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Pi Page 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, FEB. 3, 1976 The LaSalle a resident Hotel FACULTY, STAFF, POST-GRADS: Do you need a quiet, dignified place to live & study? Room and board: $ 250 00 month new owners new management Includes private room w/bath, all utilities, 3 meals daily served in our coffee shop & dining room, linens & daily maid service. A/C - steam heat. Owner/Live-In Management. La Salle Hotel 120 S. MAIN BRYAN, TEXAS 77801 713/822-1501 Jump shot in final seconds helps Ags beat TCU 66-64 By TONY GALLUCCI Battalion Sports Writer The iceman cometh again. Clutch guard position shooting somewhere in the key portion of the season last year vaulted the Aggies into the SWC championship. If Karl Godine’s buzzer shot against TCU didn’t win the conference for A&M on Saturday night, it at least propels the Ags in the right direction and gives them momentum into their only two home-game stretch in con ference play. Coach Shelby Metcalf installed his highly touted (by Aggies) and highly scorned (by opponents playing catch up) stall routine with 5:57 left in the game and a 63-62 lead. Several min utes later, after the loss of Wally Swanson and a few adjustments in the score, the Ags went into the stall for all the chips. The score was tied 64-all and the situation was des perate. TCU coach Johnny Swain wanted his men to pressure, but they did not go in for the foul readily, hoping probably that they would force the shot and the Ags would miss. A&M had missed the shot after working for it in the first stall. TCU regained control and missed also. If the Ags missed this time there would be an overtime period. The Ags did not go in, and Metcalf called a time-out to plan his strategy with 19 seconds remaining on the clock. When the time ticked down to five seconds, Godine’s number rang. He took two steps and put the ball in the air. The net barely rippled as the ball fell through just as the buzzer sounded. Few heard the buzzer though, as the half-Aggie crowd knew the game was over before the ball hit. Final score: Ags 66, TCU 64. Assistant coach Norman Reuther said it in the locker room, “That s what makes champions!” The strategy, later revealed, was to try to draw the Froggies out of their efficient zone defense. Then the ball would be worked in to either Sonny Parker or Barry Davis for the close-in shot that the ‘“Sonny and Barry Show” had been pulling off as of late. If the Frogs would not come out of the zone, the plan was to load one side of the court by passing be tween Barry and Sonny and then feed the ball to either Ray Roberts or Godine for the final telling shot. Godine took it in stride, “It was the one I wanted. I hadn’t been hit ting all night. It was either me or Ray.” It was Godine, and this game that was almost an upset coidd be the turning point for the team that needed little turning. Ya PRICE SALE The fact that the game was so close was another matter. Metcalf said, “It’s a tough bunch to play. TCU played well. What reallly hurt us is having Barry on the bench. If Barry didn’t do anything but stand in the comer, we’d play better.” GREAT SAVINGS ON... AMERICA'S FAVORITE PIZZA With This Valuable Coupon Offer at Pizza Inn. W VALUABLE COUPON Pizza in&J O i ^etal B u%lici % Buy any pizza at regular menopric<3 and get any other pizza of equal or less menu value for half price. voMr^Wed., Feb. k /S- 11 OiW Onto* Hot Jolooooo Oroo« Oil vo Modi Otlv* 1.41 l.M »>• i.m ri» i n i.i» ** ^.t% t.is ».« 1.79 III «.«l «-«» 1.79 I.M *•«* ««• 1.79 l.II l-*l 9.9> • .71 B—14 Chofpod Owlow 1.99 Ml 1-49 1.91 1.91 9.99 1.99 1.91 1.14 1 44 4.94 1.99 1.91 1.94 4.99 1.99 1.94 4.99 9.19 1.19 1.99 4.19 1.79 .19 PLEASE PRESENT WITH GUEST CHECK The Ags gained nothing on the pack though, as the two remaining contenders won their games, both very tough tests. SMU beat Arkansas in Dallas sweeping the Razorbacks, something the Ags won’t have a chance to do this year. Tech mean while was the first team to ever beat Houston in Hofheinz in SWC play. Hopefully they won’t be the last. The Ags have not ventured into Hofheinz yet this season. By C Bat '"■f * ntni intHng a Sonny Parker scrambles for a loose basketball narrow win over TCU. The Ags face Texas tonight,lyear s per c in thei |uest tot; Mike Jay receives Aggie Heart Award n in On the home front, the Aggies play Texas in G. Rollie tonight . The Longhorns, well out of the race, will be trying to play a spoiler role after the Aggies defeated them on Horn turf one week ago. Senior quarterback Mike Jay re ceived the coveted Aggie Heart Award last Saturday night by vote of the varsity football squad. 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