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Final Four OK, college basketball far this weekend is for you. It Final Four time! The pathet mismatched early round gam have finally separated the mi from the boys, and it's time play ball. The four luckv oarticipants a the North Carolina Tarheel Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucl Wildcats and Michig; Wolverines. They will conver on New Orleans this weekend decide who will reign supreme king of the college basketbt world. The first game Saturday aft< noon matches teacher against si dent. North Carolina, led 1 coaching legend Dean Smit plays Kansas, who is coached former UNC assistant Ri Williams. Dean Smith's Tarhet will be looking to avenge a 19 Final Four loss to William Jayhawks. Look for the master even the score against his puf Put UNC in the champions! game. The Tarheels used th< tremendous height and stren< advantage to breeze through I weak East Region, as expectf Their only competition cat from the feisty Cincinn; Bearcats in the regional final. UNC was frustrated Cincinnati's tough press for m of the game, forcing the gai into overtime. In the extra si c inn thp "Tarhpfl*; ftpfn hpn pulled away from the Bearcats. If there is a surprise in t year's Final Four, it would Kansas. The Jayhawks strugg through much of the regular s son and were overlook throughout much of the touri ment even though they were No. 2 seed in the Midwi Region. Just ask Bobby Knight h forgotten the Jayhawks we Kansas shocked Knight's Indi; club in the Midwest Regioi final. The Hoosiers were mt people's pick to win it all t year. Several people, includ myself, lost money in the bett pools on that game. I do, however, have to pra Bobby Knight on the way handled his team's defeat. He losing just as many good, if better, players than a certain c er cry-baby coach that resides Durham, N.C. (see Krzyzewsk The second game Saturc night is a matchup of attiti versus attitude. Kentuck flashy sharpshooting takes Michigan's arrogant showbc ing. This game will be one I Temple Head Coach Jc Chaney will not want to miss. nnn't tell Kentucky's hi man Rick (GQ Smooth) Pit y?i 1,1 i . .y .fx" This program is paid, in part, by student a HBB mm finally here - II es ^J an CHARLIE 11 ?e T I S D A L E 1 to ___________ a:j that this is supposed to be the f 1 "age of parity" in college basketball. His Wildcats have been v r totally destroying everyone that ^ has stepped on the court with y them. They are on a pace to , ' break a tournament record for average margin of victory. 0y The 'Cats have been led by all-everything forward Jamal ' Mashburn. The "Monster Mash" lS could have singlehandedly beaten several teams in the tournament. n ' Remember Wake Forest. His three-pointing shooting sunk the Demon Deacons early in the first half. He has a lock on tourna^ ment MVP should UK win the a, championship. The other egomaniacs playing HP in the second game are the cltl Michigan Wolverines. They have , not been nearly as overwhelming y as Kentucky, but they have been 0sl playing just well enough to win. 1116 They have been pushed to the es~ limit by UCLA, George Washington and Temple. Every one of these games went down to ^1S the wire. Although the Wolverines have not been impressive so far in this ea~ tournament, they do have the most talented five individuals on na~ any one team in the country, but 1 ie that is their biggest problem. The est Fab Five play more like individuals looking for highlight reels ow . ? _ . . z uid.li icdiiiiuaicb luuKinu iui uic rc open shots. Their cocky style and ma constant taunting of opponents na will cost them when they play a ^ legitimate championship con. K tender. Kentucky is one of those in" teams. Michigan's hot-dogging and poor free-throw shooting will ll^e cost them against Kentucky. The 'Cats advance to the ' 1S finals. If all goes as expected (or at least how I expect it), then North ' in Carolina will face Kentucky for !' the title. If I were a betting man, a^ then I would have to put my , money on Kentucky to win. How y s can anyone overlook the way UK on has been playing? But thanks to )at" Indiana, I have no more money 7 to bet anywhere, so I will go with my heart and take the Tarheels to cut down the nets and Ta bring the title back to Chapel ino Hillf re Back?One La; SlAV M(| | | Tuesday, April 6 EE 7:30 pm Comedy in the Golden ictivity fees. Lowest Prices Hiking Boots - Vasque Timberland Shoes Rayban Sunglasses m Levi Jean Moris I Ladies Sportswear Spor Men's tennis iy TONY SANTORI Palus and itaff Writer defeated th The USC men's tennis team cal 7-5, 6-2 layed one of their most impressive Junior J( Hatches of the year Wednesday, Gamecock oundly defeating the Wake Forest 5' taking )emon Deacons 7-0. match. Ih< The Gamecocks were never chal- dropped th snged as they swept all six singles tinuing hi< natches and won eight of the nine rallying to otal matches played. 6-2. Number one seed, sophomore J?se Fro im Panasonoulos, got Carolina 6 spot, sp oiling with a 6-4, 6-2 victory. before taku Junior Johan Sandberg followed thiid-set de vith a 6-2, 6-2 victory at the No. 2 Sandbe >osition. teamed up The No. 3 and 4 seeds, Mark doubles in format. Intramural championships endedr with competition between the Naug! the Bomb Squad. Floor hockey semil through April 4. Softball playoffs will begin April 5 through April 27. 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Langone, both Senior Rich Lyncl eir opponents by identi- more Ben Cook sque* scores. victory at No. 2 doubl )han Whig was the first The lone Gamecoc to be challenged at No. day was suffered t tnree sets to win ins ranagapouios ai rst i Oslo, Norway, native They fell to Batheja t le first set before con- Wake Forest by an 8> outstanding play and With the victory, I victory, 3-6, 6-3, and to 8-6 on the seaso host to Auburn at 2 p ntera, playing at the No. In other action, )1 it the first two sets Elkins' Lady Gaini ng the match with a 6-4 team dropped a d< cision. match to the ninlh-rt rg and Panagapoulos Bulldogs, for a 8-4 win at No.l The Lady Gamei the eight-game pro-set only 3-1; however, Coburn and Victori; us gta # BASKETBAI MEN'S A LEA MEN'S B-l LE MEN'S B-2 LE RESIDENCE I MEN OVER 3 FRATERNITY CO REC LEA( WOMEN'S Li * SORORITY LI 1 ^ ROAD SCHOLAR SPARE TIME. J ive maneuvers, cornering ding techniques. With ng will be more fun. 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USC has not defeated iceiving 5-1 Florida since 1982, with the Gators inked Georgia having the overall series advantage, nine matches to two. cocks trailed The USC-Florida match will be both Heather televised on the SportSouth cable a Davies lost network at 2 p.m. ^A ^ ^ ^ 1 CHAMPIONS .{/- GUE Rockers AGUE (TBA) A /^T TC TVm?V% ,/AVjl-/J-i LSiKzaui icaixi iALL LEAGUE Razzmatazz 0 Lakers LEAGUE ATQ 3UE Primal Scream [AGUE " Studs IAGUE AAA Chris Muldrow/The Gamecock But, of course, y darling... ^^^wasc-FM | ,1.?||<L ||