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This Saturday the cards finally
came up Carolina's way. After
endless struggles with the big
name teams the Gamecocks
handed their arch-rival from South
Bend, the Fighting Irish of Notre
Dame, their fifth loss of the season
65-60 at Carolina Coliseum.
USC's last big win goes back to
the 1973-74 season when Carolina
defeated Marquette 60-58. Since
then there have been numerous
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had a team on the ropes but could
not put them away.
Yet in the Notre Dame game
Carolina played a full 40 minutes of
hustle and determination against
one of the biggest and toughest
teams in the nation. Anytime the
Gamecocks trailed they fought like
a madman to get back in the game.
EVEN FIVE straight free
throws very early in the game by
Notre Dame's Kelly Tripucka,
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technical foul on Carolina's Golie
Augustus and Coach Frank
McGuire, did not stop the
Gamecock desire to win their
biggest game in four years.
"We didn't get worried when
Notre Dame pulled ahead early,"
senior co-captain Jackie Gilloon
said. "Coach (McGuire) knew our
game plan was sound and we
needed to work on carrying out the
basics such as boxing out and
taking the good shot."
But if there was a key to
Carolina's win it came from
McGuire's strategy to use a three
guard offense late in the second
half when the game was in the
balance. With center Jim
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Graziano in foul trouble and forward
Karlton Hilton slowed down
because of a back injury from last
Saturday's Furman game,
McGuire installed a three guard
offense consisting of Gilloon, Mike
Doyle and Kenny Reynolds to
control the tempo of the game
because of the lack of team speed
by Notre Dame.
ALL THREE guards waited
patiently with Carolina employing
a center open offense until they
found an opening in the Irish zone
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Notre Dame, like Marquette,
was unable to penetrate the USC
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zone and stayed in the game behind
the outside shooting of Dave Batton
and Duck Williams. The
Gamecocks' three guard offense
was the perfect solution against the
big but slow-moving Irish.
When Carolina trailed they kept
their cool and displayed the kind of
patience only a veteran team can
exhibit. When the Irish fell behind
they were frustrated by their
missed attempts.
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12,113 people who attended the
game it was like old times. The
Gamecocks' season may not be
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spectacular in terms of wins and
losses but one thing worth
remembering is USC's play after
the Stetson game and their big win
over the Irish.
AFTER BACK to back losses to
Davidson and Stetson the season
for USC was anything but unsuccessful.
Yet the members of
the team did not quit trying and the
results of their perseverance have
paid off immeasurably.
But the happiest part of the
Notre Dame game is that the two
seniors who have been with the
team for four years have finally
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long waited for.
This is the last season for Golie
Augustus and Jackie Gilloon and
up to this year they had been on the
short end of the stick when USC
met the top teams. However, in
their last chance at a big game the
Gamecocks did not let this opportunity
slip by. Both seniors
were extremely happy with the
victory and their contributions to
the teams win.
"I DON'T know how to describe
it but it just feels good to come out
on top of Notre Dame after losing
to them my first three years here,"
Gilloon said. "It may be only one
win but when you finally get it, it
makes you feel so good especially
because of the rivalry which exists
between us and them."
For Augustus the win was just as
meaningful. 44After Marquette we
did not stop trying and our hard
work paid off big against Notre
Dame today," Augustus said.
"After winning today I only wished
I had another year to play."
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the Gamecock's 65-60 victory
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BUT ONCE AGAIN the luck of
USC as Dunleavy made both fre
only 13 seconds to go, Notre Dam
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to Bruce Flowers. With the clock
around and scored a two point ba
offensive foul by Flowers again,
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finish off the scoring, Kenny Re
USC its first win over Notre Dai
Gamecocks won by a 109-83 ma
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vhen freshman Kevin Dunleavy was
t Dunleavy, figuring he would miss the
le break they needed to win the game.
the Irish was with an Irishman from
;e throws. Now trailing by three with
e had to score not only a basket, but a
2 Dame's Duck Williams passed inside
down to six seconds, Flowers spinned
sket which was nullified because of an
st Carolina's Golie Augustus.
olina and Frank McGuire surfaced. To
ynolds added two free throws to give
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fast but they were big and strong."
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aid. "I'm very happy not only for the
e support we have received from the
lair and hear all these people yelling
pired."
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.aid it best when he said "I'd rather be
this case the luck of the Irish did not
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