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SportS : z USC tries t By Andrew Miller USC's men's basketball team will try to get out of its slump tomorrow when the Gamecocks tip off against Metro conference opponent Florida State. Carolina brings a 9-6 overall record, 2-2 in the Metropolitain Collegiate Athletic Conference, into the Florida State contest. USC assistasnt coach Dave Blank Mid the key to the Gamecocks' 76-68 victory over the Seminoles on Jan. 3 was excellent outside shooting and patience ? neither of which Carolina has shown in the past five games. "WE DON'T thinks it's a confidence thing," Blank said. "Our offense is getting the open shot. It's just that were are not hitting it. "Of course we are a little worried about it, but I think that we'll get out of it." Florida State stands at 10-5 overall and 2-3 in the Metro (Florida State lost to Louisville Wednesday night, 95-71). However, this will not be the same Seminole team the tjamecocks beat faced in Tallahassee earlier this month, according to USC head coach Bill Foster. "With Tony William (who has been out with a sprained ankle) coming back into the lineup, Florida State is a different team," Foster said. WILLIAM, A 6-1 guard from Fort Wayne, Ind., is averaging 8.9 assists a game ? fourth in the nation. He is also averaging mnrf than 10 nnintc a oa PLACE: Carolina Coliseum TIME: t:30 p.m. CONFERENCE RECORD: USC 2 2 FSU 2 3 OVERALL RECORD: USC 9 6 ' FSU 10 5 LAST MEETIM: 76-68 USC win in TaHahassee SERIES RECORD: USC leads 6 4 Braves man By Jeff Hartsall Despite a pitching staff troubled by drugs ? Atlanta Braves manager Joe Torre is confide U?..t no-J?? 1 ? I -1 uenci 170J ? sccunu-piacc 11111511 in ine comir "Our attitude is much better now than it ago," Torre said Wednesday. "The club h{ seasons two years in a row, and we have m fidence now. We know we can win." Torre, in Columbia on the Braves' week-l< Telling it like it is Braves manager Joe Torre gives Gamecock reporl Jther Braves players for a press conference. o correct slu "He's been known as a shooter," Blank said. "Wp think that th#?v arp ? fpam this year than they were last year." The Seminoles lost first-round draft choice Mitchell Wiggins, who, in two games against the Gamecocks the past year, scored 57 points and pulled down 17 rebounds. "The loss of Wiggins hurt them," Blank said. "But we feel that they play better team ball. Last year, they were a one-man offense, and this year everybody gets into the act. We can't key on one person like we've done in the past. "FOR THE first time this year, they finally have a true center (Alton Gipson). He and Vince Martello hurt us in the last game." Gipson scored 28 points and Martello had 15 in the game at Tallahassee. Martello scored 18 points against the Gamcocks in a 90-85 victory for the Seminoles in Carolina Coliseum the past year. Florida State head coach Joe Williams said Gipson was one of the best centers the past year in junior-college basketball. "AL HAS stepped in at the low post and Hnnp n finA inh " W/illiomc coi/H "If'r o V4V/11V Vt 1111V JVUj T T UllUIiU JU1U . XL J U [Viaw where we haven't had a dominant big man in two years." Heading into tomorrow night's game, Gipson is the second-leading scorer in the Metro with a 20.3 average, and is tied for second in blocked shots. Blank said the Gamecocks will try to mix up their defense, and play a lot of man-toman. "I think that we match up with them very well man-to-man," Blank said. "But I think we'll start in a zone and see how they shoot." DEFENSIVELY, BLANK said he expects Florida State to use a 2-3 zone to make the Gamecocks shoot from the outside. In Metro conference games. USC's Jimmv Foster is ranked first in rebounding (12.8), second in scoring (21.8), and second in fieldgoal percentage (.660). Foster needs just two points to become the ' fifth-leading scorer in Carolina basketball history. He will pass Art Whisnant, who played for USC between ^960-62, scoring 1,505 points. AMAa. ayci uuiniuci Southeast, said Atlanta is in th< md uncertainty, the spring of 1982 ? looking f< nt his team can ig year. THE BRAVES lost veteran kn New York Yankees, and the stat was two years 15-game winner in 1983, is still is had winning Perez is being held on druj luch more con- Republic. A judge ruled this we with a criminal violation of dri 3ng tour of the could face two to five years in ] ter Jeff Hartseil his outlook on the 19B4 baseball seasoi mp against S Helping hand Brad Jurgenson gets a little help from tto backboard dor game. The Gamecocks face Florida State tomorrow in C nt of finishin e same position it was during Torre said he is :>r pitching and an outfielder. season as the Brave 24 pitchers in Flori luckleballer Phil Niekro to the So we can get a go* us of pitcher Pascual Perez, a "We don't have uncertain. two weeks in sprir 2 charges in the Dominican p ~~: 1 ~ ? ? v,ivl to uui avanai ;ek that Perez can be charged lg laws, and, if found guilty, ONE OPTION prison. throwing reliever ! "That depends on Garber is healthy, start." That would give try, Ken Dayley, Perez. Torre said that w'th the ^an Diego yj|F .Jsk, Division, was a Hie T or re said the Bi & M v Jl|i|f^ for the coming seas *n t*ie National Le KRIMB ^ac^ ^'s c'a'm ?JRIIIS : '-j Shortstop Rafael Jk ^ bard have led the 5811^8 H row, anc* <sfi| third before a wrist season. ... FIRST BASKM/ PM. * Average fielder," a< >econd straight yea n. Torre was in Columbia with year at the plate as tional Leaeur with eminoies r ^^Rr",-T- 2^^Hi^X>:\ jd^B-7^7'^?.^"^Trr=t?wir&!'-i?i4 ***??? 1 ;v ^ ^^DVkxI^IM; ;jl II J|p mimsS^^ ?H|^^SHrHV^S|^m zSBH ^ypp^^5S?8F ^V rf^j SB __-i_r B ^ ''' B|J ng this past week's Memphis State basketball arotina Cotesium. g first not counting on having Perez back this s go into spring training. "We'll have 23 or f da, and hopefully we'll have good weather od look at all of them," Torre said. to formulate a pitching staff until the last ig training, and it will be a lot tougher if ble." Torre is considering is moving hardSteve Bedrosian to the starting rotation. Gene Garber's condition," Torre said. "If along with Terry Forster, Bedrosian could Torre a starting rotation of Craig McMurLen Barker and possibly Bedrosian and not signing pitcher Goose Gossage, now ^ Padres, also of the National League's West appointment for the club. to get him," Torre said. "He's simply nakes San Diego a pennant contender." ILEM in the outfield is not quite as vexing. itfield positions are set, with two-time Most ale xMurphy in center and veteran Claudell it. a starter for the left field slot from "a young outfielders." Among those are ster and Terry Harper, along with secondary. aves* infield, "the key to the team," is set ion. "I believe our infield is one of the best 0 ague," Torre said, and statistics seem to Ramirez and second baseman Glenn Hubleague in double plays for two years in a seman Bob Horner improved his play at injury sidelined him for the last part of the UV Chris Chambliss, "a much better than wording to Torre, hit 20 home runs for the r, and catcher Bruce Benedict had a good well as behind it, finishing tenth in the Na- ? fj a .298 batting average.