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^ SportS Missed frc By Tracy Mixson CLEMSON ? With USC's men's basketball season only three games old the team has shot 56 percent from the free throw line. Bad free throw shooting haunted the Gamecocks Saturday night in a 72-71 loss to Clemson University at Littlejohn Coliseum. The two Dreviouslv undefeated schools played down to the wire after (JSC mounted a seven-point comeback in the second half. IN THE final seconds, USC forward / guard Harold Martin missed an opportunity to tie the game and possibly send it into overtime when he was fouled by Clemson forward David Shaffer. As the Gamecocks trailed 70-68, Martin went to the line on a oneand-one situation and connected on his first shot, but missed the second. Carolina was then forced to foul Tiger guard Marc Campbell, who made both foul shots to put the game away. Hoping for a foul, Carolina tried one final desperation shot as forward Jimmy Foster broke inside and scored on a layup. But no foul was called, and the Tigers won 72-71. "I don't feel very good at all right now," USC head basketball coach Bill Foster said following the game. "We played hard, but we didn't get the performance we needed from our players," "OVERALL, I thought (Jimmy) Foster's game was good," he said. The 6-8 forward was mc game s nign scorer wun zu points, hitting nine of 15 from the field with two free throws and getting 15 rebounds. Forward Brad Jergenson and center Mike Brittain also scored in double figures with 14 and 10 points respectively, while guard Jimmy Hawthorne came off the bench to add eight more. Clemsonhada balance scoring attack with 6-6 center Murray Jarman and guard Vincent Hamilton, who came off of a wrist injury sustained last season, contributed 16 points apiece, forward Anthony Jenkens added 14. and forward Raymond Jones scored 10. ^jStSBEHS ^pi ^ ^ In your face Clemson's Jacqui Jones shoots over Marsi McAlist niqht with 27 and 18 points respectively & throw h ifB >'V^&vJBSrei s ^ g. i"/: Jp ^ ^ Chairman of^tiia boards ^ Brad Jergenson grabs one of his seven rebounds in I The Tigers led most of the first half, but Jergenson's layup in the final seconds gave Carolina a 37-36 lead before intermission. "WITH THE lead at halftime I thought we had a great chance to win the game," kv MmfffrTTV nHwiinPwmlBlWir>Iim ; :-: a. i \^KiS0 er in the Lady Tigers 80-77 victory over Carolina. Jone / aunts Gait %$***' 1b^?/ ss^-*1" (*bbtR0B9tolfl :. '} ^MK7 \j|k ^ #i^^^?fiii#Mfs^MWL jMIB|j#i t t ** BMA. v. Photo by Joe Jackson < Carolina's 72-71 loss to Clemson Saturday night. \ USC's coach said. "But then we had too many self-inflicted mistakes. We also had no good rotation in defense, and our longdistance shooting was poor." At one point during the second half, Clemson led 65-58 and annearpd tr> havp vi<-_ ? ? WW V V>IV ' ?v > ,._.? -.,; - J - - B Johnny Boggs | CLEMSON women's basketb sfv -j^^Sj^^v W\ "117 second half Satu "yl";:''Sfr The Lady Tig SI Half can o?? 12 u route to a 80-77 lWf?|PPIIIMl?ili :i "The Lady Gan ttsKS - -C/ s;.. fa '.: ]\ '-7 /'' ' '; ff son *n ^rst ^ 8liBi?18?pS|f? BOTH COACH game. "They (the La wanted the secc ^ ^j want," Clemson ' BR "I told them ? would be ^SHhhHHHH Brantley) Southe Southers scon 1??SI 19:14 mark. Thr SSSfe the lane to Put 1 The lead then remaining gave t But it was the Melinda Hall'; 53-51. After a T unanswered noir JONES' BAC V ^ v s Clemson a 60-54 USC managed Photo by Joe Jackson and the Lady G'c Southers had s, and McAlister finished the Carolina. Marsi 13. lecocks tory in hand. But three Tiger turnovers allowed the Gamecocks to stage a comeback in the final two minutes, and led up to Martin's missed free throw. "It was a great win for us," said Clemson's head coach, also named Bill Foster. "I'd hate to come out on the short end when we played a tough ballgame like that." The coach said he was concerned when Carolina led at halftime. "WE KNEW that during the second half we couldn't afford to give them so many baskets in transition," he said. "We were pretty much shut out inside during the first half, and it looked like Carolina was having a field day out there." "Overall it was a good team win, and I think we played really well. It was a tough game, and South Carolina looked excellent. I thought (USC guard) Michael Foster played Cl inor in/1 tVtmr linn urn r n v n r? 1 f ' * jupvi , auu uiv*u ii win tint, w ad ^ALCHCUi. Carolina's coach Foster wasn't as enthusiastic about the caliber of play during the game. "(Clemson) defended well, but we made too many mistakes ourselves," he said. "We played a good emotional game and were able to create a lot of mistakes, but unfortunately too many of them were our own. I UKiNUV LKS REALLY hurt us, and luring that crucial time near the end we missed some key shots." Saturday's loss spoiled the 600th game in :he collegiate coaching career of USC's Foster, and his 90th as a Gamecock. Despite defeat, the coach said the loss should not be difficult for Carolina to overcome since it's still early in the season. The Gamecocks, now 2-1, will try to avenge last year's 80-75 loss to East Tennessee State Saturday night when USC meets the Buccanneers at Carolina Coliseum. Clemson. 4-0. is also at home Saturdav. playing The Citadel. Tigers stage from-behind win - Both USC's and Clemson University's all teams underwent role reversals during the rday. ers, who shot 38.1 percent during the first inanswered points early in the final period en win at Littlejohn Coliseum. lecocks had outrebounded and outshot Clemalf and led 42-32 at halftime. ES attributed the second half as the key to the dy Gamecocks) wanted the first half, and we nd half, which I guess is the best half to coach Annie Tribble said. it halftime if we didn't control the boards we it of the gym. It seemed that (USC forward :rs was having free play." ?d 18 of her game-high 30 points during the ISC held a 29-20 rebounding advantage. But 5-0, outrebounded the Lady Gamecocks half. Terry Kelly said the opening five minutes of were the crucial moments of the game, to come out real strong in the first five unately, that didn't happen and Clemson i lot of poise coming back. We had chances to n't .execute." i leading 44-33 early in the second half, the an their scoring barrage. LE sank a short baseline jump shot at the ee minutes later, Jacqui Jones scored from in he Lady Tigers on top 47-46. seesawed, and Southers' jumper with 13:43 he Lady Gamecocks a 52-51 advantage. last time USC would lead. > basket at the 13:30 mark put Clemson ahead iger timeout, Tribble's team rolled off eight Us. KDUOK layup with 10:16 left to play gave lead. I a comeback, but it was too little, too late, miecocks fell to 1-1. 17 rebounds in addition to her 30 points for McAlister added 18, and Mindy Ballon had