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USC last in Tournamen, Gamecocl By CHAD BRAY South Carolina's lack of height inside and inability to establish an ^ offensive rhythm resulted in two losses, including a 41-point debacle gfl against North Carolina, at the Diet 9 Pepsi Tournament of Champions 9 this weekend. In a rematch of the 1990 tourna- 9 ment, the Gamecocks took on UNC in a 108-67 shellacking by the Tarheels. USC had trouble coping with four Tarheel players over seven- 9 feet tall. The Gamecocks used 6-foot-10 I Obrad Ignjatovic, 6-foot-9 Edmond I Wilson and 6-foot-8 Chris Leso just to deal with UNC's 7-footer Eric Montorss. Montross scored 16 points, pulled down nine rebounds I and had three blocks. Tarheel head coach Dean Smith fl said UNC's height advantage |HH enabled North Carolina to get 8H numerous second shots. "We missed a lot of our first shots, but we were able to get a lot of second shots," Smith said. 9&2L USC's problems started within the first minute of the game when Carey Rich turned over the ball on a five-second call against the * ^!f$P Tarheels' powerful man-to-man Iff"*? defense. USC had 21 turnovers in lit | the game, including 12 in the first The Gamecocks trailed 29-12 when USC started a 4-2 mini-run JBr with 7:30 left in the first half. However, the Gamecocks soon gmk Inct thpir mnmpntnm whpn thpv committed three quick fouls and lost their four to one team foul advantage over UNC with 5:30 left in the half. With 1:27 left, USC pulled to USC's 1 within 11 points of the Tarheels off ^on a three-pointer by Ignjatovic. .. Unfortunately, miscues by the Gamecocks, including Ignjatovic .' throwing the ball out with 19 seconds left in the half, gave UNC a ? ' 48-34 advantage at halftime. . eff In the second half, the Tarheels ? ^ lit the scoreboard using a quick /aE transition game, while USC a3 as couldn't get the ball to fall through W1~ ov^r the basket on easy shots. . C The Gamecocks only shot 33 0 percent from the floor and 25 per- ^ cent from three-point range in the TTor? second half. , s * USC's closest margin to the ^"-rh Tarheels in the second half was 13 f ^7 points with 16:47 left in the game. J0"1 ~( The Gamecocks never lead and a e .l couldn't catch up as UNC rolled to > meet Texas in Saturday's champiLady Gamecocks third nlace in inv X By TIM THORSEN wiped th< Sports Editor rebounds The University of South Karen Carolina's women's basketball whh 19 f game fared a bit better than their added 13 male counterparts this weekend, Cornhusk finishing third in the Roger L. Nebras White Invitational Tournament. mission, The Lady Gamecocks salvaged lead to 4 third place by defeating Yale 16-10 rui University, 64-57, after a 63-57 The Lad) loss in the first game to the closer th< University of Nebraska. the rest o USC threw away game one, Lady ( falling victim to the Lady capped th rWnhn?k'Pr? nn lhp? ctrpnnfh nf 11 nailinO t USC turnovers. seconds Marsha Williams paced the 8ave Net Gamecocks with 12 points, all 8'n ?* v*( coming in the second half. S31116Williams also yanked down 8 rebounds. Christi Timmons also secon<J S? We p InfSOT l/vyV'' i *auc *5" A t?k>- ? .5" ------ ruc"10 li$fe \ p^ < Read it p Spo] t of Champions :s fall to North ( HHB V***" \SSf W^^Pr*. I <* f*3* 4li Chad Bray/The Gamecock Edmond Wilson (30) and Troy McKoy (13) fight for posi- 3||#( ring the Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions. ame. basket came in the second half iturday's consolidation when Jamie Watson dunked the SC meet a contrasting style ball with 19:19 left. irheels in Princeton. Princeton's style of play has fr jgj igers slow-down, ball-con- made them 87-25 over the past four nse brought impotency to seasons. necocks' new transition USC tried to break the Tigers' Princeton loped to a 51 -40 tempo several ways, including an USC. unsucessful trapping press in the >more guard Carey Rich, sec0nd half, s only 1 tor 4 trom the used everything in our urday, said the Tigers con- rtoi .. Newlon told The Stale le game s tempo frustrated s "Normally, when a basketittempts to steal the ball , ? . , C1 . . ball team scores only 51 points, >lish a rhythm. / , throw the ball so far away J , "P150110 come out on lhe lonS : basket," Rich told The ind- ex?Pl when y?u P'3* tnday. "It's so tough to Princeton, ;m rush as far as passing Tarheels went on to beat Texas 104-68 in the championship sGph< iamecocks only transition game. Caroli ^olrck sively. We had a lot fewer IdKv turnovers, so we had a lot more # 0 shot opportunities," Lady itational * Gamecock Head Coach Nancy Wilson said ; glass clean, grabbing 10 Marsha Williams dominated the gy for the Gamecocks. contest in the paint, scoring a staff \ Jennings led Nebraska game-high 18 points and ripping Ala >oints, while Sara Offringa down 17 rebounds. Michelle 5^ t i for the victorious Lady Murray was also a force on the a jal inci/lo rtrnkkinrt 1 1 rokAnnrlr iiiciiuv., giauuiiijj i i ituuuuus auu AntOI ka held the lead at inter- blocking five Yale shots. Murray Florid 27-22, and increased that ajso shared the wealth, dishing out sfc ( 3-32 on the strength ot a five assists. Game \ to open the second halt. the Nebraska game, USC Gamecocks would get no went jnt0 room ti-ailins f : ip m eight points behind for at ^ half This lime> ^ Lady e game. Gamecocks were behind 34-30. aame 3ornhusker Kate Galligan ITC/^ . . . 1f odll,c . , .. ?. USC opened the second half le scoring lor both squads, . ... . , u throu< wo free throws with 41 w'lh',ve ? m?h' P?,nls; ca^d b>' quart to play. The two losses 11 Chrlstl Timmons steal and layup ^ ? traska their 12-point mar- 10 ,ake Ihe lead. rhe lw0 leams used :tory, their laraest lead of 'faded the lead until the l.ady ,j0n Gamecocks took a 40-39 advanladies rebounded in the taSe- At that point, USC blitzed past Pass<j> Yale, scoring 11 straight points to"* layed much better offen- stretch their edge to 51-39. 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Wm :nF JBf % 3ii|' omore point guard Carey Rich handed out eij ina in the Diet Pepsi Tournament of Champions. rimson Tide rolls o bama to face No. 1 Miami in S SDREW BORGERT Langham, who race< A/riter sideline for the deci bama's vaunted defense was down. >ut did not break as they used Langham has scon e interception return by down in each of Ala lio Langham to defeat the three games, someth la Gators 28-21 in the first offensive player for U Championship back Errict K3|V1tOm1| to keep the ^ ma defense lance. t deficit was erased early in done. Durth quarter when Rhett Florida still had a c I on a 1-yard run. After the the game up, but Ma town, both were unable to intercepted on the nex the ball, setting up when he had a pass am's interception. intercepted by an Ah h the game apparently head- backer. overtime, Florida took over Alabama surprised r own 21-yard-line. The First by passing on the lirst a short out pattern from quarterback Jay Barkt lews to receiver Monty ^ie down ^lve an, was picked off by of them SoinS forAbiS was a contrast to Alab wusc Princeton flit b | ^MiMfiiirmMip-fii f . ' 3j ^yp-J U1I1M1CU Willi 1U 1 yards receiving. W' Florida's Matthews passed ||| while Errict Rhett UjLLl Alabama has the SEC title, the bowl picture has cleared up. The Tide will play No. 1 ranked Miami in the Sugar Bowl, Texas A&M will play Florida State in the hance to tie Cotton Bowl, Notre Dame will ' itthews was play Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, t possession and Colorado will face Syracuse in tipped and the Fiesta Bowl. ibama line- Texas A&M has an outside shot at the national title if they beat nany people Florida State and Miami and down. Tide Alabama play to a tie. This would ;r threw on probably give them the leverage -s, W1 l3? needed to jump from the fourth SaT lhl* spot up to number one. ama s usual * CM *?* ' I' p I I " . ' J : V. < , >. K. ? "5, ppL^>>V' ^ t/IglPfllp '. oiictu oray/1 ne uamecocK ;ht assists against the University of North ver Gators, 28-21 ugar Bowl 1 down the grind-it-out style of running the sive touch- ball with Derrick Lassie. This managed to keep Florida's defensive 2d a touch- backs honest and allowed the runbama's past ning game to effectively operate, ing that no Individualy for the Tide, Lassie tie Tide has rushed for 117 yards, while receiver David Palmer ?u ini