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By Bruce Rftchto
OsnMcock Staff Writer |
When you can't stop them inside, \
and you can't stop them outside, I
where can you stop them? i
Rhode Island coach Jack Kroft i
must have asked himself that i
question after watching his team 1
lose to USC 84-75 Tuesday night at ]
the Carolina Coliseum. The Rams 2
found no answer to the question of <
stopping forward Cedrick Hordges
and center Jim Strickland under
the boards. The two Gamecock big 1
men controlled the tempo of the
game for Carolina and with Mike
Doyle's hot shooting, combined to
give the Gamecocks one of their
most balanced games of the
season.
CAROLINA AND Rhode Island
played at an even pace through the
first half. Both teams executed a
patient working game plan. While
USC was getting its scoring from
Hordges and Strickland, Rhode
Island's points were being divided
almost evenly. among eight different
players. The score was tied
12 times in the first half as the two
teams continued to play evenly.
With the score knotted at 26 and
less than four minutes left in the
half, Rhode Island scored six
straight points to give the Rams
their widest lead of the game.
Guard Nick Johnson scored all
eight of his first half points in the
closing minutes to give the Rams
the lead. Forward Jimmy Wright <provided
defensive muscle uhder
the boards for Rhode Island by
pulling down four rebounds and
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Behind Center Jim Strickland,
he Gamecocks were able to cut
the six point Rhode Island lead
before the half's end. Strickland
ivas hacked while swishing a threefoot
jump shot in the lane, and then
made the free throw to close the
lead to three, 34-31. Guard Kenny
Reynolds hit a fast break jumper
shortly after to put Carolina within
[>ne.
IN AN EFFORT to preserve
their lead, Rhode Island stalled for
'Our outside game
wasn't going well so
we decided to go
down low to Strick
and Bush...'
Kenny Reynolds
the last shot of the half. With five
seconds on the clock, Roland
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the lane to put the Rams up by
three, 36-33, going into the locker
room.
The Gamecocks came out strong
in the second half, After two
Strickland field goals on a rebound
layup and a dunk, Carolina pulled
into a tie at 37 with the Rams. The
score was tied three more times
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before USC took the lead for good
with 15:39 left in the game.
* It was then that Doyle and
Strickland went to work on the
Rams' 3-2 zone. When the Rhode
Island defense tightened up inside,
Doyle, a 6-5 senior, went to work
canning long jump shots from the
top of the key. Strickland, another
senior, had his finest game ever as
he neutralized the Rams' defense
with short turnaround jumpshots
and rebound layups.
Carolina continued to widen its
lead in the final 10 minutes with the
help of good foul shooting. After a
poor performance . at the line
Saturday against Clemson, the
Gamecocks shot an impressive 74
percent (20 of 27) against the Rams
to open up a 14 point lead with
three minutes remaining.
BEHIND A FULL court press,
Rhode Island pulled back into the
contest by scoring nine straight
points and cut Carolina's lead to
five at 78-73. In the last minute of
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four straight foul shots and made a
last second layup on a pass from
Strickland to give USC its 13th win,
84-75.
The Gamecocks' win over Rhode
Island showed that they could
come back after a tough loss, head
coach Frank McGuire explained.
"I was worried about a letdown
after the Clemson game, and the
crowd was small," t*e said. "Our
intensity wasn't good. You can't
get away from emotion. We finally
got excited and played better."
Sm Gamecocks, pmgo 19
,arolina now 18-2
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By Tammy KHpatrick
Qimcock Staff Writer
Being ranked sixth in the nation set
prime target for a lesser known team
their mark in the basketball world.
The USC Lady Gamecocks, now six
Associated Press, found being ran
vantages as well as advantages as
against Tennessee Tech before winni
night at Carolina Coliseum.
USU, up Dy 10 pomis at one nine
succumbed to sluggish defensive pla
half and fell behind Tennessee Tech
termission.
. Guard Cheryl Autry, coming off the
needed offensive punch, said the t<
together to win. "We were surprise
were out to get us." >
TENNESSEE TECH, led by the a*
point guard Pam Chambers, stage*
with 13:57 when a three-point play I
pulled the Eaglettes within five..
When USC tried a three-guard ploy
stop Tech's quick, small line-up,
capitalized to gain the lead 23-22 whe
hit a ten foot jumpshot. The ieaa tne
four times before Tennessee Tech g
hand and jumped out to a four point 1<
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ranked'in the top twenty pre*
developing into a stronger team. "I
half was incredible because Tennes;
percent from the field."
Autrv. who had 10 ooints in the fl
ranked does affect the team. "We cai
being confident of the win and 1 f
* realized at halftime we have to pla
5 game, ho matter if it's the number-*
I or Anunrankedteam."
g USC switched from a man-to-man
i zone in the second half, using a i
I * defense to shut down the perimet
3 Eaglettes and Chambers, their hig
| points.
? "We had a better strategy in the
needed to control Chambers with tw
whole difference was the zone," Pan
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caraer-hioh 25 points in Mondi
Island.
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rebounds, said the ;
s a team up as a "Our zone was muc
i trying to make cutting their outside
anything inside."
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they struggled lead back to the Ea
ng 87-73 Monday who scored 20 points,
Using the zone def
in the first half, Rita Johnson and
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second half. We elbows, which we're
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USC's biggest lead i
i bench to supply a layup with 42 secon
?am had to pull final bucket with tl
Jd because they heaved a 25-foot jumj
73.
Parsons said Autn
{gressive play of "Cheryl Autry is con
i the comeback as a shooter before/'
t>y Holly Hoover Tennessee Tech co
Eaglettes wanted to
in an attempt to and control Sheila Fo
, the Eaglettes ' th^second* half and 1<
n Robyn Markey that was the key. We
n changed hands down Foster, which
;ained the upper the second."
Bad.
the adjv
thought the first second and finished
see Tech shot 62 rebounds and four stc
Although Tennessc
ame, said being Meadors said they c<
me into the game "We had to match i
juess everybody game in order to wi
y our best every that," she said.
Mie ranked team Parsons said Ten
their quick point gua
to a one-two-two taken away. Especia
more aggressive when Chambers was
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zone helped USC defensively,
h more effective. We started
shot off and they couldn't get
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n two free throws, but lost the
glettes when Jerilynn^ Harper,
made a 15-foot jump shot. v
ense and some quick layups by
Evelyn Johnson, the Lady
ie lead and never relinquished it
ivas 16 points, when Autry made
ids on the clock. Autry made the
fie buzzer sounding when she
p shot to make the final score 87/
is improving with each game,
ling on. She's never been known
ach Marynell Meadors said the
control the tempo of the game
ster on the inside. "We came out
et South Carolina take over, and
also felt like we needed to shut
we did the fir^t half, but didn't
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Kted to theTSl^verage in t he
the game with 16 points, four
;als.
;e Tech relies on quick guards,
>ncentrated on the inside game,
ip with South Carolina's inside
in the game, and we didn't do
nessee Tech's game keyed on
rd. "In a zone, quickness can be
illy the kind of zone we were in,
Controlled."
C was a much more physical
jnder the boards, than they are
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not used to. They won't let us
essee."
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