The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 04, 1975, Page Page 11, Image 12
Hofstn
By MARK LEARY
Sports Editor
One thing is for cert;
said 4'who is Hofstra"
selves "it is just anothe
missed an exciting ball
It took a Nate Dai
seconds remaining on 1
Gamecocks 59-57 openii
coached and very pat
team from Long Island
Besides the ending wh
edge of their seats the
nlcn traaforl fn o f/>ni ???
MAtxcr vuwu tV7 H IC W IICW
basketball program. T1
start the game for Carol
man defense and they j
offense.
Earlier in the season
McGuire had said that
man-to-man defenses, ;
offset the height disadv
...ill ee ?
win suiier an season, t
dropped when the Gan
defense that has only t
the past few years in t
Overall the man-to-r
for breaking down at c
game when miss mat
things will happen wil
defense, and anyway
r>Vl 1 n ftn fn onn ^
vuuu^v/ i,\j occ iiac vjrciui
The three guard offen
off-setting a small man
said, "We have been u
Even though the thi
potentially good ide
Monday night kept the
exceptionally good. Hi
your three guards shoot
accounting tor only 10 <
It doesn't take much
KH
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n
Four point play? What a|
to be two basketballs in fl
only the reflection of one
a was no
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hi
D
"% 1 W\ ?
am. iiiuac ptJUpit? WHO 04
and muttered tothemr
Gamecock pushover" in
i game. si
/is jumper with four
the clock to insure the al
ng victory over a well h?
ient Flying Dutchmen w.
I. N.Y. sfi
ich kept the 9,163 on the th
Gamecocks' fans were
wrinkles in the Carolina re
he fans saw Billy Truit T1
ina, they saw a man-to- I
also saw a three guard Ik
ai
Gamecock coach Frank th
Via U.?I.U A- ?1-? *
iic wuuiu uctve 10 pi ay /\i
among other things, to fo
vantage the Gamecocks
5ut still a few fans'jaws w<
necocks came out in a tr
>een used sparingly for be
he Coliseum. fii
nan looked fair excent tr<
ertain times in the ball
ches occurred. These le
th a man-to-man zone IE
it was a refreshing jx
ecocks out of the zone. M
se is yet another way of M
in the middle. McGuire rc
sing it." W
*ee guard offense is a Ir
ta the guard play on
; concept from looking M
is is only natural when gi
a combined five for 22 st
of the 59 points scored, cil
figuring to tell who did be
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ppears Alex English scored
ight is Carolina's season <
ball. tory Monday against
pusho
irry the load for the (
aven't guessed by now
avis, Alex English and 1
:casional helping hand 1
Besides his heroic last
iipressive night anyway
lots and also pulled dow
Both POflfh Anrf nlfluop
rujv4
x>ut the game winning i
id ended. "I went in and
as wide open," Davis saic
lot when it comes to me ai
en."
"Everyone knows that
ial shooter of the ball ck
lank God they went to 1
English's night was what
we come to call "an avc
id wouldn't all of us just
ose average nights. All
merica candidate did wa:
r 18 points while pulling
All eyes were on Mathii
ere waiting for the 6-7 <
ouble. Mathias stood the
tards well, did not get
lally got his much heral<
ouble.
Flvine Dntrhmpn'c A-Q 1
w o ? ? V '
tad the nation in reboun<
i.4 average, played 19 r
Dints and pulling down
IcGuire credited exc
[athias ' part and also a
;port by assistants Bei
alsh who watched Hofstr
trirtcr ii?oo fA?l .
I mg vv CIO 1UU1 pi UUC.
One writer commented
onday's game might be
imes to come. One thi
atement holds true, the
ting like the Hofstra gam
J M<>
an indefin
breaking I
fW-. umoon,
guard fro
police at :
| charged w
| driver's ]
Gilloon We
cars in
parking lo
car across
The ac(
damage .1
bery.
Accordii
tv/t r
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Gilloon w
by Howell
does not
license.
Lr.^ari?j
18 points in 5>viT. EC
opening vie- arresting
llofstra. "I didn't
ver I
jamecocks. If you
it was the trio of
3ob Mathias with an
From Mark Griener.
shot, Davis had an I
as he hit on 11 of 19
rn 11 rebounds. H
(Davis) alike talked
shot after the game H
came back out and I
i. "I'll take the good !
id I was calling for it
Nate (Davis) is the H
ib," McGuire said." H
lim." |
most Gamecock fans H
_ *7%?1? * **
:rage n.ngiisn mgnt"
: love to have one of H
the Gamecock's Alls
hit nine of 16 shots I
5 down 12 rebounds. H
as and a few people J
center to get in foul H
(test and workpH th*? S
in foul trouble and X
ded opponent in foul H
230 pound center who 7
iing last year with a Jr
ninutes scoring four ^
n?i.. ?^ ?i - M-'
umy une reuouna. _J
ellent defense on
in excellent scouting |P
1 Jobe and Donnie
a play and noted that
after the game that ^
a sample of future jp
ng for sure, if this
j games will be exe
wasn't supposed to Na
opt
agi
Guire s
GE MORRIS dri
i Sports Writer ow
thi
t basketball player kn
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I from the team for di(
ite period of time for
training regulations. Cu
a 6-0 sophomore frc
m West New York,
arrested by campus J111
3 a.m. Tuesday and tes
ith driving without a j
license. The car
is driving struck two ? ^
the Bates House ^
t, knocking the first cu
the parking median. tp.
cident also caused
to university shrub- up
de
S3!
ng to campus police
). Harrelson the car 8 (
as driving is owned p
I). Cooper. Gilloon ..
have a driver's
W lj
appened was his foot tj1(
f the brake and hit
orator while he was sa*
i to park," said hp
[ward V. Rylant, the
officer.
: arrest him for being ?
BjA''>Y^V 'aHBHf
te Dav?s had an impressive
ruing nigfu ior ine uamecock
ainst Ilofstra. The junio
uspendi
JL
unk," Rylant said. t4TI
'ner of the car was drunk ai
^ i. 1 i j
n is wny ne was driving,
ow he had a few bee
cause I could smell it, but
in't think he was drunk.
'I think the accident
rred because he was tin
>m the game and being out
? " i ?:J in ?i
c, i\yictiit suiu. l ccsiu
n if he would take a sobrie
?t and he said yes."
Rylant, however, did n
fc Gilloon a sobriety test.
Referring to his suspei
>n, Gilloon said there is no s
rfew time for the basketbi
im.
'The curfew is pretty mm
A * f 1 4 ?
10 yoursen, out i w,
finitely out too late," Gilkx
id. "I was wrong and I a
tting punished for it."
Carolina basketball coa<
ank McGuire gave no
nation how long Gilkx
>uld be suspended.
"I'm sorry it happened f
e team, for the school ai
50 for Jackie," McGui
id. "One thing is for sure
has a lot of apologizing
??
I.
Starting center Bob Mathi
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Gamecock Staff pi
e forward from Coli
s points and pul
r rebounds.
_ ill _
S Ijlliu
he
ld
I JSalfci
m Jackie (iilloon ...
C:n. suffered a con
3n right leg in Mon
over Hofstra am
an indefinite pe
?* Neither Gillc*
played agains
nesday, and M<
"" ias questionable
Oklahoma ga
Chuck Sherwo<
as...Mathias'. place
ports
I
I 1 f
wms> ^
MM by Rum Jotfcoat
imbia scored 22
lied down 11
on
n
Suspended
tusion on his
day's 59-57 win
d is also out for
riod of time.
)n nor Mathias
t Toledo Wedathias
is listed
i for Saturday's
me. Junior
xl, started in
sg&instTsteto,