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Florida Gators at USC
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third-best team in the nation. The
game was broadcast nationwide,
with the famous Dick Vitale providing color
commentary in the packed Frank McGuire
Arena.
"It was so exciting, very exciting," said
senior guard Larry Davis, who scored 13
points on 5 of 13 shooting. "We did some
things down the stretch and made some
shots that were big for us. We've done that
the last couple of games, and I guess we've
been lucky in some senses, but weVe executed
well also."
The Gamecocks' winning streak is their
longest since the 1970-71 team won 12
games en route to a 23-6 record.
But USCs dramatic victory almost wasn't.
After the Gamecocks opened the second
half with a sizzling start to take a 60-69
lead when Nate Wilbourne dunked off a
feed from Melvin Watson, UK came back
big, using an 9-0 run over the next 1:12 to
close USC's lead to 62-60 with 6:06 left.
The run was sparked by 3-pointers by
Scott Padgett and Allen Edwards. And the
Wildcats weren't done yet, especially from
3-point range.
Continuing the barrage from 3-point
territory, Padgett sank another three off a
screen to put the Wildcats ahead 69-67 with
2:34 left.
After forward William Gallman hit two
free throws to tie the score at 69 with 2:22
left, Kentucky answered with a 3-pointer
yet again, as Ron Mercer drilled one to put
the Wildcats up 72-69 with 2:06 left.
Having completed a 26-10 run in the
last six minutes, the Wildcats held a 74-72
lead with time winding down. With 30
seconds left, Watson used his quickness to
drive the lane and tie the score at 72 with
27 seconds left.
With the shot clock off and time winding
down, Kentucky was unable to get the
winning score, as Mercer's 3-point attempt
as time expired sent the game into overtime.
And of course, overtime was McKie's
time. Scoring the six of his eight overtime
points on free throws, McKie was USC's
ace in the hole.
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In a half that saw eight lead changes,
the Gamecocks kept battling from behind,
as a Herbert Lee Davis 3-pointer with 12:35
left gave USC e 14-13 lead after falling
behind 6-1 early.
After Kentucky's Ron Mercer scored two
quick baskets to put the Wildcats ahead
17-14 at the 11:46 mark, USC came back
again, this time on the strength of two free
throws by William Gallman and a jumper
by Larry Davis to put the Gamecocks back
up 18-17.
The Gamecocks enjoyed their last lead
of the half when H.L. Davis canned his
second 3-pointer in as many attempts to
give USC a 24-23 lead with 8:41 left.
For the rest of the first half, Kentucky
took advantages of USC's missed
opportunities in going on a 10-2 run over
the next 4:40 to take its largest lead of the
game when senior guard Anthony Epps
sank two free throws to put the Wildcats
up by seven, 33-26.
In the first half, the UK outacored USC
in second chance points, 8-6. They also
outshot the Gamecocks from the Add, hitting
on 14 of their 30 shots for a 46.7 shooting
percentage. USC made 11 of its 31 shots
from the field for a 35.6 percentage.
In the second half, the Gamecocks were
able to prey on Mercer, who drew his fourth
foul with 12:24 left. UK head coach Rick
Pitino promptly sat Mercer with his team
48-44.
With Mercer on the bench, USC went
on to extend its lead to as much as 11 on
Wilbourne's dunk with 7:12 left to put the
Gamecocks up 60-49. It was USC's largest
lead of the game.
"We battled back?you never know. We
made some mistakes, but I am very pleased
with the effort," UK coach Rick Pitino said.
"When you are down 11 and go into
overtime... this is a game we should haye
won... could have won."
Carolina's next game is Saturday against
Florida at Frank McGuire Arena. The game,
which begins at 7:30 p.m., is a sellout. USC
and UK will do battle once again at UK's
Rupp Arena in Lexington on UK's Senior
Day, March 2, at noon on CBS.
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His bald head shined out bright
at the University Bookstore on
Tuesday afternoon as hundreds of
admirers looked on and had the man
sign everything from copies of his
new book, "Holding Court," to
fraternity paddles.
The University Bookstore was
able to get Vitale to do the booksigning
because he was already in
town for the big South CarolinaKentucky
matchup on Tuesday night
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on TV and had ftm with some of the
passing students and some of the
general public that came by his table.
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up the aura of this man, not to
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merchandise.
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compliments to the Gamecock
basketball team before the game
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better win against the Cats tonight.
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you don't get them tonight, there is
no way you can win on March 2 at
their place."
Vitale even tested out some the
fans hands when he tossed them a
ball or a shirt and would congratulate
every one with a "good hands!" He
tried to shy away fr^rc the several
Kentucky fans brave enough to show.
He clearly knew last night was
Carolina's night to have, and
Kentucky's to steal away.
It was not aU just hype yesterday
as he had several words that he
shared with myself and Kevin
Alberse, sports director at WUSC,
"If South Carolina can get to the
free throw line and get dribble
penetration fromMcKie, Davis,
Watson, then they will win the game.
If they don't, then it will be a quiet
night."
Vitale also spoke very highly of
Eddie Fogler, the men's basketball
coach of Carolina, as he mentioned
the current winning streak going
into the Kentucky game.
"I think that anybody who wins
ten games in a row, well you certainly
have to credit the coach," Vitale said
"You are going to get onto them if
they lose. So the bottom line is you
better give them credit if they win."
And that they did.
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