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SHANXI UNIVERSITY The
gymnasium was
dilapidated and aging, the
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shine and the dirty windows
either cracked or broken from
neglect.
On the basketball court, the
500 or so people crammed
behind the fences and beneath
the baskets were eager to see
the foreigners from the United
States tangle with their Shanxi
counterparts in the game that
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After a martial arts
exhibition and a five-minute
warm-up. the foes met for the
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the gyn. floor and stepped
forward ten yards to clasp
hands and wish each other
well.
THE SHANXI University
team consisted of physical
education majors and
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People's Republic serve notice
that the game is not taken
lightly these days.
The U.S. team came into
the game after devouring a
lunch of rice, beer and about
12 other courses. Although
most of the team members
hadn't handled a basketball
for months or years, once the
game was started and they
began employing a zone
defense, their coach Hilel
Salomon felt sure they'd win.
The foreigners volleyed
onto the floor and were
greeted hy cheers, applause
and whistles. For the people of
Shanxi province, it was good
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competition.
The ball was tossed up
between the two centers, and
the game was on in much the
same manner hundreds of
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Carolina high schools.
The game was close ?
basically because shooting on
both sides was horrible, with
balls being thrown away on
one end of the court and
passes missing open hands at
the other end.
THE U.S. team, comprised
of University of South
Carolina representatives, was
led by Davis Powers, a
student intern in the USC
president's office. His utmost
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baskets. He hauled down
rebounds ferociously while
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tangle of outstretched arms.
At the half, the U.S. tearr
lead 1614 and on tin
sidelines, Coach Salomor
implored the club to stay ir
the zone, slow the pace dowr
and set some picks foi
rowers, the big man of thi
game thus far.
With the first half of in
ternational history over, ;
new group of faces emergec
from across the court. Nc
longer were the P.E
basketball stars in the game
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stood at least two inches talle
per man, took their places a
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something their fans thought
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ago. Powers didn't matter
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minutes left in the game, the
Shanxi team had shown how
awesome it could get. A tall,
thin center pumped in shots
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