iens, it worked. Maybe the a see him, and more air got Dthing like that. His elbows r a few minutes, then my iother look at Ribock. 'np to leave the Gamecock xercises to make sure that fed in some latent heart ass from my lungs through ed it again. Results. only cure >ward the locker room once my just to have John Ribock t to the door, and practiced s still there. I told myself ed. And USC's basketball Smany more chances to go room. Meanwhile, I'll just throat exercIses.