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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, lOlS
Aggies Rip Outmanned Lumberjack
Metcalf Says Win Is Season’s Best Effort
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FLOYD IN LAND OF THE GIANTS—Aggie guard
5-10 Mike Floyd drives against 7-0 SFA center Kenneth
Beasley last night. A&M won 87-62. (Photo by Steve
Krause)
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By KEVIN COFFEY
Sports Editor
“It was our best effort of the
season.”
So says basketball coach Shel
by Metcalf as his Texas Aggies
blasted outmanned Stephen F.
Austin last night in G. Rollie
White Coliseum, 87-62.
Balanced scoring led the attack
for A&M. Jerry Mercer tallied
18 points, John Thornton 13,
Mike Johnson and C. W. Guthrie,
10 each.
Guthrie was a new name in
the Aggie spotlight and Metcalf
was obviously pleased at his per
formance.
“C. W.’s play tonight was my
highlight,” said Metcalf. “He
has overcome injury, sickness
and late classes to finally round
into form. We found some more
depth tonight.”
Metcalf was equally pleased
with freshman wingman John
son. “Mike adds movement to
our offense but his defense has
improved each week. It’s tough
for someone to come right in and
learn a new system and new peo
ple but Mike is gaining on it.”
Johnson said he had a special
cause for the extra effort last
night.
“I had to prove to the coach
that I could play for him,” said
Johnson. “I wasn’t sure if he
really knew that I could play or
not. He said I played good, but
I can play better.”
Johnson credits assistant coach
Bob Gobin with helping him keep
in Metcalf’s favor.
“To play for Shelby Metcalf
you have to play defense. Bob
helped me here and now I am
getting more and more familiar
with all the plays and players.”
For SFA coach Marshall
Brown this season seems to be
one of frustration. Accustomed
to being one of the nation’s top
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jacks stand 1-6.
SFA was never really in the
game after five minutes had
passed. A&M pulled to a 10-4
advantage, but faltered on turn
overs to a 14-13 margin.
Defense then took over as the
Lumberjacks were blanked for
7:02. When SFA finally hit
again, the Ags had a 28-15 lead
with 6:29 before intermission.
A&M kept on top 43-27 at half
as Thornton, Randy Knowles and
Mercer beat the boards at both
ends with relentless enthusiasm.
When the Aggie offense slowed
down, Floyd or Johnson would
gather the pieces for another
fastbreak and score.
Guthrie started his heroics in
the second half. With Cedric Jo
sef seeing limited action dut to
an injured leg, Guthrie aided the
Aggie post play.
“All of our postmen played
well,” said Metcalf. This had
been a real strong point.”
The Aggies led by as many as
35 before both coaches emptied
the benches.
Archie Myers led the SFA at-
Texas Tech Upsets Houston
UT Loses Fifth Straight Game
By The Associated Press
HOUSTON—William Johnson hit a layup with
25 seconds left Monday night to give Texas Tech a
75-73 upset college basketball victory over highly-
ranked Houston.
Houston’s Lewis Dunbar missed an eight-footer
at the buzzer in an effort to put the game into
overtime.
Trailing 69-51 with five minutes left, Houston
tied it at 71-71 with 1:45 remaining on Dunbar’s two
free throws.
Tech’s Rick Bullock put Tech ahead 73-71 with
42 seconds left but tied it again at 73-73 seconds later
to set the stage for Johnson’s winning points.
Tech led 36-34 at the half and increased the
lead to 12 points, 61-49 with 9:42 left in the game.
The loss snapped a Hofheinz Pavilion winning
streak of 31 straight victories by Houston and only
the Cougars’ second loss in 66 games in the structure.
Dunbar led all scorers with 28 points. Bullock
had 25 for Tech. Johnson of the Red Raiders and
Maurice Presley of the Cougars each had 18.
Tech boosted its season mark to 3-2 while
Houston fell to 2-3.
STILLWATER, Okla.-Oklahoma State rode
the hot shooting of junior guard K. C. Kincaide to
roll past Texas Monday night 83-73 in a noncon
ference basketball clash.
Kincaide netted a career high of 27 points as
the Cowboys upped their season mark to 3-2. The
loss left the Longhorns 0-5.
Kincaide was followed in scoring by freshman
guard Ronnie Daniels, who hit for 20 points, and
Kevin Fitzgerald and Andy Hopson, both with 14.
Hopson also led both teams in rebounds with 19.
The Pokes hit four straight buckets, three by
Kincaide, to pull out in front by 10 points early in
the second half.
Texas, which hit 49 percent from the field,
started the game with a flurry as seniors Harry
Larrabee and Larry Robinson gave the Longhorns a
10-0 lead.
Daniels hit back-to-back, three-point plays to
close the Cowboys within six and OSU then went on
to even the score with 5:27 to go in the first half in a
shot by Kincaide.
Texas was paced in scoring by Larrabee and
Tyrone Johnson, both hitting for 20 points. Johnson
also paced the Longhorns with 12 rebounds.
tack with 15 points while
Weaver hit 10. Andria
collected 11 rebounds and chipd
in seven points.
The Ags out rebounded
62-46 while shooting 46 pert f ;|
to the Lumberjacks 31.
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to round out the A&M scort;
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Cowboys Have Playoff Fever
DALLAS (AP) — Bullet Bob
Hayes says the Dallas Cowboys
have the “same enthusiasm we
had when we went to the Super
Bowl ... It was late coming but
now we’ve got it.”
Dallas’ 27-7 victory over Wash
ington Sunday on Coach Tom Lan
dry’s play-calling, quarterback
Roger Staubach’s execution, and
stout play by the Doomsday De
fense, has sent a surge of playoff
money fever through the team.
Defensive end Larry Cole says
Doomsday is playing “the best
since 1970—our first Super Bowl
... I think it’s better than 1971
because that year we got a lot
of offensive help.”
“I think momentum is on our
side now,” says linebacker Lee
Roy Jordan.
The Cowboys have knocked off
Denver and Washington since
Landry started calling the plays
for Staubach. Dallas can clinch
the National Conference Eastern
Division title and a record eighth
consecutive trip to the National
Football League playoffs Sunday
with a victory over St. Louis on
the road.
Asked if he thought Landry’s
play calling was making a dif
ference, Jordan says, “All I know
is that he’s two for two.”
Landry outfoxed the Redskins
Sunday with numerous first down
passes off play action fakes to
the running backs. Staubach rolled
out and had the option to pass or
scramble.
“That kind of offense really
suits Roger’s style .. . Roger’s
confidence was really high,” Jor
dan says.
Cowboy officials allowed fans to
post signs and wave banners for
the first time since Texas Stadium
was opened three years ago. It
produced a deluge of response
from some of the more blase fans
in the NFL.
“Skins play like Baylor Bears”
was perhaps the cruelest of the
banners.
Another said: “Go Duane Tho
mas.”
The controversial former Cow
boy saw action briefly in the last
minutes of the game as a sub
stitute for Larry Brown and was
roundly booed . . . then cheered
when he dropped a pass.
The Cowboy fans are coming to
life, coinciding with the resur
gence of the team.
Barnes Wins
Tips Award
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