The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 10, 1975, Page Page 7, Image 7
Sports Editor
Hockey Drought
Professional hockey fans at Carolina are suffering a second
consecutive year of television blackouts of NHL action by the
local NBC affiliate, WIS-TV.
The 1974-75 season has been one of the most exciting in the
history of the league, and the only televised coverage in
Columbia is one minute highlights on the local news programs.
Local viewers have already missed out on several exciting
games that NBC has televised, while WIS prefers to show old
movies.
Last Sunday for example, everyone could watch Godzilla
raise a little hell in Tokoyo, killing any Oriental that crossed
his path. Sounds almost as violent as professional hockey.
Who wouldn't rather watch the battles of the Rangers, Flyers,
or Bruins on Sunday afternoons than see these old movies?
With the Atlanta Flames battling for a playoff spot (the only
sports franchise in Atlanta that can make that claim), it seems
that local hockey interest should be on the rise. And if
techincal knowledge about the game is still lacking around
here, hockey fans will tell you that you can learn everything
about hockey from NBC's Peter Puck. Perhaps it is time for
another survey to be done concerning local hockey interest by
WIS. It is sheer agony to have to miss the Saturday Stanley
Cup playoffs again this year.
Playoff possibilities
Carolina's hopes for a fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA
playoffs received some bad news and some good news
Saturday.
The bad news is the 66-65 defeat at Notre Dame gave
Carolina six defeats with several tough games still to be
played. The good news is that Notre Dame coach Digger
Phelps, a member of the selection committee, voiced his
support for the Gamecocks as a NCAA tournament team.
Was Phelp's just being a gracious winner or does he really
believe Carolina merits such accolades? Considering Notre
Dame had an easier time in defeating UCLA at South Bend
than they did in beating the Gamecocks, Phelp's comments
are probably sincere.
Although the East has several independent schools with
good records (St. John's, Holy Cross, Syracuse, Rutgers, and
Providence), Carolina still deserves condideration because of
a tougher schedule than most of these teams- mentioned.
However, with two more road games and Marquette and
Canisius coming to Columbia, it is still probably too early for
the Gamecocks to be planning for spring break at the Eastern
regionals, at the NIT in New York, or even at Fort Lauderdale
watching the tournaments on television.
Cremin's tough task
Congratulations and best wishes to Bobby Cremins for a
successful start on his coaching career. Having already
proved his worth in the wars of recruiting, Cremins has the
basketball kn owledge to develop young players and the
ability to get 100 per cent out of his players. He will need both
of these attributes at a basketball desert like Applachian
State.
Scoreboard
Gamecock Basketball Opponents Notre Dame 66 South Carolina 65
Scores Alabama 71 Tennessee 65
Oregon St. 78 Southern Cal 75
Tenn.-Chattanooga 78 Dayton 73
Toledo 82 Ohio U. 74
Marquette 78 Cincinnati Xavier 55Wrsln
Canisius 86 Marshall 69Daisn2Crona5
North Carolina 111 Ga. Tech 81
Boston College 94 Villanova 80
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Indiana 79 Iowa 56Caoia7Dvdsn4
UCLA 107 Oregon 103
Tulsa 82 Louisville 77
Maryland 104 Duke 80oe' Gmatc
Kentuckey 75 Georgia 61
North Carolina St. 102 Furman 87
Lasalle 74 Temple 63 Carolina 62.06 Winthrop 37.86
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BY MARK LEARY
Ass(. Sports Editor
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The
Carolina-Notre Dame series
remained true to form Saturday
afternoon as the Irish downed
Carolina in overtime 66-65.
The series between Carolina and
Notre Dame has been a super one
as four of five meetings have been
decided by 4-point spreads or less
and Saturday's game was no ex
ception.
The contest, which was tied 12
times,ended in the first overtime as
the Irish took the lead with 3:11 to
go in the five minute overtime and
never relinquished it.
Carolina did have their chances
to win the contest, but they wasted
each opportunity. With 11 seconds
to go the Irish had the ball and set
up a special play for scoring leader
Adrian Dantley. The Irisn's head
coach Richard "Digger" Phelps
said after the game, "The play was
a side out of bounds play specially
designed for Adrian (Dantley). He
waited too long and then had to
force the shot with a South
Carolina man on him."
Carolina captured the rebound
and it was the Gamecocks turn to
try and keep the game from going
into overtime. Seven seconds
remained on the clock and it w&s
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the 6-8 junior from Columbia.
Two factors stood out as reasons
why the Gamecocks lost in over
time to Notre Dame. First the
Gamecocks had to play without the
services of Tom Boswell who
fouled out with 2:52 remaining in
regulation time. Secondly, the
Gamecocks foul shooting hurt
them in the overtime as they could
only convert one of four attempts
in the overtime.
Carolina's head coach Frank
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did a great job."
The foul shooting for the game
and also for the overtime hurt the
Gamecocks. The Gamecocks were
11-19 from the line during the game
and missed three crucial free
chances during the overtime.
The Gamecocks took the early
lead in the overtime as English
connected on the first of a one and
one chance from the foul line.
English's second foul shot did not
drop and the Gamecocks one point
lead went quickly as the Irisn's
reserve guard Don Williams hit on
a fast break layup to put Notre
Dame into the lead to stay.
The Gamecocks chances did not
end here though as with 12
seconds the stubborn Carolina
team still had life with Billy Truit
at the foul line with two shots and
the score Notre Dame 66 Carolina
63. Truitt missed both shots.
Truitt came down the court with
only a few seconds remaining and
hit a 20-footer as Carolina quickly
called time out with one second
left. All it took from here was a
long lob by Dantley to ice the
victory for the Irish. Dantley's lob
was intercepted by Mathias and
Carolina's reserve center put up a
desperation shot that went wide of
the basket and the game ended a
66-65 heart-breaking loss for the
Gamecocks.
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