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GAMECOCK ATHLETICS FINAL HOME B'BALL GAMES Womens' Basketball vs. Wofford Tonight, 7:03 p.m. Frank McGuire Arena ' Men's Basketball vs. Vanderbilt r Wednesday, 8:07 p.m. Frank McGuire Arena Tired Ga LCAR0LINA6g~1 ACH1M HUNT Sports Editor Carolina has been on the road enough lately to make Willie Nelson proud. Road trips to Georgia and Cincinnati, a late game at home against Arkansas, then two trips in 40 hours to The Citadel and Tennessee will wear out even the toughest teams. "Today's game was a test of our endurance to some degree," Head Coach Eddie Fogler said. "This was our third game this week. We really have been on the go here. But yesterday, I could really tell that we were ready to play." Also take into account that on Friday the Gamecocks team charter was grounded due to mechanical failure. They had to fly three separate small i private planes to the game. "We got a call that our USAir charter was being grounded," Fogler said. "Of all of the charters to get grounded, this was the toughest, most important trip that we have a charter. We had to come in last night for practice, because the shoot around would have been 7 a.m. if we wanted to get onto this court. "Due to some tremendous individuals in Columbia, we were able w [/uvaie picuic up nwr yesi^ruay lur the game. The weather was bad, and on my plane the co-pilot had to give out the bags because it was going to be a bumpy ride."" The Gamecocks had no problems getting off the ground in the first half L f GREEI $A0 JB IOE XX AAII I ( Bon a$a Jr xy K m ATA AY 1 I Z<DB Monday, Februaiy 2 > Ibesday, Febniaiy 2 Wednesday, Februa * a Thursday, February Friday, February 28 Saturday, March 1: Sunday, March 2: * * SPORTS ON WEDN imecock of the game before 13,514 at the Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday. Junior Ryan Stack scored the first points for the Gamecocks with a layup to tie the game early at two. Then sophomore BJ McKie nailed a driving lay-up and got the foul shot at 17:11 left in the first half to take a 5-2 lead in the ball game. The Gamecocks never fell behind the rest of the game. The Gamecocks used a 17-2 run in the first six minutes of the game to take a 17-4 lead when junior point guard Melvin Watson hit a three-point shot. "They are a very tough team to play from behind," Fogler said. "It is very imTYw+iinf- that vnu rrct nfF" The Vols did not die as freshman reserve Vegas Davis came off the bench to provide four quick points, getting the Vols within six points at 17-11. Davis continued to carry the load until the 5:20 mark in the first half when he nailed a three-point shot to make the score 25-18. The Gamecocks held the lead behind the sharp shooting of Larry Davis who broke the 1,000 point mark for his career in just his second year of playing for the Gamecocks. The senior transfer from North Carolina is just the third Carolina player all-time to reach the 1,000 point mark in his second season. The two previous were Gamecocks greats John Roach and Grady Wallace. Tennessee would continue to light up the nets behind the play of sophomore guard Brandon Wharton. Wharton nailed his sixth and ninth points on consecutive Vol possessions CWEEK 14: * Banner Contest-Gk * Blood Drive 12-6 Se Lobby 15: 'Food Drive Display* Volleyball Toumaim DSATC rc w\ try 26: * Guest Speaker Sharon Whftfc 6pm RH 27: * Talent Showcase I RH Ballroon : * Volleyball Tournament 5-9pm Blatt PE Centi * Community Service Pro! "Into the Streets 10am-3pm * TUg-of-War 4pm, PE Fi r.oviolf AhfMitSrc UiSAm w??n wifiH|#iv* ?-^ri9VUl intramural Field Order of Omega Awards I 7pm, Adam's Mai cock's crucial SEC game agains D1 ESDAY A preview of the Game *a squad vi< to make the score 31-28. BJ McKie opened up a little breathing room for the Gamecocks with 1:06 left in the half when he hit a three-point play to give the team a 35-28 advantage. SEC Freshman of the Year candidate Charles Hathaway ended the first half by scoring a dunk to tighten the score at 35-30. The Gamecocks, after holding as much as a 13-point lead in the first half, saw their lead shrink to five at the half. But the Vols came out in the second half as cold as a Whalers Mill shower. It took them five minutes to score a field goal. While the Vols were struggling, j.i_ _ n i__ _i_ _ j x j me vjramecocKS look. aavantage, ana the lead reached 45-20 on sophomore William Gallman's dunk with 15:35 left in the game. The lead stayed at 12 points for most of the second half until Davis hit a three-point shot and was fouled with 7:50 left in the game. He hit the foul shot to give the Gamecocks a 59-44 advantage. When the lead reached 15, the Gamecocks started to slow down the offense to minimize the number of Vol possessions. "If we lose the game, then they say Whoa coach you really slowed that one down too soon,'" Fogler said. "When you look at how well they play, and how good they are defensively, it's hard to get shots. "And when you take into account the time and score, with us running the clock, and them not being a fast1997 i ka en ? axg f Aie 1 obi I tke % aka 1 KA AZ I KKT QTO I nKA 1 Ar ZAE J KA0 S KA? m xrp !ene St. uth Tower 10-3 Greene SI. int - 6-9pm liter Gym 306 akerBallroom l:30pm i I Finals ir Gym 306 ect, I eld "r Banquet, Hi Hotel ctorious < break, three-point shooting team, the odds were greatly in our favor to win with what we did." Wharton hit a couple of big threepointers late in the game, but the outcome was inevitable as the Gamecocks pulled away with a 69-58 victory, moving their record to 21-6 overall and 13-1 in the SEC. The Gamecocks shot 47 percent for the game including 47.1 percent from three-point range. The Gamecocks were outrebounded 37-27 by the Vols and were outscpred 9-1 on second chance points. That can be attributed to junior Ryan Stack getting into foul trouble early and never getting going in the game. It appeared late in the afternoon that Kentucky would lose to-Vanderbilt to give the Gamecocks a two-game lead in the SEC. But the Wildcats overcame a 22-point deficit to win the game 82-79. The Gamecocks now hold a one game lead over the Wildcats with a home game against Vanderbilt Wednesday and a game at Kentucky next Sunday in a nationally televised game. The Wildcats have a game at Tennessee on Tuesday night and on Sunday against the Gamecocks. "We are obviously in the NCAA Tournament at this point" Fogler said. "We still have a chance to win a championship in this conference. We have an important game Wednesday < night against Vanderbilt, who is playing ] real well at this point." 1 University of Sout SAFE SPF SREAK WEE \ . r " \'tr y l-V' \ * * . \ * . i Watch cut e>CH EPU SATURDAY. MARCH 1 h Into the Streets Y 10 am to 3 pm 5 tc an amazing day of community R service for USC students, faculty and staff. Sp Registration Deadline: February 25 U MONDAY. MARCH 5 T Choose to Live: A Fatal QUI C Car Crash Reenactment 1 pm - Greene St. (in front of the Russell House) (ir Police, Fire, EMS and Coroner will all respond to the scene as if this Min is a real DUI crash. Campus Alcohol Policy Ac Workshop du, For B 2 pm ' Russell House Room 301 L 1?* * ? m J r unpj jyiestle B5EE HAVE A HAPPY Funding for this program is made possible by a grant received from the U5 Dep t Vanderbilt c BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD ^ #6 Duke 69 " #17 UCLA 73 Bk Florida St. 67 #8 Clemson ^ #18 Michigan 58 k W : Purdue 67 )\er Tennessee *aft 4- * ' f ... .. . IS ra|j& ?m?I& ;jnpj(( BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock Senior guard Larry Davis drives to the basket for two of his 19 points Sat. against Tennessee. Davis surpassed 1,000 points in his LSC career in only two years since transferring from UNC. h Carolina ^ -v>x :ing if )) K1997 ' ? a ^ 7^i A ?Jlb ^^ U Sun Risks DUI Crashes Harassment J^^-TTsault Regretted Sex HotelToom VzSf* Break Iris Violence for the "SHARKS!" LE OF EVENTS MONDAY. MARCH 3 WEDNESDAY. MARCH 5 Happy Hour at the Blatt Gamecocks vs. VMI > & pm - Blatt PE Center Lobby baseball Game efr*?hm<?irfc? A ^nrlnn Br?alr i e r-._ . r-> i i 1 n * u pm - zjarqe rrye rieia freebies for all! Come cheer on the ecial B pm Aerobics Class for Gamecock Baseball team. SC students free of charge. Spring Break freebies (while they last) for all USC students. UESPAY, MARCH 4 GAMMA Meeting arnivai on Greene Street Topic: En-CARE & Mega Twister (Emergency Nurses Cancel " Alcohol-Related Emergencies) 11 am to 3 pm - Greene St. . _ .. ,, _ ___ ? ; _ ? ,, . 4 pm - Russell House Room 303 i front of the Russell House) ' , ^ 0 _ . _ . ? ? ' Refreshments & Spring Break Food, Fun, Games, , .. . r ... . ^ ? freebies for all! iature Golf, Souvenir Buttons, Information Tables, i Spring Break Survival Kits QFFfCEOF ALL FRFFi AT 1/ JHf ll | Jtual times, dates or events may change | f\ f /Ct e to funding or programmatic decisions. * PROGRAMS idditional information, please contact the ISC Office of Alcohol & Drug Programs TROJAN-ENZ' Schick Ip! KBJBJ. Dlistex inc. ? n ^ a * > ^ m m * & i ^ m m - * ? Oc &Aht tPrKINC? dKcAn! >artment of Education. Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education (FIP&E) Dn* and Violence FVevention froqram * "" ~+