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Gamecocks over Illinois i By MATT WARD hi Gamecock Staff Writer Anytime a team loses, it is a E tough experience. But when a b team has an 11 point lead and it C appears a victory is certain, then h losing can only be tougher for a fi team In hanrilp tl This is what happened in ii Saturday night's game between s Carolina and Illinois as the Jackie GSKoon i Fighting Illini defeated the < Gamecocks 84-68. The Gamecocks I had bveen defeated by Alabama 92- i 67 on Wednesday night, but that game was never in question as the Crimson Tide took control early in the game and never looked back. HIT WITH Illinois the Gamecocks looked ready to add their second victory for the 1977-78 season, but someone forgot to tell the Fighting Illini that. "I don't know what to say," USC guard Mike Doyle said. "It's just a frustrated feeling to lose a game iu?i ..i i j i a r**.11 11 let L Wt* MIUUIU I IdVt WUII. /\IIUI till the work and practice, it just seems so discouraging to let what 1 ^ # A 'i xSqpjulSli ^ 747 SALUDA AVENUE dismayed victory appened in this game." In the Illinois game both Mike >oyle and Jackie Gilloon had their est games of the season so far. >oyle had 14 points, and Gilloon ad 16 points on 8 for 13 from the 1.1 ml._! ?1_. ii A leiu. liiuir uiuy [iruuiciii was inui | hey were unable to get the ball I iside to Jim Graziano during the | econd half. | "Illinois played man to man in he beginning but in the second half v hey switched to a zone and we s veren't able to get the ball to 2 limmy Graziano inside," assistant 1 :oacn ^narne nenaerson saia. ( 'Illinois realized the importance of jraziano in our offensive attack md (hey did a good job. of ] jreventing us from getting the ball j nside to him." I FHESIIMAN FORWARD Richie I Wejnert believed the difference I ivas the offensive boards. "In the second half Illinois just beat us off l Lhe offensive boards," Wejnert < said. "I think a big difference was when we tried to come back and after working for a basket say for i 20 seconds, Illinois would come i down the court and score a basket Inr. cnnnnflc. 11 |n?|, ll,? wiuiiii icii acjcuiiua. 11 judi IUUA uic wind out of us." Leading the way for the Fighting Illinois was guard Reno Gray. Gray was five for five in the second half and scored a game high total of 22 points. "They executed their offenses very well," Graziano said. "When we closed the gape to one point in the second half we didn't have the necessary momentum to overtake Un?v\ Tl PAfttvxA#! l?lr/\ ?? ? ?i nielli. it ovunitu imc wc wuit* always fighting back and coming up short." Co-captain Jackie Gilloon gave credit to the poise Illinois showed, even they were behind by 11 points in the first half. "They never lost " r*: 11?? MI., ii-~ iiiv-u iuui, viiuuuii buiu. in uit' second half (hey moved the ball ...A NEW i TRADITION... I IMAGINATIVE GIFT IDEAS FOR DISCRIMINATING SANTAS... m *ernative, inc. FIVt POINTS Women sv By CHUCK WRIGHT Gamecock Staff Writer ine i^aay uamecocK swim school records en route to a 10 outclassed College of Charlesto the Blatt P. E. Center. The wii swimmers record to 2-0 on tf earlier victory over Furmai margin. "We are probably one of th< teams in the nation," said first Woodbum, "I think we've pro1 We have a number of girls who I the nationals." . THE LADY GAMECOCKS s< L meet early with an easy ll-se< veil and we didn't get the open hots. Credit has to go to the good AtlO t llOir 1ICA/I ill (Kn Itnlf VIIV IUV/J UOVU 111 IIIt OCVUUU IICX11. ^hey forced our offense to mainly mtside shots." FORWARD MARK CONSI AUG11TON also praised the poise *nri innn WofoncA /\f Tll?nrk*r> uau rwiaV/ uv^ivnov VI iiiiilUIO, 1 I ICj jlayed a good game of execution, rhey were patient and they showed heir poise even when they fell jehind," Connaughton said. 'Illinois plays in a tough conerence but they'll win their share ?f games." Carolina's game plan was lo slow Jown the tempo and keep the pace from speeding up as it did in the Alabama game. However, once aeain the Gamecocks were foreeH into a running game. Sophomore Bill Cause thought this was the difference between the two teams. "We had control in the beginning of Ihe game but that was because we kept the pace down," Cause said. "Illirinie hac ont n nnnH loom 'jnH '?" t)V'V M (jWW 1411V* they showed everyone in the Coliseum that when they came back from an 11 point deficit and when they held off our comeback effort in the second half. It's a tough loss but like any loss it's just got to be forgotten and put in the back of our minds." 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