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By Tracy Mixson
USC's men's basketball team turned a 10-point deficit into
a 19-point victory last night over Metro Conference opponent
^ Cincinnati at Carolina Coliseum.
"It was a great second half," USC head coach Bill Foster
said. "We struggled too much in the in the first half, but we
really bounced back well."
Foster went with a young starting lineup, freshmen Tarone
Thorn?'Mi and Keith James and juniors Linwood Moyc,
Duanc Kendall and Tom Stierle ? normally a reserve guard
behind Michael Foster.
"\VK SKNT in a basically young team," Coach Foster snid
"I was concerned about poise, but they did well and
everything worked out."
? Light straight points late in the first half helped bring USC
back from the 10-point margin.
The Gamecocks started quickly, hitting six straight points
and pulling away, 10-6, on Michael Foster's 14-foot jump
shot. But the Bearcats came right back, hitting six unanswered
points before James scored to pull USC within one, 15-14.
The Gamecocks then hit a three-minute scoring slump that
saw Cincinnati run off nine consecutive points. As USC trailed.
24-14, James came through again with a 17-foot jumper.
CAROLINA SKKMKI) to find its scoring touch in the
half's final minutes and slowly closed the 10-point gap.
USC went ahead, 33-32, as Tony Shaw grabbed an offensive
rebound and scored as time expired.
A "Tony Shaw's shot riuht at the bu//er nnllrrl nv .-ilmnH
really helped lis in the second half." Coach Foster said. "We
had momentum because of that and were able to come back."
l ed by .lames' 12 points, the Gamecocks shot 63 percent in
the second half, compared to 50 percent in the game's first 20
minutes.
THK BKARCATS opened the scoring with outside shots
from guards Roger McClendon and Derrick McMillan. But
James responded with his own basket from outside to begin a
five-minute see-saw scoring battle.
Jame's steal and slam dunk put USC up, 48-44, before Cincinnati
called timeout to end the Gamecocks' momentum. But
the Bearcats' attempt was futile, as Carolina continued its
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comeback victory
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ahead and really helped us in the second half. We
had momentum because of that and were able to
come back."
-Bill Foster
USC head basketball coach
scoring and never rclcnquished its lead.
Cincinnati drew within four points, 50-54, with 9:24 left in
the game. But USC then increased its lead to 10 points, forcing
the Bearcats to call another timeout at 2:25.
Seventeen points and almost five minutes later, Cincinnati
called its final timeout. The Bearcats managed six more points
to USC's eight, ending the game, 79-60.
"I THINK we played outstandingly in the last 14 minutes,"
Coach Foster said. "I'm just pleased with the whole team.
Everyone played well. We faced adversity, but we bounced
back and came out smelling like a rose."
James led all scores with 20 points, while adding six rebounds.
Moye added 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Kendall
and Michael Foster scored 12 points each.
For the Bearcats, McMillan and McClendon each scored 15
points, and Myron Hughes added 12.
With the victory, USC improves to 15-9 overall and 6-5 in
conference play to remain in fourth place in the Metro.
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Henry 3 1-2 7, Hughes 6 0 0 12, Helm 1 2-2 4, McMillian 7 12 15, McClendon
7 12 15, Thompson 0 12 1, Shorter 1 0 0 2, Szc;epanski 1 0 0 2, Ruehl
1 0 1 2. Totals 27 6 12 60.
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Moye 5 6 6 16, Thornton 2 0 0 4, Kendall 4 4 7 12, James 8 4 6 20, Stierle
1 0 0 2, Foster 4 4 4 12, Martin 2 0 0 4, Shaw 3 3 4 9. Totals 29 21 28 79.
Halftime - Cincinnati 32, USC 33. Fouled out - Helm. Total fouls - Cincinnati
20, USC 12. Att 5,622.
By Joanne Korth
The Lady Gamecocks closi
home-season last night with a
ference win over the I adv I
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the Lady Hokies.
point barrier Tech had protect*
eight minutes on a 20-foot
Brantley Southers, and took thi
The Lady Hokies were una
only :38 seconds left.
USC head coach Nancy Wil
was glad to see the win after t
been so close and could have go
until the very end.
"Virginia Tech is by far tl
team we've played all year." W
EPH GARNETT I The Gamecock is usually the scrappy team
Carolina the most trouble.
lay at Sarge Frye Field. The THROUGHOUT THE gam
and then host wNC Charlotte not overpowering on the boards
ed to pull down 32 to Tech's 2
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,, falling behind 3-10 at the 17:21
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more rebounds than Tech, 17-1
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BHi'*?tables turn as the Lady Hokies i
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Against Cincinnati's Derrick McMillian, 13, and Brian
Helm, 45, Gamecock Michael Foster shoots for two in
yesterday's game. Foster had 12 points for the night.
lecocks prevail,
hits season high
won ihe game but also (he rebounding scats
ed out their 46-34.
Metro Con- Consistantly, the Lady Gamecocks blow in
Hokies from the same direction as the rebounding stats.
Last night they worked hard on the boards,
proved their led by Marsi McAlister with nine and
osed out the Brantley Soulhers and Renee Najarian with
nee schedule seven apieee.
>rth Division. Thirty-one of the Lady Gamecocks' 76
[he first half, points came from junior forward Southers in
mark. A str- her season-high performance.
iowever, put The Lady Gamecocks placed three others
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i they did not Monica Williams cach had 12, and Rence
the half. Najarian put in 10.
S shot .529 BALLOU'S STATUS before the game had
inutes to give been questionable, since she had been sufferlespite
a .679 ing from a knee injury which kept her out of
ady Hokies. action in Monday's Tennessee game.
pulled down "Down the stretch, Mindy did an excellent
2. job of determining when to push the ball
half saw the down and when not to," Wilson said of
took the lead Ballou's performance last night. "I just
uun i iiiiiik sue ;iiiiuc a wrong decision."
at the 12:26 The Lady Hokies placed four players in t
r the half bet- double figures, led by Robin Lee's 18.
i in favor of This high scoring effort led to the Lady
Hokies shooting .586 for the game while
Carolina shot an even .500.
ske the one
:d for nearly "EVEN WHEN you think you're playing
jumper by good defense," Wilson said, "they make
e lead 67-66. some unreal shots. What in the world can
ble to come you do about that?"
o seven with Wilson said her team's composure at the
end of the game helped it to win. "We 'made
son said she the big defensive plays at the very end, and
he game had also the big baskets and rebounds," she said,
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ic scrappiest home game, said the team's ability to play
ilson said. It well in the final minutes allowed Carolina to
s that give come away with the win.
"I was beginning to get worried," she
said, "wondering when we were going to be
c, USC was able to pull away, but we kept our poise and
, but manag- made a couple of big plays and were able to
8. In the last go ahead."
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