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v uaiiuaiy c.m, iaot, uarnvbUiK , , & " SportS j Memphis St; By Andrew Miller If Memphis State's head basketball coach had it all to do over again, he says he would have coached football instead of basketball. "I got my first coaching position as a football coach in high school. It's a much easier |^BR9^^H^@|EnB^BHUH^^gH^^wS|[^^flM?* igMMMBBIBi^P^^^Mj|ffwflB^ff?2k^B ,!^KSwI^^Hb^ ?HL^ tiSB^ *, . i HPw!BP^ljM2mHBl^Mlj^PTB^Mrg * 4Bl \ # ^Hf .. jJHk i ~**s* Heading to ttio hoop USC forward Jimmy Foster goes for a layup in W( University. Foster scored 14 points in the game. Gamecocks By Jeff Rogers In the locker room after Memphis State Ui win over USC Wednesday, the Tigers displaye* of being an experienced conference member. In the Gamecock locker room, USC pla wonder where they fit in the Metropolitan Cc Conference race. With All-America forward Keith Lee on tl trouble, the Tigers regrouped and had five p game in double figures. The team perforn much of the talk about Lee as the dominan Tigers. "WE NEVER look for any one player to s< our offense," MSU head coach Dana Kirk sai much more balance in our scoring." "We have 12 talented guys on this team ai fills a different role," MSU forward Bobby I feel if we can play together we'll go far." Despite the attention devoted to Lee, USC knew ot the I igers balance. "We knew Memphis State was a great team Keith Lee," freshman point guard Michi "Keith Lee is a great player, but they arei team." MEMPHIS STATE is undefeated in confe wins over Cincinnati, Tulane, Southern Carolina Lee said, compared to the other conference State has faced, the Gamecocks "have taller p the ball around well and look for openings i "They found a lot of open shots they shot they didn't." The Gamecocks have a 2-2 conference re over Cincinnati and Florida State over the h< BUT IN addition to the loss to MSU, USC s loss to Virginia Tech Dec. 20. "They're (MSU and Virginia Tech) the two Metro," Michael Foster said. "Their pla similiar." ate rnarh cs mi ibv wuvia w* sport to coach because you have a lot assistants to help you," Dana Kirk said. USC head basketball coach Bill Fo: probably wishes Kirk would have stayed v football as the Tigers trounced Gamecocks 75-58 before 11,136 fans Carolina Coliseum Wednesday night. -" *g? M& " ^ J^BWH: MM . ::^ :'^W 4BB .Albr 'V "<"** m ??,. lw*iF - ?* v ^"ik mm- -^. -- 1 >^#300**' #*.. Khoto Dy JOMpn ^dnesday night's 58-75 loss to Memphis State coarnh fni U u U I U I I I U I According to Tiger pc diversity's 75-58 played in a style similiar d the confidence "They like to run, an< kind of ballgame," Tu tyers seemed to ballgame." illegiate Athletic SO DID Michael Fost< le bench in foul "I felt real well at the s layers finish the ed USC beat DePaul an nance dispersed iseum), so I know what t player for the With nine of Carolin d. "We look for | l ^ nd each of them 'arks said. "We ',. fl&|f| ||9tek gg players said they t with or without BKSpi^^HBHy^ fljH iel Foster said. n't a one-player : teams^Memphis ' ^ ^ cord, with wins tying styles are Loot? ball Memphis State University f itisfied with of MEMPHIS STATE used a 2-3 zoi defense to force Carolina into an outsit shnntino ronfest. and the Gamecocks sh siei o ? yith only 33 percent (22 of 65) from the floor, the "1 think that this was the worst we shot j at year," Foster said. "Ever since the St. Fra cis game (a 85-75 USC win Jan. 5), we ha Snot been shooting well." Five Memphis State players scored in do ble figures. Phillip Haynes led the Tige with 19 points, followed by Derrick Phillip 14, William Bedford's 13, Bobby Parks' and Andre Turner's 10. "You have to give a lot of credit to tl Memphis State team," Foster said. "Th thave quickness at all live positions, and th have very good balance." A TRAPPING Carolina zone defense he Ali-American Keith Lee to just four poir and five rebounds, 13 below his seas< average. "We did a good job on Lee," Foster sai "But he didn't panic, and showed what kii of great player he is." Srarxs, a oo iorwara, saia, we are no one man team. Our offense is not set around Keith. When he's in there, we like go to him. There are opportunities 1 everyone in our offense." The score changed hands eight times in t hf first half, with the Gamecocks taking the W j itial lead at 2-0 when Mike Brittain made t^ if a free throws. I m WITH 13:49 remaining, point guard A S dre Turner sank a 22-foot jumper from t 9 top of the key to give the Tigers a 14-12 les P*~" which they never lost. * The Gamecocks pulled within two poii r\nlv nnpp m r\rp hAfnrp intArmiccir\n ur ^ V/I11J VI1VV 1I1WI V V 11UVI IIUJOIV/II *T 1 I Michael Foster hit a jumper with 6: (4^ remaining. 'aj Memphis State then ran off seven strain points and went in at half with a 33-24 lez B Mike Brittain, who had missed all thi A field goals in the first half, hit his first fc shots of the second period to pull t Gamecocks within eight at 32-40. "THEY WERE getting the ball to 1 enough down low," the Clearwater, F1 junior said. "After I made a few, they c lapsed in on me and it made it a little tougl * 10 get a shot off. UMIWIt "Memphis State has long arms and kind makes you alter your shot a bit." "Mike (Brittain) played very well in the i r Mpfrn ronfoi I VlWil W WUI I I Ul >int guard Andre Turner, USC also either the I to his team. keeping a i we like to run, so they played our "We've rner said. "We expected a closer up," he sa real fast." USC foi ir: season by tart of the game," he said. "I watch- knee surge d Marquette in here (Carolina Col- cent." Aci kind of place it is when it fills up." rules, Ken a's next 13 opponents members of junior for . : ~ - 3^9 vrTin_-_T._, jj^k. _s_ ^I^HS^HHp JHKA*5v orward Derrick Phillips grabs a loose ball while USC's G( position tie de ot "I got my first coaching position as an a football coach in high school. It's a much easier sport to coach because you have a lot of assistants to help ?' you." rs is' -Memphis State basketball coach 11 Dana Kirk he ey ey cond half," the coach said. "He gave us a lift and enabled us to make a run at them in the Id second half." its One of the problems coach Foster pointed 3n out with the loss was the team's balance. !) ] d. "WE JUST didn't pick up the slack when id Jimmy (Foster) was shut down," he said. "Jimmy just shouldn't have to carry the load for us." t a The coach, however, praised the intensity up and hustle of his squad. to "I can't be upset with our hustle. We or played very hard tonight." He said USC's defense did a good job in he phases. in*o "WE TRAPPED very well tonight," coach Foster said. "They just made some good shots off of some good passes." ^n- Memphis State shot 63 percent from the g he field and was able to extend its led by as id, many as 19 points in the second half. Kirk sighted the Tigers' pressure defense as its the key to their victory. en "We ran our man-to-man defense very 08 well tonight," he said. "I thought that, along with Turner being able to hit the open man, ;ht gave us a big advantage." id. ee TOP SCORERS for the Gamecocks were ?ur Brittain and Jimmy and Michael Foster with he 14 points each. Jimmy had 12 rebounds, while Scott Sanderson had five assists. rne Carolina fell 8-5 overall and 2-3 in the a., Metropolita n Collegiate Athletic Conol ference. Memphis State upped its record to ler 12-3 overall and 4-0 to take first place in the Metro. of USC faces the Campbell University Saturday at Carolina Coliseum. Tipoff is se- 7:30 p.m. fence identitv J Vletro or Atlantic Coast Conference, Foster stressed ' ^ positive mental attitude despite the loss. got to keep on working hard and keep our heads id. "If we don't, we could lose three straight again ward Duane Kendall said he will be redshirted this head coach Bill Foster. Kendall, who underwent ry over the summer, said the joint "isn't at 100 per:ording to National Collegiate Athletic Association dall will retain a year of eligibility, making him a the 1984-85 season. ?er~ .^ Photo by Jot Jacksoh ?rald Perry defends. USC lost the game 58-75. ? >