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UscL 0G agaIs By TEDDY HEFFNER Sports Editor CHARLOTTE, N. C.--USC's Gamecocks seek revenge for two straight losses tonight when they meet perennial Southern Con ference champion Davidson here at Charlotte Coliseum. Davidson has defeated the Gamecocks the past two season since tne two schools renewed an old rivalry that had been dormant since 1955. USC won in 1954. The Wildcats won 62-55 in 1969 and sprung a 68-62 upset last year at Carolina Coliseum. However, the chiei architect of that Davidson triumph, Bryan Adrian, has seen action in only three games this season due to recurring injuries. Adrian has managed an 18.0 average in his brief appearences. The former high school teammate of USC's Bob Carver and Kevin Joyce may not be ready to go against Carolina. In the absence of his slick shooting guard Davidson coach Terry Holland has had to rely on 6 6 senior Steve Kirly, 6-7 sophomore Joe Sutter and a stingy defense. Sutter is the top scorer with an 14.9 average while Kirly is hitting 12.6 per outing. The defense is ranked ninth nationally with a 66.4 average. Davidson may try to take A li-Ameri eeks rc t Davi< S0 The G-anieco(Ck S SS advantage of their defense with a slowdown type offense. Davidson is 10-8 overall with a 6 1 SC record and a 4-7 outside mark. Carolina is 8-0 against outside competition, 5-4 in ACC play and 3 4 on the opponents home court. "South Carolina has the talent to beat anybody," said Holland. "The ways they have of controlling a game are remarkable. "They have the ability of con trolling the boards at both ends of the floor. They have fine overall --are R4end caa wr venge Ison speed, can fast break well and they have good shooters. "They have had some trouble against slowdowns but that should not give them trouble with the. talent they have. They are good enough to beat anybody at any kind of a game." Besides Sutter and Kirly, Davidson will start Duncan Postma, Eric Minkin and John Pecorak-unless Adrian is set to go. Postma is scoring 9.3 a game while getting 3.6 rebounds. Minkin is hitting at a 10.0 clip and is the leading Wildcat rebounder with a 7.1 mark. Pecorak is scoring 8.6 in the balanced Davidson attack but is more important for his 6.0 rebounds. Davidson reserves who may see action are headed by Gordon Graham and Billy Pierce who each are hitting over four points a game. Ron Seltzer has a 3.2 scoring mark and Lester Strong a 2.3 average. All-America John Roche, who has started controlling the USC offense more in the past three games than earlier in the year, heads the Gamecock scoring corps. Roche is hitting 21.8 points per game, including 23, 56 and 28 in the last three outings. Junior center Tom Riker is the number two scorer with a 15.8 mark and is also the number two USC rebounder with a 9.2 mark. Tom Owens is scoring at a 14.8 clip and hauling down 10.9 rebounds. Sophomore Kevin Joyce is hit ting 13.0 points per game and has a 4.6 rebound mark. Bob Carver has a 6.3 scoring average and Rick Aydlett follows with a 5.4 mark. John Ribock will get the starting nod if Coach Frank McGuire decides to go with his 'muscle lineup' while Carver gets the nod if the emphasis is on speed. Ribock is hitting 2.0 per game. COLISUMI Slipper UNCLAIME 1211 BROAD (Hwy COLUMI OPEN TO' 9 A.M. l MON. TI WE NOV STEREO COMPONENT RECLINERS & S LIVING ROOM & BI SEWING MACHINES AND TAF STUDENTS Bill Norwood ball D FREIGHT RIVER RD. .176) IIA, S. C. 'HE PUBLIC r0 6 P.M. IRU SAT. I HAVE! 3YSTEMS & CONSOLES WIVEL ROCKERS DROOM FURNITURE & VACUUM CLEANERS 'E DECKS WELCOME pi .1 == = 3, =