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Irish
By George Morris
Carolina's zone del
great job in Saturday
Notre Dame basketba.
it had one fatal she
couldn't be everywh
same time.
As a result, the Fi
won a 90-83 victory I
Carolina Coliseum in <
played by both teams
"A good ball game,
USC head coach Frai
"When we got a four p<
threw the ball away it
tilings around. Notre
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I m m
Bob Mathias wins He
..Also going for ball
USC si;
Bv Billv Baker
USC head footb
names of 20 recei
thus far to 26.
Carlen and his i
they said are soir
recruits each an
Georgia and Ohi(
one each from tl
Pennsylvania.
According to N<
ADRIAN DANTI.KY
'...didn't play well
I too Ml
powerful team.
fense did a "As soon as we wen
's Carolina- they just blew right fr
II game, but "A zone was the onlj
>rtcoming~it them."
ere at the
Irish coach Dig
ghting Irish agreed.
Saturday at "The 2-1-2 zone defe
a game well we expected," Phelj
they did a great jol
huh?" said (Adrian) Dantley, esj
jk McGuire. first half."
)int lead and Dantley, who a vera
helped turn per game before Sati
Dame Is a only 17 points-his
m ?> > * Hi
v> V> fl
;ht~for rebound ^ MK>to by
are Toby Knighl and Nate Davis
ms 26 recr
all coach Jim Carlen has rel<
at football signees, bringing
staff visited seven states to s
ie of the best players in Ame
3 from the states of South 1
). Five players are from Flc
10 cfafnc nf Mi/>hi(ton TV/Tor>%r
.v. vri imj
CAA rules, a school can sign
Sec KKCKU1T
9J>antl
By Billy Baker
AHrisiri Dnntlnv i?
T JH basketball players oi
;| ring in their minds <
&IMM &ral) a rebound. 1
i America forward
basketball offers in
mother.
No, Adrian Dantle;
Mom, the flag and a
more to life than bai
B ^ contract ,ast yeai
WJF my mot^er 1 would g<
m IL ^ad s'K"ed it would I
M my degree." So mucl
j/f 1 "More than anythi;
\ Olympic team," Dan
the draft this year if
my degree. But I ai
terfere with my beii
team this summer. T
ich for d
t man-to-man production of the year. I
y us," he said. Dame's Bill Paterno a
! way to play Batton found open spots ii
defense and combined to 1
clinfc o ?
onvvo uuu 1 CU ?1 IUI
;ger Phelps points.
But Dantley, was able t
nse was wha{ Gamecocks with his be
js said, "but instead of his shooting tc
) of stopping
jecially in the "Adrian Dantley passe*
he missed his first tw<
iged 29 points McGuire said. "He knev
irday, scored was hot. Not too many s
lowest point will do that.
"I watched that Dantlc
have a good head."Mrf:i
"He really ran that tear
In the second half,
began shooting well and
points over the zon<
Carolina switched to a m?
defense with about four
left in the game, Noti
j guard uon Williams
| Gamecocks downcourt ai
nine of his 16 points.
The Gamecocks, how<
plenty of great perfornr
their own. Alex Englisl
12,316 spectators and the
'DflBH audience why he is b(
L_ J ?i J 1 f ? ?? *
siuereu ior Ail-America
jAHSHl scoring 32 points. Once Ei
the ball, he was unstopp
the 6-8 forward hit 79 of r
I from the field in the sec
Guards Mike Dunle
Jackie Gilloon directed a
thai had the Irish in tr
BH| most the game.
j t4They are as good a
backcourt as we hav<
against this year,"
Dame's Faterno, who
Gilloon in the man-to-mai
WHHB Another noteworth
' Oone ??m>rd - formance was that of U!
Bob Mathias, who pullec
^ rebounds.
'11 11^ Despite the tension in
^ ? all such close games, th<
humorous moment as w
second half. Phelps, dism
traveling call against
2ased the jumped out of his chair,
the total the Carolina bench ?
something to McGuire.
ir#r? "The ref blew a call,"
said'"and Djgeer cams
OlA caiH ' A n rl nL (Viof n
Carolina, the Big Ten!' "
>rida and Phelps* remark broug
land and McGuire and his
coaches. Unfortunately
Gamecocks, they had fe\
as many t0 smjie again.
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ey: a true A
Just
selfish
living proof that not all college in the
nis calmer hear a cash register
3very time they make a shot or
Notre Dame's consensus Allhas
shunned numerous pro team v
order to honor a promise to his avcrag
points.
y is not your stereotyped case of, zone ^
Dole Die^but he realizes thorp is percen
sketball. "I could have signed a
* after the season, but I promised "aterr
et my degree first," he said. "If I
have taken me five years to get
i for mom, now the flag. kh
ng I want to be on this summer's "a" a
tley said. "I might be eligible for
' I go to summer school and get a
m not going to let anything in- whei
ng a member of the basketball poncnt
hat's been a dream oi mine."
ietermi]
3ut Notre f * 1 '
nd Dave
n the USC rri.
lit 2<Vof 34 A IIC
of 43 Gamecock
o beat the
ady play ^
mch.
J off after
3 shots," j
r Paterno |
uperstars I
;y and he !
aire said,
i well." |
Dantley
scored 13
When
in-to-man j
minutes j
e Dame I
jeat the H
id scored
iver, had
lances
showed
Mng congot
^^HBN
able, and
liqe shots j /
avy and B
n offense ra
ouble for |
shooting
e played
id Notre I
covered
n defense. ^m
y per- m J Wfl
layed at a taj
Dantley, W
walked to ?
ind said |gy
McGuire ^ (J
^assistant
for the USC's Nate Davis shoo(
v chances ...Davis scored 14 point!
11 A -
,ii-iiLineric
moments earlier Dantley had disp
ness in Notre Dame's 90-83 win ovei
Coliseum. Coming into the game i
>er-game average, the Irish forv
i to 17 points, but Bill Paterno, who
me scoring average, hit 11 of 18 shots
vith 23 points. Dave Batton came into
jing 8.9 points per game and he finish
While Dantlev was hpintf nvprnlnuw
^ ~ ^
lefense, his teammates were open
tage shots.
gave up his points to help the tc
10 said. "You notice that he didn't f<
t their zone."
tley, although satisfied with the wii
play that well. "When I don't get 30 \
had game," he said. "I may have I
but I feel like I've already proven my
etball player. I can score."
n teams play zone defenses it gives
a psychological edge according to
See DANTir
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:s over Adrian Dantley
s in loss to Irish
r Carolina
vith a 29- .
vard was
had a 8.8 WeS/SBf gall
to lead his gHSL/^v I
the eame M
: Dantley" mrAtKH
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