The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 05, 1990, Page 7, Image 7

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Sports Monday, February 5, 1990 The Gamecock 7 ????????? Clemsc By JEFF NICHOLS Sports Editor __ CLEMSON ? The conditions were right. As USC Head Coach George ! Felton said after Clemson's 83-65 drubbing of the Gamecocks Saturday, he has only two guards. So going into the annual intrastate mateVinn at Plpmcnn'c T ittle IUIV lliuiviiup Uk V1V111JV/11 |J i-?iiuv i john Coliseum, Felton had issued a ; full-court press watch. 'r When Clemson couldn't estab> lish dominance in the first half, it - was upgraded to a warning. And as the second half opened, the Tigers' full-court press finally hit and hit hard. The damage was devastating. Using a 1-2-1-1 full-court press to cause one USC turnover after : another, the Tigers, 16-5, turned a basketball game into their personal ! slam-dunk contest with Dale Davis ' and Elden Campbell battling it out i for dunking champion. The Tigers went on a 9-0 run to 1 open the half with six of the points * coming off dunks. The most spec1 tacular was an Elden Campbell one-handed spike dunk off a Ma! rion Cash missed jumper. That one set the tone for the reI; mainder of the game. l thougnt maybe we were mtimidated," Felton said. "Conser quently, that was the end result. ? Felton glad By BRANT LONG ' ! Assistant Sports Editor ; CLEMSON ? Imagine yoursel| shooing hoops with some of your buddies at die PJB. Center. Not lard, right? Now imagine doing that, and f getting a call horn one of tlSC's I assistant basketball coaches about ; playing for the Gamecocks, > 1 : : / j jt A little harder, It iftx't thai ha rri fnf OlatrtAII ^ *9** v uiav imw *vw. v?/wu Waite to imagine. That is his story. Waite, a football recruit from Warren, Ohio, was noticed by forGamecock star Terry Bozier, :; who was training at dte Sol Biatt :: P.E. Center. Dozier saw Waite :: playing and, impressed by the : freshman, gave his name to the as:> sistant coaches. ; . Now Waite, a quarterback/ < defensive back in high school, is < also getting recognition for his \ i v aT Got a news tip: . */ V; THIS YEAR PUT A ii punTA HTICnv iv YOUR I DEADLY % : Did you Schedule your Pap Smear * It Is important to detect j I cancer & other diseases in the early stages. Student Rates... Call for an appointment vt <^/f-Cts.znatio-? cHzaltk ?B,GYN <Se.\vic?.? 781-7815 191 Friarsgate Blvd. Irmo, SC >n?s Di We got whipped." If they weren't dunking the ball, they were at the free throw line or scoring layups after steals. The Tigers didn't score from the outside until sophomore guard David Young hit a 3-pointer to make it 56-38. That shot came 10 minutes into the half. But then it's tough to shoot from the outside when the rim's shaking. The Tigers racked up eight dunks in the second half. The dunks resulted from the defensive pressure. You didn't need Dick Vitale to see that "If I were coaching against us, I'd definitely pressure us fullcourt," Felton said. "I've only got two guards. Only two guards and a front line that was no match for Campbell and Davis. They've got two of the best front-liners in the country," Felton said. Battling a stress fracture in his left foot and a nagging flu bug, Davis led all scorers with 22 points and 17 rebounds. Campbell scored 18 points and Young added 10. "Dale Davis had some kind of basketball game," Clemson Head Coach Cliff Ellis said. "His play and Derrick Forrest's defense were the keys to the game." IWaite knows other hobby in high school ? IU sketbafi, where he was co-captain i this senior year. :' f.. Waite was very happy to get file f chance to join the team. **& feels good. First of ail? 1*6 like to thank; Coach Felton for I coming to me and asking mo tp \ play with them. It is k pleasure/ ; 3 . Hot too many people get this opportunity, hat it's fan." ; . i j hi his first action aSapC&mecock against Augusta College, I Watte sewed eight points. . |1|1 -.v.: . > Saturday at .Clemso%. Wait? played for eight minutes late in the j t second half and scored she jx>imis$|j j including a three-pointer with l$4 ieit in the contest Oddly enough, \ Waite is not really concerned ah- -| out playing. He's more concerned | about the team as a whole, gfc/;- \ "That (getting to play) didn't re- ? ally concern me. I was hoping we ' ' C all The uamecoc r^i When Everyth can 1 Tei I 1813 Hampton St. rp}1( 799-5696 . Re? Le J 10% Discount NEED EXTR f 1 ^B , - 1 will ^ Rv ** r . BAXTER, HYLAND I 1620 Gerva Colum NEW DC RECEIVE $20 FIRST DC to of Dc The Gamecocks, 10-7, were led by sophomore Jo Jo English and a Jeff Roulston who scored 12 points each. Michael Glover had 10. In the first half, minus the Clemson press, the Tigers had only * one dunk. They found themselves facing a USC team that, given an opportunity to take their time and set up their offense, could play with die Tigers. After building an eight-point lead on a Sean Tyson tip-in with 9:00 remaining, USC battled back to cut the lead to just two. An Eric Sykes bank shot made it 23-21 with 4:53 remaining. "I thought we made a real run | there in the first half," Felton said. Th 11i C O nrrnorl "Tf iiroo />** J.-?1UJ agl^/VAI. XL WflO 1 IgllL VJ1I UIW/ verge of being anybody's ball game," he said. Only the calm before the storm. USC (65) Glover 4-9 2-4 10, Rhetl 1-3 0-0 2, Roulston 3-6 6-8 12, English 5-9 2-2 12, Popovic 0-4 2-2 2, Sykes 3-6 5-6 j 11, Ignajatovic 0-3 0-0 0, Eggers 2-3 0-0 4, Leso 2-4 2-3 6, Waite 2-4 1-2 6. CLEMSON (83) Forrest 3-9 3-6 9, Davis 8-10 6-9 22, Campbell 6-11 6-8 18, Howling 1-5 0-0 2, Cash 2-6 0-0 4, Tyson 4-6 0-0 8, Young 2-6 4-4 10, Buckingham j 1-3 2-2 4, Lastinger 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-2 0-0 4, Bruce 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 1-1 0-0 2, Watts 0-1 0-2 0. basketball would get established early on in the game. Whether I got in or not, it ready didn't matter to me. I just wanted to come out with a victory." IrootbaU is top priority with the freshman, though, despite the sbaoce he has gotten to play basketball with the Gamecocks. My main concern is foot aai?V. it Is my to love.**: | As Cor Waited basketball future it liSC, be says ft is up to Coach F&tofc I ^ Mt fce^Fclton) wants me to some back for additional years, Fd ( n. more tban happy to come sack," | fjt - ?i: Pot now, Watte will remain as a mckup guard Cot Feta but Will concentrate, when the time comes, mi football. But Waits says doing 50th would not be all that bad >4l 3H wouldn't mind swinging both *ays,notataIL* . f| ; v .. k at 777-7726 ing Hits You At Once | ]CUTIVE I IECRETARIAL! SERVICES J help you with >rd Processing Papers I 9sis/Dissertations sumes gal Research Papers | with Coupon A CASH??? \RN $120 A MONTH WHILE YOU STUDY Donating Plasma You Will Savina Lives And Earnina Cash For Those Extra College Expenses. ecial Bonus This Ad Worth $5.00 For First Donation In Feb. 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