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BATTALION Wednesday, January 26, 1972 College Station, Texas Page 9 eat TCU, 81-74 Second half surge keys Ag cage win y JOHN CURYLO lattalion Sports Editor The Texas Aggies broke loose 'ith 10 straight points in the econd half Tuesday night to take i 81-74 win over Texas Christian niversity in Southwest Confer- nce play here. A&M connected on 15 of 29 hots from the field in the second alf. Coupled with an excellent am effort and a well-balanced ttack, the Aggies made their eason record 9-G and their con- erence mark 2-1. 'The Horned Frogs stand 7-6 and 1-2. “This was our best or second best ball game this year,” Coach Shelby Metcalf said. “I’m sure TCU has played worse and won. It was a rough-played game for both clubs.” A&M started the first half in the lead, and they were up by one, 37-36, at intermission, but between these feats the lead changed hands eight times. The score was tied six times in the initial period. TCU’s biggest lead of the game was a 25-18 advan tage with 6:20 left in the half. The second half saw the battle remain close, but with 10:45 re maining in the game, sophomore Randy Knowles hit a short jump er from the left side to put the Aggies out in front by four, 57- 53. From here, A&M made eight straight points, leading 65-53 with 8:15 showing. This was the largest lead of the night for the Aggies, as they went on to seal the victory, never allowing the Frogs to get within seven points. A&M shot one of mmese hope, that agree to restoration tnam." h Thiem democrat months at t had t< I on would ipervision p made up political F LF—the' | ^SSIFI fy Angies recruit junior college star The Texas Aggies have signed Bob Jennings, an outstanding de fensive back from Eastern Ari zona Junior College in Thatcher, Ariz., to a football scholarship. Jennings, 6-0 and 190, enrolled at A&M at the start of the spring semester. At his hometown of Cooledge, Ariz., he was an all-state high school offensive and defensive back and won the state champion ship in the 220-yard dash in track. mMMMMk a FIGHTING FOR A REBOUND in Tuesday night’s 81-74 win over Texes Christian are Aggies Bobby Threadgill (34) and Jeff Overhouse (50), with Rick Duplantis (30) look ing on. Horned Frogs Evans Royal (50) and Simpson Degrate (partially hidden) contend for the carom. A&M brought its second record to 9-6 and conference slate to 2-1. It was the sixth win in seven games in G. Rollie White Coliseum this year. The Aggies host Bay lor Saturday night. (Photo by Mike Rice) Houston Oilers announce 1972 exhibition schedule FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED HOUSTON <ZP)—The Green Bay Packers and the St. Louis Cardi nals will make their first appear ances in the Astrodome during the 1972 exhibition season of the Houston Oilers. The Oiler pre-season schedule published Tuesday also includes home games with the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints and road games with the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings. After opening with a night game Aug. 5 against the Cow boys at Irving, the Oilers play three consecutive Astrodome games on Thursday, Aug. 10, against the Chicago Bears, on Saturday, Aug. 19, against the Packers, and Thursday, Aug. 24, ag-ainst the Cardinals. All the Astrodome games start at 7:30 p.m. CST. After meeting the Vikings in a night game Monday, Set. 4, at Bloomington, Minn., the Oilers conclude their exhibition season in the Astrodome against the Saints at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10. its better field goal percentages, 46.3, with TCU’s average being 40.9. The winners dominated the boards, 53-45. Jeff Overhouse led the Aggies, connecting on five of seven from the floor and nine of 11 from the free throw line for 19 points. The junior forward had eight re bounds. Rick Duplantis, the senior cen ter, had one of his better nights, contributing 14 points on six of nine field goals and two of three free throws. He collected seven caroms. Mario Brown, the junior college transfer from Chicago, demon strated his prowess as a floor leader in the second half. He scored 10 points in the game, but was credited with seven assists. Knowles was the leading re bounder for the Aggies, with 10. The Geneva, Ohio, forward came off the bench to connect on three of five shots from the field and three of six free throws for nine points. “Jeff went to work for us to night,” Metcalf said. “Rick played his best ball game, too. (Charlie) Jenkins is looking better, also. That’s the real Charlie. He’s been doing better in practice, and I look for him to improve even more. “We had such a good second half because we got plenty of shots and moved the ball better,” he added. “We took over the boards the second half. The Aggies had 30 rebounds in the second half, compared to 21 for TCU. Simpson Degrate lived up to his billing as one of the best in the league by dumping in 22 points. The 6-4 senior hit seven of 18 from the field and converted eight of 13 from the free throw line. He led all rebounders with 13. It was a big night for the Ag gies, getting them back on the winning side after Saturday’s loss to Arkansas. The biggest crowd of the season, 4,562, was on hand for Tuesday night’s game. The Aggie Band keyed the excitement, and the team responded with its sixth win in G. Rollie White Coli seum this year. “I hoe we have a good turnout for Saturday’s game with Bay lor,” Metcalf said. “It made quite a difference having so many peo ple out there for the TCU game. The Band really did a good job. We need a win streak now, so we j can get some momentum.” The scoring: A&M—Jeff Overhouse, 19; Rick ! Duplantis, 14; Wayne Howard 12; Mario Brown, 10; Bobby Thread- gill, 9; Randy Knowles, 9; Char lie Jenkins, 4; and Brad Pauley, 4. TCU — Simpson Degrate, 22; Evans Royal, 15; Ricky Hall, 13; Jim Ferguson, 7; Herb Stephens, 7; Mark Stone, 6; and James Wil liams, 4. The Baylor game is an 8 p.m. contest, with the Fish hosting the Cubs at 5:45. In other con ference action, Arkansas is at Texas, Rice is at TCU, and South ern Methodist is at Texas Tech. In games played Tuesday night, Tech defeated Texas in Austin, 79-68, to make their conference record 3-0. Texas is 2-1. Baylor beat Rice, 88-70, in Houston, and SMU downed Arkansas, 85-71, in Dallas. 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