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Monday, March 16,1998
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WASHINGTON ? Stop me if you've
9 heard this one before.
An above-average basketball team
has a great regular season that sees
them win 20-plus games and many of
those on the road. The team has two
1,000-point career scorers, and a career
assist leader in Melvin Watson. The
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Last year Great season, loss to CopState
in the first round of the NCAA
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at. Junior Bj Mckie and head coach
ie Fogler both said they didn't care B '
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about beating No. 14 Richmond.
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mior guard Melvin Watson broke k *
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the game when he dished the ball
eshman Antonio Grant who gave MB
Gamecocks an early advantage. 9
yter the game was tied at eight on
Dointer by Grant, the Gamecocks
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to 14-8 with 14:53 left in the first flP
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nd the play of McKie who had 16
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iers in the game and tied the seni<
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shooting of Mckie. in his
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48 lead. layup
Vhen Mckie followed two Richmond 62-61
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tson had 10 assists in the game, breal
ith 11 seconds left and once again the
lay was called for Mckie. th
Mckie drove the ball to the hoop St
ke he has so many times before with at
le game on the line, but this time his
hot was a little short. ov
Williams got his hands on the ball at
ut didn't have enough on the tip to get gr
le ball to go in as the horn sounded to
ignal the end of South Carolina's bas- Tc
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"We ran the clear-out play, just like wi
re have so many times this year," Mck;
said. "It just didn't go in." le<
So the story continues. The Game- ch
3cks who have won both an ACC and ga
EC Conference Championship drop to
-8 all-time in the Big Dance. de
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>uth Carolina has been the
seeded team eliminated in the
nd of the NCAA Tournament
rs in a row. Last year, they
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BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock
aond Spiders celebrate Its 62-61
dng the career assists record.
So what is next for Carolina? Well
ey lose seniors Melvin Watson, Ryan
ack and George Formanek to graduion.
"I don't want this loss to overshad
r all the great memories Fve had here
Carolina," Watson said. Tve had a
eat career and a great time."
The good news is that 6-10 center
my Kitchings along with guard Aaron
icas and forward Damien Kinloch
11 be joining the team next year.
The Gamecocks will once again be
1 by Mckie who will have one more
ance to win an NCAA Tournament
me alter two disappointments.
But for now, they must once again
al with a season that ended early.
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