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Sports ? i Monday, January 15,1990 The Gamecock 11 Gameco wsr g m/1' K ^1 I1 '1 L >1 * w?1m Hg^Hpp ^ a JMKrra f ..IBM* " H : Sophomore guard Jo Jo English dunks eight points in USC's 59-53 victory over Cir Metro Conf< By The Associated Press A consulting firm will help the Metro Conference study expansion and the addition of football as a conference sport, Commissioner Ralph McFillen said. - > ' *" *'* ^".'""ll1 *11 IMQ"" Representatives from the eight Metro schools met to talk about the prospective r.hanpes while attenrlina the NPAA ennven tion in Dallas, which concluded Wednesday. "We had some very positive meetings regarding the prospects of expansion, and we're in the process of continuing to look at that and study it over the next several GAMECOCK'S PERSONALS ? COME BY RUSSELL HOUSE ROOM 323 I? OR CALL 7-4249 AND CHARGE IT VOLUNTEERS MAKE A BIO DIFFERENCE! 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The Gamecock is a registered student organization of the University of South Carolina and is partially funded by student activity fees. >cks cage 1 I tHAN ft Mc By DAVID CARAVIELI Staff Writer If the USC and Cinci KST^ISl. s^H been gunfighters, both wo The shooting was that b USC's zone defense w ^Vvoffense down for most ( Gamecocks to escape w SMcGuire Arena. Both teams shot blanks Gamecocks connected 01 shots while Cincinnati sh( the floor. Gamecock head coach happy to get the win, couli hit the shooting slump, USC's poor shooting perl Thursday. "I don't know," Felton < slump. "I'll be honest w played a trapping defense, just didn't fall. .. It's pai You're going to miss som question." The Gamecocks were ; 2-3 zone defense and shi game, thus forcing the Be; imelcr. Cincinnati's inabil their poor shooting. "We felt that Cincinnai club," Felton said of his d our man-to-man defense good, but you have to ch minutes of pressure man-t U . uavc a 1IITmea guard rot ^^SfWTl ^USC scored first on a 1WmmAJUKJ W/ i two minutes into the first Teddy Lepp/The Gamecock the lead. USC extended i the ball for two of his Roulston foul shot at the icinnati on Saturday. fought back to tie the game srence might e months," McFillen said Thursday. "either tv "The consulting firm will develop some He als information and data pertaining to televi- occur wi sion dollars, new markets we may expand suggestio into, travel and other financial aspects." rectly op] The ?ight Metro schools ? South Carr "TtyU olina, Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis not cxpa State, Tulane, Virginia Tech, Florida State it's expai and Southern Mississippi ? compete for all-sporu league championships in 14 sports. The that, schools' football programs operate as "If pet independents. cept, we McFillen would not say whether specific one has i schools had been linked in talks of Metro everyone expansion, but he did say it would include looked at rot a news tip? Call nrsFnvF nrrir u w AJ ? w M w a V ? -? <=> a _ o cr> CA ON GOO If you're a freshn apply now for an during college. / ARMYR01 For more informal bearcats 5 -O in the first half. The Gam( two and six points for mos nnati basketball teams had largest lead coming at 22-1 uld have been dead by half- throw with 2:32 left. The E to end the half and cut the ( ad. intermission, as able to shut the Bearcat USC extended the lead I )f the game and allow the Jo Jo English broke away fi ith a 59-53 win at Frank a picture-perfect tomahawl crowd and gave the Gamcc for most of the game. The nati cut the lead to 36-33 l only 46 percent of their driving lay-up, was fouled )t a woeful 27 percent from ^ Ancninnr frAA **?itK A UIV VllJUlllg 1IW UI1UVY W1U1 I i George Felton, although Yet three was as close i dn't figure out why his team Just one minute later, Joe which carried over from boost the lead back to sever formance against Louisville were unable to shake the 1 the lead to three once more said concerning the shooting converted a fast-break layu ith you. They (Cincinnati) lead, 10 points, at 50-40 wi and we had good shots that nati put on a small rally in I t of the game of basketball, short as USC improved its i e. I really can't answer that Metro. Rhctt led the Gamecoc! ible to effectively utilize a those in the first half. Rouh it down Cincinnati's inside lowed by McKoy and Engli treats to shoot from the per- Banks led Cincinnati with 2 ity to do so accounted for ti was not a good shooting CINCINNATI (53) efensive strategy. "I thought Banks 6-19 11-16 23, Robi in the beginning was real 4-15 8, Talc 3-14 1-2 8, Sande ange up. For us to play 40 Ward 0-0 0-0 0, Joiner 2-6 ( o-man is tough because we 0-0 0-0 0. ation. I'd wear those kids LS5:(59), , ?,i. ? n Glover 3-3 0-0 6, Rhett 5-11 w u i /~>i , English 4-5 0-0 8, Popovic 0 Michael Glover jump shot M(fKoy 3.6 2.5 8_ UsoV2 0-C half and never relinquished 3-point goals: Cincinnati 3-1 the lead to five on a Jeff ders 0-1, Joiner 2-5). USC 015:52 mark, yet Cincinnati McKoy 0-1). Turnovers: ? at 8-8 with 11 minutes left Auendance?6,891. expand to add f vo or four" schools. McFillen said he io said that expansion would not formation from the thout the addition of foothall ? a fru- th<* / rmfomwo'e n he said no Metro school has di- March 8-10 at the J posed. ment in Biloxi, Miss are tied directlyhe said. "It's South Carolina at nsion for the sake of expansion, xon said Thursday tision for the sake of becoming an wait-and-see appro; > conference. Football is part of sion and the additioi )ple weren't agreeable to the con- Meanwhile, Get wouldn't be looking into it. No sioner of the eigh come out and said yes or no, but Conference, of whii is in agreement that it needs to be ber, said the ACC v its meeting in Febru The Gamecock at 77 ERS' TRAINING CORP -W inr MAI AAV D GRADES. lan or sophomore with good grades, Army ROTC scholarship. It pays off \nd afterwards. rC SCHOLARSHIPS ion contact CPT Owens at 777-6542 9-53 We've icock lead varied between t of the first half, with the 15 on a Troy McKoy free I I 111 Ball IB If tearcats went on a 5-0 run ^"wweew* 3amecock lead to 22-20 at I wP to seven once again when rom the pack and executed I III WJLM c dunk which ignited the ocks a 30-23 lead. Cincinwhen Louis Banks hit a W^%| III by McKoy and converted 7:59 left. | y||| is the Bearcats would get. 11 Rhett converted a dunk to i at 40-33. The Gamecocks ^^^ll HH 11 3earcats, as Cincinnati cut I Lll 1L with 3:55 left, until Rhett J p to give USC its biggest I ith 1:54 remaining. Cincinthe closing minutes yet fell ^%l II HK ecord to 6-4 and 2-1 in the I^^F^rlwwl ks with 15 points, 11 of >ton scored 9, and was folish who chipped in 8 each. If your parents have been in nson 3-7 2-2 8, Starts 2-10 College arOUnd ts 0-3 0-0 0, Gibson 0-0 0-2 i i . )-3 6, Weigei 0-0 0-0 o, wii- the Uarolinas over the past 30 [.tUM 11 I Years' chances S ^VJ-,-6. s?- are, Pretty good \ (English o-i, Popovic 0-2, we ve sold em a Cincinnati 17, USC 22. i 1 textbook or two. 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