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Doomed by an 18-pc Tigers ci By ROB RODUSKY Assistant Sports Editor Harry Houdini was suited up for the Gamecocks in their 85-62 loss to the Tigers of Louisiana State. USC's offense was a disappearing act in the second half. The Gamecocks played the transition game very well in the first half ? so well in fact that the offense had five dunks and seven lay-ups in the first half of action. What hanoened in the second half was a different story. The Gamecocks were a meager 8 of 25 from the field after hitting for a very respectable 64.3 percent in the first stanza. The only inside basket was a dunk by senior back-up center Edmond Wilson with 4:30 left. The loss dropped the Gamecocks to 8-9 on the year and 4-4 in the SEC. "It slowed us down tremendously," said sophomore point guard Carey Rich of the Tigers' zone defense. "We thought we had the transition down well." While the offense did not perform well throughout the game, the defense did a super job containing LSU's leading scorer, center Geert Hammink. The 7-footer, who was T _ J__ /n j^aay uarr By ANDREW BORGERT Staff Writer The operative word for the USC women's basketball team Saturday was "defense" as the Lady Gamecocks used a 30-0 run to put the Arkansas Razorbacks away 7651. Carolina, after scoring only four points in the first seven minutes, went on the big run that saw Arkansas go scoreless for 10 minutes. By the time the Hogs scored again, USC had built a 36-6 lead. They were up 43-14 at halftime. USC coach Nancy Wilson credited her team's run to their pressure defense. "The big run we had in the first half helped us get a lot of people mio me game, wnicn aiiowea us 10 keep fresh bodies in there," she said. "They played hard. We got outstanding defensive play from a lot of people." 76 "(12-6) | v^rmi jvwjkxow/ 1 ne wamecocK Williams-I to 1995 NI a By The Associated Press h If Charlotte wins one of the two ^ expansion franchises expected to ^ be chosen by the National ^ Football League, the kickoff for 8 its first game could be 90 miles a south ? in Columbia, S.C. " NFL commissioner Paul v Tagliabue announced Friday that ^ the owners will award the expan- S sion teams this fall, probably in October. Sl Richardson Sports, the group ^ that would own the Carolinas sl team, had hoped for a decision t( this spring or summer. That would kotra nitron ihom on/\.?/?k ? **/* Pi uavw givvii uiwn W11UU5U 111 11C IU build a 70,000-seat stadium in Charlotte for a 1995 debut. ^ "An October decision makes it ^ virtually impossible for us to be in S5 (the new stadium) for our first full h season," said Mark Richardson, S( who is leading the Carolinas drive. "We had hoped the decision c; was going to come earlier," he S1 said. "The best selection time ?1 would have been late spring or early summer, but we're not in f( control of that." That means if Charlotte is 0 Please nnt second half rush US< averaging 17.8 points per game, was 1 for 4 in the first half and 1 for 5 in the second half while scoring a season-low six points. Junior guard Jamie Brandon, however, made up for Hammink's no-show offense with a career-high 21 points and 15 rebounds. The leading scorers for the Gamecocks were juniors Emmitt Hall and Jamie Watson, who both pumped in 13 points. Coach Steve Newton said the tough defense in the zone was not the reason for the Gamecocks' demise in the second half. "Our passing was not as crisp as it needs to be against a 2-3 zone," Newton said. "We hurried some snois ana iook snois wnen we 1JP> 62 (8-9) Pg IPfMMiiipK liSM | ? ^ 85 (14-5) IP Chris Muldrow/The Gamecock lecocks si; Carolina got balanced scoring from the whole squad, with Shannon Johnson leading the way with 11 points. Marsha Williams kicked in 10 points and nine rebounds. As a team, USC out-shot Arkansas 46.5 percent to 36 percent and out-rebounded them 4228. USC has now won three in a row, upping their record to 12-6 and 4-3 in the SEC. The win Saturday came on the heels of a blow-out victory Wednesday against East Tennessee State. In that game, the Lady Gamecocks won 86-53. Lori Joyner led the team with 13 points, while Michelle Murray and Marsha Williams both had eight rebounds. Next up for Carolina is Clemson, which comes into town Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game. The Lady Tigers are currently ranked in the Top 20 and are in contention for the ACC women's title. ^ Points m S Johnson 11 *ML' Williams" 10 m -MIMurray M & '' N. Bass 8 , Points l^lCJohnsori 12 S. Henderson 10 ISiSSilKfiffi 7 irice may rL expansi warded a franchise, the team may ave to work out a deal to rent the e Jniversity of South Carolina's c Villiams-Brice Stadium in f 'olumbia, S.C., for the first few s ames of 1995. There is no formal greement, although the group has i tiformally discussed that option 2 nth university officials, The t lharlotte (N.C.) Observer reported 1 aturday. e Williams-Brice, with 72,400 v eats, is the only nearby stadium tat can hold as many fans as the s tadium Richardson Sports plans v ) build. "If indeed they would be grant- s d a franchise, and if their stadium n 1 not coins to be readv. I'm sure ?ey would approach us," Sports y iformation Director Kerry Tharp v lid, noting that South Carolina tl osted an NFL exhibition game o sveral years ago. He said the lines of communi- v ation between the Richardson ii roup and the university remain o pen. b Five cities remain in the hunt f )r an expansion team. They are p altimore, Charlotte, Jacksonville S ^la.), Memphis and St. Louis. o Stop Sm 85-62 I should have made an extra pass." LSU coach Dale Brown decided to dump his man-to-man defense I when USC took a 50-49 lead two minutes into the second half. At R that time, the Tigers went on a 236 rampage. South Carolina answered with five straight points, I but never pulled closer than 11. ^ j The win extended the Tiger's home winning streak to 16 games. "I don't think we came ready to play mentally," Watson said. The Gamecocks with six dunks in the game, now have 19 over the last two games. The Gamecocks next game will be on the road at Vanderbilt Wednesday at 8 p.m. ^ Points I ft Hail iMBlB I ^ |?. J.Watson 13 p MSi Points X Brandon 211 M. Williamson 19 IS. Gipson 5 , IS Seni. 85-62 aughter Raze be home S on action We NFL owners have delayed along :xpansion at least three times and simpl) juit working on it altogether last playet all to focus on negotiating a labor they ettlement with players. handei That done, Tagliabue said dur- the lil ng his annual state of the league Rodn tddress on Friday that it's time to Child ise the NFL's new "foundation of Demo abor peace" to make the league by a 8 :ven stronger. One way, he said, Thi? vas by expanding. Indian Tagliabue said the NFL expan- basket ion committee will resume its Bob vork in late February or early most i /larch. Owners will set an expan- Senior ion timetable at their annual to be neeting March 21-26. machii "We've waited for almost six Hoosit ears," Richardson said. "While tive gi /e would liked to have known in most bto enrinn nAt nAin rr trv M Aft h LJW W\* 1^, IlWt 5WIII5 IU *^1111 verly upset." Indian; Baltimore and St. Louis also For /ould not be able to start playing may a: 1 their new stadiums at the start cal ore f the 1995 season. St. Louis is matter, uilding a stadium that won't be Stari inished until 1996 and would to con lay its first season at Busch Indian; tadium. A Baltimore team would Cos pen in Memorial Stadium. Mode Driver ing ex okfng. iiirtfH jpbbbwpp^^^p ^^SllL " 11BIIII, III >r forward Jamie Watson, shown here ag; loss to Louisiana State Saturday. )rbacks usim I 17J fcHflfol fivfl & W f|^ MMm ?fl fill /> >- * r g ,\v:: ;<4< >*M ##*<&*** i . * V * P M. * VP' . 0 much for i : hate to say we told you it we told you so! K9EI have been telling you all that the IJNC Tar Heels are ! not that good. They finally 1 another quality team, and ^ promptly got their heads SALOI^ i to them. This time it was TONY kes of "The Durham Bull" L_ ey Rogers, Randolph schedule ress and the rest of the jbe team ^ n Deacons of Wake Forest ACC clash b 8-62 score over UNC. UNC will occu > thrashing of the Heels puts nation. Thi a as the top team in college bounced back ball...tor now. ^CC losses to i Knight's team is playing the i in ft t hp rt _ _ _ ^vuunii, I?v inspired ball in the country, sophomore Calbert Cheaney continues Cherokee Parks the driving force in the III Up to his poten ae, and as of late, the other g00(j team; whe jrs have taken their respec- Devils struggl unes to the next level. Their teams, recent victim was the The "Mer western Wildcats, whom Michigan conti a downed 93-71 on Saturday, game and occas teams two through six, you to .play one. W > well list them in alphabeti- are "0n," the) ler because it really doesn't however, they < roller coaster ting with Kentucky, one has year. Maybe ii sider them as No. 2 behind were reminded a. _ college and tol icn Kick "1 Dress Like a dollar signs dan I, But Talk Like A Cab And if they ' " Pitino has his 'Cats play- their "final" ) tremely well. They continue style, then they iress despite the tough SEC piay like a true hnb^Uh & *' tmsm -<**** **' .r<r$$m??& ? ; '' > ' ' '' '' ' I Kurt Jarnagin/ The Gamecock ainst Georgia, scored 13 points in the Gamecocks' I 30-0 blitz oc'o wvtJrun W L W L tennos$o? If 6 i| 011118 '; 1 Vanderbilt 5 1 17 i Auburn ?|||p 1. |I]6|; 1 S. Carolina 4 3 12 6 Florida lSfN;?3 I 13 : 5 Kentucky, 3 2 14 4 Afqtxima < SMM 1 1 II$ Arkansas 2 4 8 9 SfO TBP^ 1 *jsgj Saturday's Results S. Carolina 76, Arkansas 51 Tennessee 73. Vanderbilt 68 v/jfl Auburn 72, Miss. State 64 Chris Muldrow/The Gamecock i Ik |HPH| ^ S? Kurt Jarnagin/The Gamecock Junior forward Malinda ^IPiiC McDaniel, shown here against East Tennessee State, was held to two points against Arkansas Saturday. " ' < the Tar Heels What is the deal with Kansas Many way / This team has more split personalities than Norman Bates of "Psycho" fame. It's surprising that ANCY this up-and-down team has man*/10NSKY & aged to stay among the country's SANTORI ellte> ^hey Just (lon't Play llke a traditional basketball powerhouse, yet they still command respect it emerges from the 3101,11(1 nation Where have you etween Duke and ?one' Adonis Jordan? py the No. 3 spot in Tw0 of ^ biS?er surprises in ; Blue Devils have college hoops this season have from a couple of been ^ Vanderbilt Commodores improve their play. 311(1 1116 Cincinnati Bearcats, isurgence has been Vandy has already upset center "Chief" Kentucky once, and have estab;. When Parks plays bshed themselves near the top of tiai Duke is a very die SEC East. Every time Coach K :n he disappears, the from Duke sees Billy McCafferey 2 to handle bigger Putting up big numbers in a Commodore uniform, he probably A n ,, c wantc c/?rAom i-io-Duys irom iv7 nue to talk a great Cincinnati is now 15-1 atter sionally even decide crushing the DePaul Blue Demons hen the Wolverines 80'54 Saturday afternoon. Even r are unstoppable; though this team did go to the :ontinue to ride the Final Four ,ast year> continue "Sophomore Jinx" t0 catch teams napping with their f Weber and Rose swarming defense. Bearcat guard that they are still in Nick Van Exel is one of the most d to block out the underrated players in the country, icing in their heads, ^ut Cincy continues their winwant to finish out ninS ways> he wiH Sel ^ recogni'ear of college in ^?n he deserves, had better begin to That s the way we see it this "team." week. Feel free to disagree.