The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 17, 1994, Page 12, Image 12
Gamecocks
By TONY SANTORI
Sports Editor
USC ? After 39 minutes and 59 seconds of a seesaw
affair, the men's basketball team succumbed to
the Florida Gators in the last, seemingly endless second.
The game finished 77-75 after many of the nearly
8,000 patrons had headed for the Coliseum exits, the
result apparendy already decided.
Following a bizarre turn of events, USC ended up
with one final chance for victory but was unable to get
off a shot as time expired.
Both teams played shaky early, possmiy because
they were nervous about playing before a national television
audience. After eight minutes of play, the score
stood at 13-10 in the Gators favor.
However, a dunk by senior forward Emmett Hall
capped a USC spurt and put the Gamecocks up by
five, 25-20, with about seven minutes left in the half.
Florida then pulled even at 25, and the two squads
traded baskets until the three-minute mark, when the
score was tied at 30.
USC took momentum and the lead into the locker
room at halftime. The Gamecocks reeled off a ninepoint
run to end the half, capped by a long three-pointer
by point guard Durrant Williams following a loose
ball scramble. The freshman picked up the ball,
checked the game clock and launched a 23-footer that
found the bottom of the basket as the buzzer sounded.
The Gamecocks had a balanced attack in the first
half and were led by Hall's 10 points and Jamie
Watson's nine. Watson added four assists and four
rebounds in the first 20 minutes.
The Gators began the second half by chipping away
at the Gamecocks' lead. Florida cut it down to a 49-44
USC lead with 15 minutes to play. That is when things
began to sour for USC. Seven possessions led to zero
points for the Gamecocks. During the same four:
minute span, Florida reeled off 14 points and jumped
in front by nine before a tip-in by Hall stopped the
garnet bleeding.
Florida held its lead steadily and was ahead 66-55
with seven minutes left. The Gamecocks then began
their final assault on the Gators with a seven-point run.
The final three points of the run came on a threepointer
by junior forward Andy Bostic, who missed
his initial attempt but got a second opportunity when
Hall rebounded and passed back to him at about the
saine spot on the floor where he launched the first
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1st 2nd Final
Florida 30 47 77
use 39 36 75
Florida USC
Field goal percentage 50 50.8
Three point percentage 43.8 33.3
Free throw percentage 76.2 80
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Following a Florida free throw, Hall got another
offensive rebound and stuck it back to trim the lead to
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nine-point lead for Florida with 75 seconds left and
led many USC fans to believe the game was over.
Andy Bostic had different ideas. Bostic drilled an
off-balance jumpshot from behind the three-point line
and was fouled on the play. He converted the free
throw, and the Florida lead was down to five with 41
ticks left on the clock.
Cross added a foul shot for Florida, but Watson
responded with a 10-footer. Cross again made one of
two free throws, and Watson scored again with 15 seconds
left. Brown hit a pair of free throws to boost it to
a five-point Gator lead. Watson managed to hit a
three, but only one second remained on die clock, and
chances for a USC comeback looked slim.
The arena clock operator then drew attention to
himself when a botched inbounds pass by Florida went
out of bounds. Amazingly, no time expired on the
scoreboard. The officials and coaches huddled, and the
ball was USC's with one second left.
No miracles were left however, and a Florida
defender knocked the inbounds pass away. This time,
the clock ticked, sending the Gators home happy.
Gamecock coach Eddie Fogler said the Gamecocks
had a designed play set up for the final shot.
"We had a double screen set up for Andy Bostic,"
Fogler said. "We hoped he could catch it. throw it up,
and you hope it goes in."
Despite the loss, Fogler said his team put forth an
admirable effort.
"I think our team tried hard today," Fogler said.
Watson led USC with 24 points. Hall added 20
points and 11 rebounds, and Bostic contributed 14
points.
Brown paced the Gators with 20 points. Andrew
DeClercq added 18 points, including 14 in the second
half, and Dan Cross scored 15 and dished out a gamehigh
eight assists.
With the loss, USC falls to 1-2 in the SEC and 4-8
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Team leaders
Florida Points
Andrew DeClercq 18 10 rebounds
Craig Brown ;i: 20 4 rebounds
Dan Cross 15 8 assists
USC Points
Emmett Hall 20 11 rebounds
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Andy Bostic 14
Source: USC Sports Information
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