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Cox's i Benefi BY STEVE PARKER Sports Editor Carolina held only a four point lead, 26-22, when Coach Frank McGuire substituted forward Tommy Cox for freshman Nate Davis Saturday night against Pennsylvania. Only 4:18 remained in the first half at the time, but Cox made the most of the op portunity given him. The 6-6 junior scored five of USC's next 11 points to pace the Gamecocks to a nine-point halftime lead. Cox connected on two more jumpers in the second half and his hustling play proved to be instrumental in the Gamecock win. Cox finished the evening with nine points and six rebounds. Prior to the game, his season statistics showed just eight points and seven rebounds. "Cox earned the right to play by doing well in prac tice,"McGuire said "We put him in and he played a fine game." "I have been hustling in practices," Cox said. "Coach gave me a chance and I played alright. In the beginning of the season I had an ankle injury and later on I had five stitches on my face. I am just now starting to get well." Wei Ro Monday N~ Happy] T] "Aenr - -Please e -lustle ts USC Prior to the season opener, McGuire told sportswriters at a press luncheon that Cox probably would have been a starter this season if he had not sustained the ankle in jury. Cox did start the second half of the Penn game , much to his surprise. "I didn't expect it at all. Right before the second half Coach said, "You did a good job in the first half so you'll start the second." Cox hit his first field goal with 1:39 left in the first half. When his 17-footer from the corner passed through the net, several players on the bench cheered more noticably than usual. Cox noticed the support. "The second string really sticks together. In practice, we always give the first team a real workout. This team is really together-- everyone is for everyone else, Cox said, explaining the unity among the substitute players. "Brian (Winters) gave me that first pass and when the shot went in it took all the pressure off of my shoulders," said Cox. When that first jumper fell through, Penn probably did not know the pressure that Cox's presence would apply ot them for the remainder of the game. iow proudly ling Rock ights 15 Cent All Night L( Flour Monday-Sati 15 Cent Draft B lie Other Plac4 1354 Rosewood Dr. >ss From the Roundhol arry the proper co] USC reserve Tommy Cox, above, came off bench with excellent performance while Penn's top scorer Ron Haigler, below, had only eight points. serve eer! Draft Beer mng Irday 4-7 eer liege ID USC Rel Kill Qu BY JIM IIERSH Sports News Editor For the first half of the USC Penn game Saturday night, the Quakers tried futily to find a way to score and rebound against the Gamecock's zone defense. Then when Penn finally did solve the zone early in the second half, USC changed to a man-to-man and again pulled away from the Quakers, this time for their 67-57 win. "We preferred for them to play us man-to-man," Penn's 6-8 center Ron Haigler said after the game. "Our style of play is much better suited to run against a man-to-man than it is against a zone." However, when USC did switch to a man-to-man, it stopped Penn's comeback attempt, which had seen the Quakers erase a seven-point halftime deficit. "Their zone didn't hurt us nearly as much as their man-to-man," Quaker Head Coach Chuck Daly said. "We got back into the game against their zone, but when they switched defenses it changed the tempo of the game" Penn guards Whitey Varga and Bill Finger were mostly respon sible for pulling USC out of its zone. Combined they were 13 for 18 in field goal attempts, most of which were from outside the Gamecock's zone. "Their zone was collapsing on our big men and it was my job to try to stick in some shots from the outside to loosen them up," Finger, who like Varga, didn't start the game, said. "After we hit a few shots from the outside they ad justed and the wing men of the zone began to come out." Penn's coach Daly said he thought the Gamecocks won the game by controlling the rebounds, especially in the first half. "Mathias (Bob) did a great job off the boards," Daly said. "He really SHIRTS WESTERN GLITTER and SEQUIN KNITS CASUAL and DRESS CARDiGANS HIGH STYLE SATIN 1221 Main St. H EI WAP DAYS ANs Apply: 1211 College :ounds akers hurt us by keeping the ball alive when they were on offense. And USC limited us to one shot every time in the first half while they were getting three or four shots. It's tough to win when that hap pens." USC had 46 rebounds in the ame, while Penn got only 33. Mathias had 14, ten in the first half, and Greiner had 11. In addition, Penn's top scorers, Haigler and 6-8 Forward John Engles, were held far below their averages. Haigler, who averages 17.6 points, had eight, and Engles, who averages l1.8,managed only seven. Penn's sharpshooter Finger also said Mathias was a key in the ame. "Their offensive reboun ling really hurt us," Finger said. "Mathias and Mark Greiner were inbelievable. The other guys Brian Winters and Mike Dunleavy -got the points, but Mathias, Greiner and then Tommy Cox killed us." Haigler, who Penn thinks can be n All-Americansaid, "They got so nany second shots, especially in the first half. We did a poor job of >oxing out and it's hard to win when you get out-rebounded like hat. They really hit the offensive aoards, particularly Mathias." The loss was Penn's fourth of the season; they are now 10-4. "We think we have a good team, but we iaven't been playing up to our potential," Haigler said. The Quakers are 3-0 in Ivy League ompetition and are picked to win heir fifth straight conference title .his year. All the Quaker's losses have ome in non-league games, and Haigler said playing teams outside :he conference "takes a slight edge )ff the game." 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