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USC USC wit] stubborn By DOUG WILLIAMS Sports Editor LAS VEGAS...USC withstood a furious second-half rush by the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, to nip the Rebels, 84-81, here Wednesday night. Down 76-67 with 5:01 remaining to play UNLV's Bobby Florence led the Rebels back to an 81-81 tie before Kevin Joyce dropped in three free throws to ice the game. Oddly enough, Joyce took the ball upcourt with Carolina ahead, 82-81, at the 0:17 mark, but was not fouled until four seconds remained. When UNLV retained possesion, Booker Washington's half-court shot fell short. The Gamecocks carried a ten point, 47-37, lead into the second half. The margin swelled to 58-45 four minutes into the period until UNLV began to methodically peck away at the Carolina lead. Washington hit two baskets from outside to cut the advantage to 60 51 with eight minutes gone. Bobby Carver scored and Joyce con verted a one and one to offset two layups by Florence. Joyce again connected from the field to bring the USC lead back to nine, 66-57. But, the Rebels reeled off four straight points, dropping the margin to five. Tom Riker and Brian Winters then each scored two from the charity stripe. Danny Traylor hit from in close twice, and the Gamecocks again led by nine, 74 65. Florence followed two jump shots and Ed Carmen connected IN PERSON SAT. FEB. 26 One Show -8:00 p.m. CAROLINA COLISEUM Columbia, S. C. COUNTRY SHINDIG Tammy Wynette George Jones Sonny James Osborne Bros. Barbara Mandrell Patsy Sledd Harold Morrison The Jones Boys, The Southern Gentlemen James Hollie Charlie Carter All Seats Reserved $5.00 - $4.50 - $4.25 Student Discount - W/ Price TICKETS ON SALE AT Carolina Coliseum Taylor Street Pharmacy aces H stands Rebels from the corner. Norman Knowles converted a one and one and Carolina's big lead was narrowed to three, 77-74. But the Gamecocks refused to fold, as Joyce scored on a jumi ir from the lane and Riker tippet. a stray shot in, USC gaining their 17th win in twenty outings. The Gamecocks pulled away from a 22-22 tie midway through the first half behind the hot shooting of Rick Aydlett. Aydlett scored 14 and Riker ten in the opening period as USC forged to a 47-33 lead before intermission. Florence led all scorers with 23 points, followed by Aydlett's 22. Washington added 20 for the Rebels and Jerry Baskerville 14. Behind Aydlett for the Gamecocks came Riker with 17, Joyce 16, and Traylor who hit 15. In a surprising statistic, the smaller Rebels won the reboun ding battle, 51-30, Florence leading the way with 12. Riker had 11 for Carolina. "They were up, and we expectd a tough one," said USC mentor Frank McGuire," this was like an intersectional rivalry, the at mosphere was really something but the players got used to it. "That Florence is fantastic," he said, refering to the Rebels' 6-5 sophmore forward. "He looks and plays a lot like Earl Monroe." McGuire was also lavish in his praise of the rest of the UNLV squad, "They are a good smart ballclub and should win a lot of games. There are not many teams that can come in here and beat them." The Gamecock coach also praised the composure of this team. "This is the youngest team I've ever coached, and they just didn't crack," he said. "There at the end, I just told Kevin to be cool. We didn't panic. This is a completely new outfit, and it amazes me how they can keep going." FASHION AINTIQUIE 1REPRODUJCT ION S With Stones * JADES * GARNETS * OPALS uamonb 3kwrturs lLtt 1 423 Main St. Columbia. S. C. ouston - Tom Price Traylor shoots Cox paces Biddie win The USC freshmen, placing four starters in double figures, defeated Winsalm Junior College, 95-86, in Winston-Salem Wednesday night. The Biddies were powered by another strong performance by 6-6 center, Tommy Cox. Cox con tributed 37 points and 20 rebounds to the balanced USC attack. He was followed by Jim Walsh with 19, Greg Ward with 17 and George Felton finished with 12. The win snapped a three game losing streak for the Biddies and upped their overall record to 10-7. The Biddies coasted in the first half, as evidenced by the score at intermission, 48-32. Winsalm came back strong in the second period, scoring 54 points, but it was not enough to offset the Biddie firepower. The frosh return home to battle with The Citadel freshmen, a team they lost to Monday night, February 23. Way, Way, #~ The One an "JESSE -Plus--. " TICK after win Carolina opposes powerful Cougars By DOUG WILL.AMS Sports Editor HOUSTON.. .Carolina will attempt to derail Houston's powerful offensive express tomorrow, facing the Cougars here in a regionally televised contest. Averaging 91 points per game prior to last night's clash with Centenary, Houston sports four scorers in double figures paced by Dwight Davis and Dwight Jones. "If the astronauts can go higher than those two," said assistant coach Donnie Walsh, "I'd really like to see it." Davis, a 6-7 senior forward led the Cougars in scoring, rebounding and assists last year. His 23 point scoring average leads the offensive stats but Jones has taken the rebounding lead. Jones, 6-10, 210, pulls down 13.8 rebounds per game, two more than Davis. He is also Houston's second leading scorer at 16.8 ppg. Joining Davis at forward is Steve Newsome. The 6-7 junior is currently the third highest scorer and rebounder, averaging 11.2 points while grabbing 10.4 rebounds'. A sophomore leads Houston's trio of competent guards. Donnell Hayes, 6-2, 160, paced the Cougar frosh last year in scoring at 27.5 and currently averages 10.4 points. He has also handed out 61 assists, third behind Newsome's 78 and Davis' 67. Hayes' backcourt partners are 6-4 junior Jerry Bonney and 6-0 senior Larry Brown. Bonney is the team leader in field goal percentage at .510 percent while averaging 8.8 points. Brown was a Junior Coliege All-America selection while at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, averaging 35.1 points. His present per game scoring average is 7.6. Senior guard Sonny Willis and sophomore forward Sidney Euv,;crds provide Houston with reserve strength. Willis, 6-0, 185, scores 5.9 points per game, while Edwards contributes 3.8 and 4.1 rebounds. For the Gamecocks, Tom Riker still leads in scoring with an 18.6 mark. Kevin Joyce follows at 17.7. Danny Traylor still holds the team lead in rebounding at 11.6, compared to Riker's 10.8. The 7-0 center is third in scoring hitting an even 15.0 points a game. 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