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Final Four h live up to hy Today's column is devoted to this past weekend's Final Four in Indianapolis. I'm not sure which is the bigger story, Duke's 72-65 victory over Kansas in the championship game or UNLV's shocking 79-77 loss to Duke in the wmifiniitc The best news, however, is that once again the basketball games themselves lived up to their incredible hype, unlike many Super Bowls and college bowl games past Dick Vitale is cm the money when he says that college hoops, "are AWESOME B-A-A-AB-B-YH!" .. . Congratulations first to Earle Holley, USC's Associate VJP. for Finance, for being the only prog nosucator to correctly predict Duke's victory in Friday's The Gamecock poll. Mr. Holley even went so far as to nail the final margin of victory (seven points). GREAT JOB, EARLE! ... Tennessee defeated Virginia's Lady Cavaliers 70-67 in overtime Sunday in New Orleans to win the women's national championship. No contestant predicted the Lady Vols to win, although it was their third title in five years. ... It's surprising that little has been said about the virtual disappearance of Stacey Augmon in the UNLV-Duke game. Augmon shot 3-10 on his way to six points and didn't ever seem to have his head in the game. Even his usually superb defense was lacking. With his reputation of being able to stop any player in the country, regardless of size or position, one wonders where he was when Christian Laettner was scorching the Rebels with 20 first half points. L-*1 a t _ r t ... iuc ucuaie uh wiicuier /\ugmon or Larry jonnson is UNLV's most valuable player was answered against Duke. Although Johnson is undoubtably the better player (numerous national Player of the Year honors support this point), it is now obvious that point guard Greg Anthony is the team's MVP. When the late Thu ?? loops rp pg J??j:hip Shots Anthony fouled out against Duke, the Rebels led I five. Four minutes later, UNLV's season was ove Anthony truly has been the proverbial glue holdir ! the Rebs together all season long. It took a clo: game against Duke to bring his importance to light. ... Hey, Rick Pitino! Do you still believe UNL could beat an NBA team? Ricky boy, you're m Coach of the Year. But your statements about Veg* being on the level of the Charlotte Hornets and oth< expansion teams border on the absurd ... Regardless of whether or not UNO coach Dea Smith was out of the coach's box in Saturday's sem final loss to Kansas, the technical foul (his seconc called against him by official Pete Pavia was bull? Not only was no purpose served by Smith's unwa ranted ejection, the entire episode detracted from tl remarkable effort turned in by an underrated Jayhav team. Unfortunately, Pavia's ridiculous call mirron the most disappointing aspect of both the men's ar women's Final Fmirs that Iv.ina th<* nfftcMotino- T, - - 7 ??? M.V v/??ivmuu6. AJ consistency and indecisiveness were evident througl out the weekend's games, making it hard to belieN the officials on hand were selected on merit. Sure) the NCAA's finest zebras were not on hand in Indii napolis or New Orleans! ... With all of the talk these days about what wrong with college athletics, it was refreshing to se Duke and Kansas, two pictures of class, in th championship -game. Both programs are made up ( real, in-the-flesh STUDENT-athletes, a dying bree these days. Hopefully, those youngsters with dreanr, of playing in a Final Four will be just as impresse with Duke's Brian Davis' ability to speak, not abus< the English language as with his ability to dunk a b? sketball or nail a tough jump shot. Unlike player from certain otter perennial powerhouses, an interprc ter is not needed when Duke or Kansas players giv an interview. ne Workout with US!! " n wri \fo, if-v CAROLINA I rsday, April < $1 Studen $2 Gen< This program is paid for, ir For more information, drop by the CPU Of The Ideas and Hear the } Dr. Martin Luth anniversary of I 9LANR Russell Hoi ] Cromer, From Staff Reports USC scored eight runs in tY first two innings of Sunday's fin; series game and held on for a 9jy win to gain a split and salvage or game of a three-game Metro Coi ig ference baseball series wit 5e Cincinnati. A walk, singles by Mac Whii y and Jeff Parnell, and Burk Cromer's two RBI singles gav ^ USC a first inning lead in the set >r ond game. A bases-loaded doubl by Jerry Shepherd and home rur by Cromer and freshman Rob D< - Boer featured the six-run Gamt j ~rr i p. lum iU/Uiiu liiiimg uii iusni pitcher Eric Lindholz. Pitcher Matt Threehouse, 5-^ r" got the win as Jared Baker retire 16 the final four outs to pick up hi J third save. Cincinnati's Mike Mottic 1(* doubled and scored the Bearcat' j*" first run of the game when T.( Brewer was caught in a rundowi ?c Jaime Baker hit a two-run horn 'y run in the third and Cincinna l~ closed to within 9-4 in the fourt when Brewer doubled and score ls on Todd Cox's single. A double b * Sean Walters and singles by Bre wer and Newton cut the margin t jj 9-6 in the sixth. In the first game of the senei the Bearcats won the game 2-1 be J1 hind the four-hit pitching o J' George Glinatsis. The secon game of the series saw Cincinai Is again victorious 4-0. Sunday's split left USC with e 26-9 record, 5-4 in Metro play. 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