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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.
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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
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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
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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
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bearcats 5
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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
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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
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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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ootba.ll weVe built our
reputation on
hopes to receive the in- personal Service
consulting firm in time Q^ J r r AC
next scheduled meeting dI1U rdir Price^detro
basketball tourna- Give us the
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the school is taking a Irnnw VOll Pflfl
ach toward the expan- W you dnu
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