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McCloud hits with :07 left to beat USC By JEFF NICHOLS Staff writer George McCloud showed why he is considered one of the nation's elite point guards Thursday night as he hit a clutch three-pointer with :07 remaining to give the Florida State Seminoles a 69-67 victory over USC. McCloud came out firing in the second half after sophomore guard Barry Manning held him to only three points in the first half. McCloud came into the game averaging 23.6 points a contest. "We did everything that we wanted to do in the first half," USC guard Barry Manning said. "But it's tough to stop a player like him over the course of a game." "I think you can understand why George McCloud is considered to be a first-round NBA draft pick," USC head coach George Felton said. "He hit a big-time jumper." Florida State head coach Pat Kennedy said he was pleased with the win. "George McCloud is a great player. I'm looking for him all the time to pull us through. We wouldn't be 15-1 without him," Kennedy said. Manning, who had six steals on the night in an outstanding defensive effort, carried the Gamecocks offensively down the stretch, hitting four jumpers in a row including a 19-foot jumper from the right side to put the Gamecocks ahead 61-60 with 3:12 remaining. Carolina Coliseum's crowd of 12,576 then saw a finish ?Knt ? ...:n e * -- -.1-- I--J 1 men uuiit ui inciii win auuii luigci &:> mc leau cnangea hands six times in the next two and a half minutes. Senior Terry Dozier hit both ends of a one-and-one to put the Gamecocks ahead 67-66 with :37 remaining. After an FSU timeout, McCloud cooly pumped in the 20-foot three-pointer from the left wing for the final margin. The victory hands the Gamecocks their fourth loss of the season and their first at home. "As soon as I let the ball go, I knew it was going in," McCloud said. McCloud finished the game with 17 points. "I am proud of the effort we gave tonight," said Felton. "Our crowd was tremendous. It was a big-time college basketball atmosphere. It's a tough loss, but we have nothing to be ashamed of and no reason to hang our heads." USC was ahead 32-30 at halftime after shooting only 40 percent in the first half. For the game, the Gamecocks shot only 43 percent compared to 59 percent for the Seminoles. USC, however, was strong on the offensive glass as they hauled down 13 offensive rebounds compared to only three for FSU. Senior John Hudson led USC with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Manning added 14 points, and Dozier had 11 ? six of which came in the last two minutes. Tat Hunter, who came into the game averaging only . * \ ? : *i I s ~1 y v.* *3| y i \j& ^K? ,ajK#eeJ Must present valid college I.D. card upon purchc and other participating carriers. Offer limited Greyhound also offers low. UIRE m m igj^HRPgjHpp ^loP^r /W^^SaK^jk ./(//./? BOUCHILLON/The Gameo USC's John Hudson slams one home in Thursd; night's game against No. 11 Florida State at Carolii Coliseum. eight points per game, led FSU with 20 points. Kennei said Hunter's play was a key to the Seminoles' sucess. "We felt that if we were going to win, Tat Hunt would have to have a great game," Kennedy said. "V found him a lot behind the defense. It's tough to win c the road in the Metro and this is a great win for us." With the loss, USC falls to 12-4 overall and 2-2 in tl Metro. Florida State improves to 15-1 and 3-0 in tl Metro. USC travels Saturday to Tulsa, Okla., to face Or Roberts. FI DRinA STATF (f>Q\ Dawson 5-8 2-4 12, Thomas 2-5 2-2 6, Hunter 10-13 0-0 2 Mitchell 3-4 4-4 10, McCloud 6-13 2-2 17, White 0-0 0-0 0, Bo; 2-2 0-0 4, Johnson 0-1 0-1 0, Hands 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-47 1069. use (67) Dozier 3-9 5-6 U, Rhett 3-6 1-2 7, Hudson 7-15 4-4 18, Pri 2-7 3-4 8, Manning 7-13 0-0 14, Roulston 4-7 0-0 8, English 0 1-21, Glover 0-1 0-2 0, McKoy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 14-20 6 Halftime ? USC 32, Florida St. 30. 3-point goals ? Florit St. 3-9 (McCloud 3-9), USC 1-5 (Dozier 0-2, Price 1-2, Mannii 0-1). Rebounds ? Florida St. 26 (Hunter 8), USC 32 (Hudsr 10). Assists ? Florida St. 15 (McCloud 8), USC 22 (Price S Total fouls ? Florida St. 19, USC 18. Attendance ? 12,576. * A f~\ "** t ^ m , .. ,? , . r ,>-y/ 25 he? 'j^y V~ wj I^^HPP^ . jj^g [? JSpEBmffi L m^nJ: lv HT 1 yc go Mk cr I eac 20 ise. No other discounts apply. Tickets are nontransferable and good 01 . Spring Break fare available 2/15/89 through 5/15/89 and is subject ti Monev Saver fares. Some restrictions apply. ? 1989 Greyhound Lines, I Women r By CHRIS SILVESTRI and PHILIP O. CARDACI c Staff writers \ Through the strong inside play of 1 Beth Hunt and the fast-break pro- t wess of Lisa Diaz, the Ladv s Gamecock basketball team erased an \ 11-point second-half deficit to defeat t rival Clemson 64-62 Thursday at Carolina Coliseum. t "We believed we could win this c game and did what we had to do to win it," said USC head coach Nancy ( Wilson. "Everyone stepped up to 1 make the win." The first half was marred by slop- f py play on both parts. Poor passing s combined with bad decision-making resulted in 13 first-half turnovers for USC. With the physical play inside the paint, the lead switched back and i? forth for the majority of the first half. But with 1:28 left to play in the half, Clemson senior forward Karen Ann Jenkins gave her club a fivepoint lead over the Lady Gamecocks. Senior guard Martha Parker cut the Clemson lead to two points with a free throw to end the half, 33-31. "Martha Parker was a major force in the first half. She had an excellent pj game," Wilson said. ock ay Lady Tiger freshman forward aa Renee Bowman hit her third threepointer of the second half with 12:10 left in the name tn ctretrh the ("lem son lead to 50-40. er Down 52-41 with 11:16 remaining, /e USC began an 11-0 spurt that 3n brought them back in the game. Diaz directed the comeback with a spinnhe ing four-foot jumper, a free throw, as well as penetrating the Clemson al defense on two straight USC possessions for a pair of layups that cut the lead to 52-48. Parker capped off the rally with 0, four points, the last two coming from yd a six-foot turnaround jumper tying 13 the score at 52-52 with 7:30 left in the I game. * "It took that spurt to get back into ce the game," said forward Beth Hunt. -2 "It showed a lot of togetherness." 7. With 3:34 remaining and USC la down by two, Hunt answered the call ig of the season-high crowd of 3,411 by >n dominating the remainder of the U i). game. Hunt went on to score the H final eight USC points. Q > \ I < Tiis ; ipring Break, p Greyhound4 istead. >r just $49 each way, iu and your friends can ford to pile on Greyhound. hether it's the beach, the >pes or your hometown, ing Greyhound won't amp your style. h way based on round-trip purchase. jfinelk^She driving to us! 15 Gervais Street 779-0650 ily for travel on Greyhound o change without notice. Inc. ally past Hunt's 15th rebound of the contest :ame off an errant USC shot, and she vas able to lay the ball in and pull the -ady Gamecocks ahead for the first ime in the second half with 56 econds left, 63-62. Hunt led USC vith 20 points and 15 rebounds for he game. "I just took coach Wilson's advice n trv as hard as I ran tn rrhnnnd r?nt )f my area," said Hunt. USC, now 13-2, will travel to riemson Saturday to face the Lady rigers, 9-8, at 7 p.m. "The win helps us confidence-wise or when we go up there (to Clemon)," Wilson said. I #N?Lr Lady Gamecock Beth Hunt looks t SC's 64-62 victory over the Lady Ti| lunt had 20 points and 15 reboui amecocks. \ QjOVENTUI I. 1WP aiinirmmmiiin 2818 DEVINE ST. We Rent The Tapes Monty Python Woody Allen Grateful Dead Windham Hill And Comin Bull Durham Pre ONE Person: meet cl FREE ments. RENTAL visit OFFER GOOD W i l l MS V Show Off 1 \ \ All Year L b\ h&Zt Clemson CLEMSON (62) Johnson 1-2 0-0 2, Bryant 4-8 0-0 8, Greenwood 9-23 0-1 18, Sells 1-7 1-2 3, O'Neal 3-14 0-0 6, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Jenkins 4-10 2-4 10, Bowman 5-9 0-0 13, Holloway 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 27-75 5-9 62. ESC (64) Hunt 9-16 2-5 20, Parker 5-5 9-12 19, Banner 3-5 1-4 7, David 0-1 0-0 0, Diaz 5-16 2-3 12, Middleton 2-6 0-0 4, Hawkins 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 25-51 14-24 64. Halftime ? Clemson 33, USC 31. 3-point goals ? Clemson 3-6 (Bowman 3-4, Sells 0-1, O'Neal 0-1), USC 0-1 (Middleton 0-1). Rebounds ? Clemson 40 (Greenwood 14), USC 41 (Hunt 15). Assists ? Clemson 13 (O'Neal 9), USC 16 (Diaz 5). Total fouls ? 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