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use dr< by jen tiogers USC head basketball co words for tonight's game team's 87-82 loss to Flori "I can't even tell you v Foster said. "We're goin 5,765 times to find out he you've got to do." The loss to the Seminol* games and its second c< Athletic Conference loss. LIKE USC, Tulane hoi ? HHWHWH t f Block that shot USC forward Gerald Perry ai Winru Martolln in Qatnrrlau'c TiMbb munuiiu uuiuiuuy o Win Saturday Lady By Chase Buchan Although the Lady G< team carries a four-game an 8-5 record into tonigl 0 Auburn University, USC Kelly said the game v toughest of the year. "We will have to play c year," he said. "Auburn us from the opening buzz game." The Tigers are the to ' M* [' - ^:v ^ i - ? mm&mr ^ (ar One of levin USC center Sharon Gillmc her seven robounds in Satur jf East Carolina. I ips second ach Bill Foster didn't have too many against Tulane University after his da State University Saturday. about that (Tulane) right now," g to look at the films of this game )\v we could have won. That's what ^s was Carolina's fifth of the past six onsecutive Metropolitan Collegiate ds a 2-3 record in the Metro, but its 'ijBBP' ' 'V.; v A y ; .-' ' W * "~Wi? ^Wgjpjy^fflgggH^SSjj M&S0I ^|m <Hfc^ *Sfc*!lBPfS0 H|MB g M r\* i Py y%: ^ w^s'i Photo by Jo* Jackson Itempts to block the shot of Florida State's 87-82 loss to the Seminoles. 67-51 Gamecock team in the imecock basketball best team ov winning streak and tit's contest against THE 14-4 head coach Terry center Beck) /ill be his team's the nation in 70.6 percent >ur best game of the points and is going to get after became Aub :er to the end of the Saturday n University, p-ranked defensive With 1,87: rebounds, J< B American fr ward Brends Baroody while shootii leads the squ 14 points ar shooting 79. the past, wit won the p SgglUaKMM ycai > m W Southeaster! East .,'"'pr^flj^ in the secon< ble figures, Awta by Jm Jedaee ire pulls down one of "SOUTH! day's 67-51 win over games for us sivelv." Kell . , V . \ * N ' straight gam margin of loss in the three games hasn't beei points, when the Green Wave lost to Memp Jan. 23. Tulane's 6-8 center John Williams is the N fourth-leading scorer with an 18.3 average leading rebounder, averaging 7.7 per game. As a team, Tulane leads the conference ii giving up 54.5 points per game. The team' throw percentage also leads the conference. Before Saturday's game, Foster said the contest is to keep Tulane from slowing the ] "THE TEMPO will play a very impo game," Foster said. "We have to try and sf of the game more than Tulane would like.' Foster also said his tpam will nppH to Wpp control. "John Williams is a heck of a player, and some ways to keep him from scoring like h( he said. In Saturday's game, the Seminole's A1 Vince Martello and Dean Shaffer combm USC center Jimmy Foster led all scorers wi THE CAROLINA coach said the first game's outcome. "We sort of dug a hole for ourselves ri Foster said. "We lost the ball a lot, especial! Every time it resulted in points for them, overcome all of those problems." In a December contest between the two .mint ? . f^unu guaiu 1 uii)r yv iiiiain was uui wiin an < Foster and Florida State head coach Joe absence of USC center Mike Brittain am Tony William to the lineup had an impact "We lost Mike Brittain and that hurt us," don't expect him back for Tulane Monday "TONY WILLIAM certainly made a diff their team. William is going to make an> Lakers, the Pistons, any team." "Having Tony William back full s Williams said. "He is a smart point guard. William finished the game with six points As a team, the Seminoles shot 54.7 percent 87.9 percent from the free-throw line, co 49.2 percent field-goal shooting and 51.2 throws "They did a lot of things well," Fostei Shaffer and William combined went 11 for ] the first half. "THEY PLAYED well down there earlii ;s to play 12tl country, and rated as the 12th era"' m m Tigers are led by All-America |^>> ' Jackson. The 6-3 senior leads 1 field goal percentage, shooting from the field. Averaging 17.9 nine rebounds per game, she Snj urn's all-time leading rebounder I ight against Louisiana State ?;7 2 career points and 1,017 career ickson is looking to become the : , Tiger in the school's history to points and pull down 1,000 ^Y. s also feature pre-season All- | eshman guard Helene Baroody 11-Southeastern Conference for- _/ averages 8.5 points per game ig 54 percent from the field, and lad with 54 assists. Hill averages j ?y id six rebounds a game, while 3 percent from the foul line. 3 squads have met four times in h the series tied at 2-2. Auburn ast confrontation during the * on, winning 56-38. < i return four of five starters from juad, which finished 24-8 in the Applying , Conference. usc fofw i its fourth consecutive game 9. . ernoon at home with a 67-51 win Pom s 8 Carolina. Leading 32-27 at ; Lady Gamecocks took control was also ? j half with strong performances lot better nore forward Brantley Southers The 6-3 ore center Sharon Gilmore. second ha hers and Gilmore scored in dou- two more putting in 24 and 16 points. Saturda secutive h ERS HAD one of her better coach sai( this year, offensively and defen- "good siti V said. He added that Gilmore hellacious *' ' '"'ii i t i i i t i i n . n w p farpQ Tn n more than seven ^^h|| P^h his State 57-50 on letro conference's jlS -1 _ i. He is also the |N|^HH||liJp s 74 percent free- I.- ; ;.r key to tonight's pace of the game. . *::** | rtant role in the >eed up the tempo Ik p Williams under we have to figure ^ ; normally does," teams, Seminole inkle injury. Both . > At"--"-1 Williams said the jL _ _ i the addition of j|F jf> on the game. W ' Foster said. "We night. Flying high USC forward Hart erence and helped Alton Lee Gipson ' team better: the Saturday. * I- 1 1 111 ,1 . . * ircngui neipeu, mai lime we got " their turn." and seven assists. Although Flor from the field and cond half, USC mpared to USC's tain possession c percent of its free But USC forv the Seminoles h< r said. "Martello, "I still thougl 12 from the field in they stripped H; "I'm just cru er in the year, but heck of a loss fc h-ranked Ai i J&FJMi ' IMMmfci iii ^ JBBHnBraB jH f pressure ard Brantley Southers guards against East nd pulled down eight rebounds in the 67 i key factor in the win, playing "a for us in the second half." renter madp 14 nf hf?r nnintc in th#? ilf, scoring 12 from the floor and from the foul line. y's game was the first of ten, conome games for Carolina, but tbe 1 that while playing at home is a nation, those ten games are pretty ones." ilane tonight :;-""L^- g - _^v-..---" T ~ - - r^B."''-"|l| . | i;:7;:~'l 377.^ ' fCgBP ?v\;;\j" j F^BHB^HF * - JkH rflEMv r ^? Photo by Jwwifar Weoter, 3ld Martin soars above defending Florida State center in the Gamecock's 87-82 loss to the Seminoles out in front and had control. Today it was ida State led by as much as 15 points in the semanaged to cut the lead down to five and re)f the ball with 1:12 remaining. vard Harold Martin's shot was blocked, and ;ld on to win. tit we had a great chance to come back until arold Martin," Foster said. shed with this loss," Foster said. "It was a )r us." iiburn tonight *$*p> tjn %' Carolina's Jody Rodriguez. Southers scored c 1 - aL. I ^ J.. rv a ? ? a i wm uvur uio may riraies. Three opponents, Clemson, Tennessee and Auburn, are ranked among the top 17 teams in the country. Five Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference games are scheduled for the home stretch, and Kelly said these games will also be dtfflcuff. "FOUR OF those five (Metro) teams are in the running for first place," he said. Tonight's action against Auburn begins at c .1ft r1 1:? i ? . " ^ mi me v,muuiia V/Uiidcuiu.