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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1973
HARRY DISHMAN
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Ags Open Season With Two Victories
Southwest Texas, Houston Baptist Fall to A&M Aggressiveness
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By KEVIN COFFEY
Sports Editor
Using what has become an
A&M trademark, physical, ag
gressive basketball, the Texas
Aggies kicked off the season with
two victories.
Last night Southwest Texas
State fell victims of their own
cold shooting and sloppy play as
the Ags captured at 74-66 win.
Friday, playing before 5,861
fans in G. Rollie White Coliseum,
A&M prevailed over the Houston
Baptist Huskies 86-72. The crowd
was the largest ever to watch a
non-conference game here.
The score of the SWTS contest
was not indicative of the play as
the Aggies literally blew the Bob
cats off the court. A&M led by
24 points with five minutes re
maining and Metcalf called off
the dogs as every Aggie in uni
form saw action.
SWTS rallied in the final
minutes to pull to their closest
margin since mid-way through
the first half.
“I substituted a little early,”
said Coach Shelby Metcalf. “The
play got a little sloppy but we
are still trying to find ourselves.
We tried a lot of different people
and a lot of different things.’ 7
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The Southwest Conference’s
shabby basketball intersectional
record got another jolt Monday
night with Southern Methodist
tumbling from the unbeaten ranks
to leave A&M and Baylor with
the only unblemished records.
Rugged Kansas State throttl
ed the SMU Mustangs 77-61 as
the SWC dropped five out of six
games to run its record to an
inglorious 5-13 record against out
side foes.
A&M was the only conference
club to register a victory, defeat
ing Southwest Texas 74-65.
In other games, Western Ken
tucky shaved Arkansas 102-100,
Louisville mauled Houston 87-81,
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Mississippi State ripped Texas 87-
82, and Vanderbilt overcame a
15-point Texas Tech lead to down
the Red Raiders 84-82.
SMU, which had upset Missou
ri Saturday night, was ice cold
from the field in the first half
but shaved a 20-point Kansas
State lead to 10 points in the sec
ond half before a late Wildcat
flurry.
Rich Knarr scored 32 points to
lead Mississippi State past Texas,
including 16 of 22 from the field.
Larry Robison starred for Tex
as, now 0-2 for the year, with 25
points. Both teams shot 50 per
cent from the field.
Terry Compton scored all of
his 16 points in the second half
to sink the Red Raiders. Tech led
42-40 at halftime after leading as
much as 15 points. Rick Bullock
scored 27 points for the losers.
Lee Fowler had 21 for Vander
bilt.
Freshman Wesley Cox scored
23 points as ninth-ranked Louis
ville downed the 14th-ranked Cou
gars. Houston’s Maurice Presley
got 24 points.
In games tonight, unbeaten
Baylor hosts Tarleton State and
Texas Christian is at North Texas
State.
word; ridiculous fits better.
Fifty-five fouls were whistled to
team up with 36 turnovers to mar
what started out as a fine game.
The Aggies 1-2-2 zone defense
forced the taller Bobcats to take
shots far beyond their range.
When they did work the ball in
side, the stellar defensive play of
Cedric Joseph and Jerry Mercer
fouled up the works.
“This is the first time I ever
used that defense,” said Metcalf.
“I think it bothered them and
gave our post men good position.”
The rebound battle fell to the
Bobcats 47-43 but this too was
run up on the A&M subs.
Balanced scoring was the secret
to the Aggies second win of the
year. Mercer tallied 16, Joseph
14 and Mike Floyd 12. Eleven
Aggies scored as Randy Knowles
chipped in eight, Mike Johnson
six, Charlie Jenkins, Bruce Ott,
Webb Williams had four each.
Dale Donaldson, John Thornton
scored two points apiece as did
Joe Arciniega who chipped in his
first bucket of the season to the
delight of the 3,474 fans.
SWTS could manage just 35.2
per cent of their shots and com
mitted 21 turnovers. Bruce
Featherson, the Bobcats’ 6-1 cen
ter, tallied 17 points.
IN FRIDAY’S ACTIONS, the
Ags were the rebound leader
again against the taller Houston
Baptists. A&M totally dominated
the backboard at both ends of the
court, ending with a 68-39 carom
advantage.
Again it was Joseph leading
the way. The 6-8 junior, who suf
fered through a ho-hum season
last year, played with reckless
abandon. He pulled down 19 re
bounds against the Huskies’ front
line of 6-11, 6-11 and 6-10. He
scored nine points.
Roberts, in his first game as
an Aggie, tossed in 16 points.
The transfer from Oklahoma
State also gathered 11 rebounds.
Knowles, the leading scorer on
last year’s team, failed to find
the mark in the first two games
as he got six points Friday and
eight last night.
Floyd led the Aggies’ fast
break, doleing out five assists in
each game. He scored 16 against
the Huskies.
HBU and the Ags traded the
lead early but A&M pulled to a
four point advantage at half
time. A&M spurted to an 11
point advantage early in the sec
ond half and were never threat
ened again.
Johnson, a freshman from Chi
cago, showed signs of helping the
Aggies down the line with eight
points in his first action.
“I was pretty nervous and I
don’t think I played well ’cause
I never got loose. All I need is
a little experience and I’ll be on
my way,” Johnson said.
A&M hit 45 per cent of its
shots. HBU hit 42.
Poor foul shooting kept the
Huskies from catching the Ag^
as they hit just 12 of 25 tosse
including six one and one
ations.
“We played aggressive asj
everyone screened their man
the boards,” said Joseph. “Cc
Reuther has helped our post ni«
specialize and we played as
unit.”
Metcalf said the team is in.
proving at a steady pace,
half we have played better tbi
the half before,” said Metcali
"That’s a good sign.”
The Aggies’ next action
Thursday night at 7:30 wit:
they host Tarleton State. Stepla
F. Austin makes the last stop
G. Rollie White before the boii
day break on Dec. 10.
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erland Monday in separate deals
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The Astros also announced that
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HEADIN’ TO THE HOOP—Cedric Joseph hits two
his nine points in the Aggies seaspn opener against Hous
ton Baptist. Joseph had 19 rebounds to lead the A&M as
sault. Southwest Texas fell last night to run the Aggies
record to 2-0. (Photo by Gary Baldasari)
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