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USC to w: By TEDDY HEFFNER Sports Editor USC's Gamecocks put together their best shooting night of the season to make the final home game for .seniors John Roche, Tom Owens, Dennis -'1owell and John Ribock a happy one, 84-66 over Wake Forest Wednesday night. Tte Gamecocks blistered the nets for a 57.0 per cent as four players reached double , figures. Owens led the Gamecocks scoring with 25 points in addition to pulling down 18 rebounds. Rick Aydlett had 18 points, 14 in the tight first half, while Bob Carver hit a personal career high of 16, eight in each stanza. Slick-shooting Charlie Davis had the Deacons, in the game in the first half. Davis hit 16 points in the initial period while his teamates, getting open shots because of the USC concentration on Davis, were hitting their field goal attempts. Wake hit 51.6 per cent in the first half, led by Davis' seven of 11. Bob Rhoads hit six of 11 for 13 points. Gil McGregor was two of three. Carolina hit 60 per cent in the period and pulled away to a 46-37 intermission lead. "We were giving up easy shots to the other guys," Carver said, "but we didn't want Davis to get going. The tournament's just around the corner and if he got hot tonight it might carry over to then." USC head coach Frank McGuire was 'depressed' because It was the last home game for his seniors but "was very pleased with the win. "'They have a very good team," he said. "That Davis is great. Our man-to-man defense couldn't stop him. Finally, when we went to a zone in the second half, we stopped him, but that was because he couldn't get the open shot." McGuire was overly pleased with Aydlett and Carver. "Rick really gets hot in a hurry,"' he said," and Bobby has that pretty set shot. They Freshmen wra with 85-70 wii By GARY WEST Sports Writer The Carolina Freshmen team put the finishing touches on a fine season with an 85-70 triumph over Palmer College at Carolina Coliseum Wednesday night. The combined scoring of Ed Peterson,- Brian Winters, and Rich Mousa with a total of 71 points paced the victory. The Biddies out rebounded their opponents 51-35, and outshot them 46 per cent to 35 per cent. Coach Don Wa aish expressed the tine play of his team, ''The boys played well tonight especially against their big guy (Frank Wise) and their fine back court." Ed Peterson, the Atlantic Coast Conference's leading freshmen scorer, once again laed the D lesnwI 27 point$; He followd by Brian *~,' w~fl~23 points.and Rick MAouse with 21 ninfnae (Wake) played every defense possible and they couldn't stop us. I can't say enough for our seniors. They've played some wonderful ball for us." All-America Roche, who was treated to a long standing ovation when he and Owens left the floor with 46 seconds left to play, was "lust glad that we won. The important games are still ahead and they're all on the road. We just hope we can win those. "We still haven't done what we came here to do," Roche said, obviously meaning winning the national championship. "We've gotten a lot of credit for starting this program but not to long ago Coach McGuire had to play in the old field house. He recruited some good players, Skip Harlicka, Jack Thompson, Frank Stan dard and Gary Gregor and loss his best big man Mike Crosso). So, if some of the breaks had gone the other way they might have gotten the credit that we are getting now." "I'm just happy I got the chance to play here for Coach McGuire,' Owens said. "But the season isn't over yet. We still have the big games left." Owens dominated the inside game against Wake as he did against Houston last Monday night, pulling down rebounds, blocking shots and hitting layups or fall-away jumpers. "He's a one man zone," McGuire has said of Owens' defense. Carver, who drew the tough assignment of covering Davis, the conference's leading scorer, had praise for the 6-1 New York product. "He's the second best player I've ever played against," Carver said. Smiling, Carver answered the unasked question, "John Roche is the best. Both Davis and John have a wide assortment of shots that they can put in, so it's hard to guard them because you don't know what is coming next. But the comparison ends there. I used to play John every day in practice last year. He is a more complete player." p up seasQn ri over Palmer Along with the fine play of their scholarship players, Carolina also received excellent board support from Marty Woolbright and Ben Reuther and floor leadership from Mark Little. In reflecting over the season, Walsh said, "I am very proud of the team's effort .this year. They weren't supposed to break .500 and they won 75 per cent of their games. We won some games this year we weren't supposed to win, and lost a couple that we should have won.'' Walsh said, ''The three scholarship boys will fit well into the varsity program next, year The nonscholarship boys did better then I expected,, and performed tremendously. In particular Mark Little performed extremely well this year.'' Little had his best evening of the season Monday'night against North Greenville Junior College in a 104-101 Blddie victor y in overtime. The 6-2 Charlotte native hit ten of seventeen shots from the floor, while adding five more from the charity stripe for a point taI of '25 Rick sets Streakin faces N.( Carolina's red-hot Gamecocks take to the road in quest of their seventh consecutive victory Saturday night, meeting North Carolina State. in Reynolds Coliseum at Raleigh, N. C. Tip-off time is scheduled for 9:06. State is lead by 6-9 center Paul Coder. a big 250 pound junior. Coder is averagfng 14.9 points per ganie, and is the leading rebounder on the Wolfpack, pulling down 8.8 errant shots a contest. Coder is also the ACC's second best shooter from the field, at 57.9 per cent. The leading scorer for State is 6-f Kd Leftwich-. who is canning 16.2 markers per game. He is also State's leading man at the foul line NEED HELP WI Call 252-7131 after 5 p.m. I $1.00 discount on your re COMPR EHI _____- ''The Complei Th@ LIi Stwdeu This is a chance to vlsi Restaurant For a minirr includes choice cut sirloin s items at salad bar)-cholce c coffee Please Call ft ..ra s a.a his sight USC State with a not-too-impressive .669 mark. Rick Holdt is the only other Wolfpack player in double figures, averaging 11.2 points per outing. His 47.1 per centage from the field ranks second on the State team. Rebounding out the starting five are 6-1 guard, Al Heartley, and 6-7 sophomore, Bob Heuts. Heartley is putting in 5.8 points per game from backcourt spot, while Heuts pulled down ten rebounds a game for the State frosh last season. 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