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Ho ust It Wa Iy IOUG WILLIAMS Asi. Sporifs Editor Houston head coach Guy Lewis looked as if he had just supervised a massive cleanup of Carolina Coliseum. Or rather, as if he had provided the mops, and Frank McGuire had properly used them. He looked as though his cat had jut been hit by a milk truck, or his goldfish had just drowned. He was, ,. to say the least, distrought. "I must say, it was decisive," the Cougar mentor flatly stated. "Any loss is a bad one, be it by one point or twenty. There's really very little difference." Lewis was almost in mourning after his team had suffered an 88 71 setback to an aggressive Gamecock team. He devised waiting sportswriters thwt it might not be a good idea to enter the visitors' locker room in order to speak to his players. The entire scene resembled a funeral. "I would have to say that this had to be our worst rebounding Peterson, 4rosh pas By DOUG WILLIAMS Asst. Sports Editor The hot shooting of Ed Peterson and Mark Littles sparked the Biddies to a 104-101 overtime victory over North Greenville .Junior College. Peterson struck for 43 points, while Littles made good on ten of seventeen attempts from the field, in accumulating 25 points. Carolina carried a nine point, 49 40 lead into the locker room at the half, but the Mounties came out smoking, and the game suddenly became interesting. While they pecked away at the Biddies' lead for ten minutes, from six minutes on. both teams were changing one ~point leads. Then, with 5:04 remaining, Rick Mousa was called for his fourth personal foul, and a technical followed when Mousa apparently had not raised his hand. The on's L( s decisi game in sometime. But then again, Riker (Tomi and Owens- (Tom) might have had something to do with that. Boy. they are really tough. and didn't leave us a whole lot left to be taken off the boards." Houston had averaged better than fifty rebounds per outing, but could only garner 38, as compared to USC's 44. It was obvious that Lewis was referring to the fact that his offense was built around the fast break, and when the Cougars failed to capitalize on the Gamecocks' errant shots, he saw his game plan dissolve. He termed the outside shooting of Carolina as another factor in the victory. "They're better outside shooters than I would have ex pected. I guess that, as well as the fact that they rebounded better than us, had to be the major factor in the game." The Gamecocks shot a torrid 56.7 percent in the second half from the field to ice the vic tory. One thing that Lewis was happy Littles gu t North ( Mounties converted, ana gained an .86-83 advantage. Then, at 4:41, North Greenville's big man, Lindsey Orr hit a short jumper, and the Mounties held an 88-83 margin. Seconds later, Peterson hit a long jumper, and the Biddies stormed back until 1:16 remained, when Littles tied it all with a two handed jump shot at 92-92. Following a Mounty free throw, Peterson hit another shot, and Carolina regained the lead by a point, 94-93. Another converted free throw once again knotted the score. Then, with only ten seconds to go, Peterson was playing for the last shot. On an attempted drive, he lost possession, and the game fell into overtime. With 14 seconds gone in the overtime period, Orr converted two free throws, but the second was nullified, as a Mounty had entered the lane too soon. Ben CAMPUS ' WEDNE 5 P.M. TIli MONSTER BURGI COMBINATION P Monstrously Good' Mjonster Bu~ Crisp, golden French Fries ... Frmnk N'$ 409 BIossor AT THE BRIC d by UIniversal P'iettr' C 96 lor k N' . 11WIS:D ve about was that Carolina guard John Roche had not shot as much as he had in previous games. "I'm really not surprised that he didn't shoot as much. I understand he has been shooting a lot lately. I'm just happy he didn't get to shoot many more free throws." Lewis also had some interesting comparision about the Gamecocks. and the style of play that characterizes the Atlantic Coast Conference. His Cougars have faced both Kansas. dropping an 89-73 game. and Southern California. who handed Houston a 77-64 setback. "All three are great teams," he continued. "South Carolina has size like Kansas, but I think that Southern Cal is quicker. "There really isn't much dif ference in the style of play of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In fact. there isn't much difference in play. either East or West. It helps to have the best players, whether you're in California or New York." n USC ireenville Reuther hit two more from the charity stripe, and USC lead 96-95. After Danny Dickson scored on a layup. Peterson hit for two more, giving the Biddies another one point lead. 98-97. Then John Gardner stole the ball.. but Peterson missed his shot. However, a minute later. Peterson made a clean steal, for a driving layup. stretching the Carolina lead to 101-97. After Gardner was fouled after another steal, he made good on one toss. Then, w14 fourteen seconds remaining in the overtime period, Peterson converted two free throws to ice the victory. "We played very well, but in stages." Biddie mentor Donnie Walsh said. "We played well in the first halt'. Then we didn't play well in the second half until we started to come back. Then we played especially well in the overtime period." NIGHT SDAY i 0SING LATE Q7$ W1th Student ID rger, Tossed Salad C n St. )G E ir Stein systems, Inc.h Sport Talk By Teddy Heffie Sports Editor All good things must come i Coliseum will be the beginni Roche-Owens era. True, US( season games, at least one possibly as many as seven pc will mark the last time All-Ar Owens will play before the usl crowd. Also, two other seniors, so making their last appearan< Powell. Roche and Owens have b grade in LaSalle Academy, I out for the basketball team two, made the grade, a full s basketball. Owens walked up to Roche lasting friendship was born. 1 coach Frank McGuire the ne> a campaign that wound up Carolina. But it was Owens that McC Roche for a defensive player Roche once held Marquette's filed goal in the city finals. " They won't admit it her4 McGuire really wanted Tomr it sometimes, they didn't nei It just goes to show how could be," McGuire said. "W defensive star." Well, Roche turned out tc player, a ball-handling playn more. He turned out to be weapon the Gamecocks have 4 be the most dominating forci nation. The comments from opposil from sportswriters, tell the Jo Frank Barrows, The Charlo BEAUTY: John Roche slidi changing the pace of his dribi You could watch it forever." Austin Carr: "He's a grea Duke coach Bucky Waters: superlatives to describe Roc Clemson coach Tates Locke n in the truest sense. He's jus he biggest plays and gets tl hem." Bob Teitlebaum, The Wc 'South Carolina's John Roche s to New York." rhere's plenty more. Cornel 'lust couldn't defense Roche. aid that "everything starts w f Furman, "He's the best ther Curry Kirkpatrick may hay his year's controversial Sport il due respect to the presentc ne of the most dominant playe Roche's stats are impressiv( areer he has scored 1765 poin1 ith the many slowdown atte een the past two years. Roche ffensive category, including ist year and has done the sam But statistics do not tell the ather pass off than shoot, "M< verybody else up." ronight there will be a small rser y, number II. He is only tU USC history to have his jer id number 42 retired after led id being named an All-Amer o an end. Tonight at Carolina ng of the end of an era. The - will play two more regular in the ACC tournament and ist-season games, but tonight nericas John Roche and Tom ual Carolina Coliseum sellout metimes overlooked, will be :es. John Ribock and Dennis een friends since the ninth Jew York City. The two tried and the two, and only those chlorship to play high school and introduced himself and a 'he two caught the eye of USC <t year and McGuire began with the two playing at uire really wanted. He took , a ball-handling playmaker. Dean Meminger to a single ?,," said Roche, "but coach ny, not me. I kid them about ?d me then." wrong a coach's judgement e thought Roche would be a > be just that, a defensive laker. But he added a little the most potent offensive ?ver known. He turned out to ? in the ACC, possibly in the ng players and coaches and hn Rche story best: tte Observer: A THING OF ng off a Tom Owens pick, )le, and hitting from 22 feet. it one." "You're always looking for Ae.'' :Roche is an All-AMerican it a great player who makes he baskets when you need >rld-News, Roanoke, Va.: is to basketball what a taxi l's Jerr y Lace said his team 'Providence's Dave Gavitt ith Roche.'' Charles Selvey e is in the ACC.'' e gotten one thing right in s llustrated story. ''...with iants on campus... Roche is ~rs in the college game.'' ~. In 77 varsity games in his s for a 22.9 average. That's ~mpts the Gamecocks have led the Gamecocks in every rebounding, at least once e this year. complete story. ''He would :Gu ire said. ''He tries to set ceremony to retire Roche's ie second basketball player sey retired. Grady Wallace ading the nation in scoring ica in 1957.