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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1978
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By PAUL ARNETT
Battalion Sports Editor
SMU’s Phil Hale made two “Hail
Mary shots, Texas A&M’s Joey
Robinson and Wally Swanson each
missed an easy shot. The result was a
71-70 overtime victory for SMU.
“Hale hit two ungodly shots,”
coach Shelby Metcalf said after the
game. “Those are once in a lifetime
shots that he’ll never make again. It’s
a shame too because our kids gave a
lot of effort.
But luck often beats effort. And
the Mustangs were lucky.
Hale’s first miracle maker came
with five seconds remaining in the
game. A&M led 65-63, but Hale tied
it up with a fall-away jump shot from
15 feet.
“We were lucky to get the game
into overtime, SMU coach Sonny
Allen said. “But what happened in
overtime was even a bigger break.
A&M led 70-69 with just under
two minutes remaining in the over
time period. Robinson broke for the
basket, received a pass from Dave
Goff, but blew tbe lay-up.
One minute later Hale made an
off-balanced 20-foot jump shot.
A&M then ran the clock down to 11
seconds. Swanson missed a 10-foot
shot from the side, but the ball was
knocked out of bounds by a Mustang.
Goff s inbounds pass was blocked,
giving SMU the game.
“We were lucky,’’ Allen said to
Metcalf after the game. “But we ll
take it.
The victory gives the Mustang a
solid hold on fifth place. The Ponies
record is 5-5 in the conference race,
A&M’s is 3-7.
“We had the ball game won,”
Metcalf said. “SMU is very fortunate
to win. I’m proud of our team and I
hope they can keep a positive at
titude. ”
One man who played with a posi
tive attitude was Vernon Smith. The
freshman from Dallas made his first
trip back home a good one. He
finished the evening with 20 points
and 10 rebounds.
“I thought our freshman played
extremely well," Metcalf said. “It’s
very unusual for a freshman to return
home and play well before all of his
friends and family. Vernon and Rynn
played great. ”
Rynn Wright, the other Dallas
product, led the team in rebounds
with 12. He also added six points
before fouling out.
“Everyone on the team played
their hearts out, Metcalf said. “I
don t know of a more heartbreaking
loss than this one.
But heartbreaks have happened in
Dallas before. A&M lost to SMU last
year 70-68; the year before it was
69-65. And Mike Russell’s buzzer-
maker gave Texas Tech a tournament
victory played in Moody Coliseum
two years ago.
“We just can’t win up here,” Met
calf said.
This year the Ags haveks
able to win any of its conferent
games. And it doesn’t getanyti
A&M’s next game is in Ho 1
against the Cougars,
“Houston is another touglip
play,” Metcalf said. “Butw
gets down to it, they are
We ll just have to play theta
can because Houston is a pet
club. I think our kids will be
keep the attitude it takes to
The Aggies will need thatatj
for at least 10 days. In tl
time A&M has to play Hotist#
kansas, Texas Tech and Texas
Hopef ully those teams wonli
any “Hail Mary shots. Hop
the Ags won’t miss the easy
either.
Ponies bridle Agi
control fifth plat
BREAKFAST
BUFFET
By DAVID BOGGAN
| Bnttalion .Staff
The SMU Mustangs, not a team
to look a gift horse in the mouth,
| gladly accepted their 71-70 over
time victory over Texas A&M last
night.
The Ponies’ narrow escape left
them in sole possession of fifth place
in the Southwest Conference race.
“This was really a big win, SMU
coach Sonny Allen said. “It keeps us
in fifth and puts A&M a little lower.
It’s still going to be between us,
A&M and Baylor for that fifth place
spot.”
All the concern over the fifth
place finish stems from the fact that
a team must finish at least fifth to
receive a home court game in the
first round of the SWC tournament.
"It's possible that AtkXi might be
back up here in the tournament,”
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Mustang guard Phil Hale said
played an important role
Ponies victory. He hit then
jumper that sent the game
overtime and proceeded to
the winning basket with 46
left in overtime period. Y
"I knew that both shotsw
the second they left my hand !
recalled. “Both shots felt very
as I took them.
“I like a game like this
a runaway game because
have time to think about wlul
doing. I just play on instincts,|
Hale praised the Aggies’"
sive’’ efforts as did his head
“You really don’t look tons:
against A&M, Allen said.'jj
area tough, physical hull cU\
is proha h/v our worst gm.
of ways, but we worked so hr,
we really gave it good effort
One player, whose efforts
the Mustangs 23 points,
6-foot-7-inch Jeff Swanson. Els
of those points came from his 11
throw attempts.
“I usually only get about the
four free throws a game,” Swt
said. “A&M just got into a
and-one situation early. I was
ing my jumpers from the outsit
they had to come out on mesotl
could drive under the basket
pick up more fouls.
“The Aggies must feel snake
ten up here, losing two close on
a row,” Swanson added. SMI
feated the Aggies in Dallas last
70-68 when Steve Jones mis*
shot at the buzzer.
“The Aggies’ strong reborn
game nearly killed us, Allen
Led by Rynn Wright and V(
Smith, the Aggies pulled doi
rebounds, while SMU gva
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“Wright and Smith improve!
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