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sports TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1978 By PAUL ARNETT / 1 Battalion Sports Editor jHtwas a comedy of errors. 1 V le Texas Aggie basketball team (nmed the ball over 27 times, shot 33[percent from the field and com- ,milted 22 fouls. They also lost to the Uijiiersity of Texas 90-66. We played a poor ball game, ih Shelby Metcalf said. “We mitted 17 turnovers in the first p that’s entirely too many. Our s are tired. In six days we’ve yed three games. I haven’t iyed a minute and Im lausted. K»'he Longhorns, on the other liaml haven’t played in six days. ■'J®Ajid they looked anything but Bausted. Texas shot 46 percent Ha the field and connected on 24 ll otfeL of 29 free throw attempts. They . ■ A&M out of the gym before the H had time to warm up. .■Texas is a great ball club,’’ Met- Q#jcall said. "They may be better than CUwhaasas. Abe has got some great ■side shooters. They would be Beatable if they had a big center, ■exas’ hot-shooting guards ae- (Top 20 United Press Internationa] W YORK — The United Press nternational Board of Coaches col- nd pi B basketball ratings with won ^Hirds through games of Sunday, iV j|| s , |eh 12, and number of first place , j n j iptes in parentheses: istratia rope and tie Aggies SHUGART COUPON am Thur.-Fri. & Sat. Feb. 16-17 & 18 Gibson Discount Center 1420 Texas Ave. counted for 50 of the Horns’ 90 points. Jim Krivacs had 34 points, while John Moore had 16. “Krivacs is a great guard, Met- calf said. “Texas has the luxury of two good guards, that is something we don’t have. Moore brings the ball up, Krivacs gets open for the shots.” Open he was. Krivacs scored on the same play 13 times in the con test. Texas used a simple double pick, freeing Krivacs for the jump shot. It was a play A&M never fig ured out how to stop. Something A&M needs to stop are the fouls. The Aggies have lost their last four ball games because of the silly foul. A&M is known for its physical play. But enough is enough. Physical play is one thing; pushing, shoving and elbowing is something else again. Coach Gerald Meyers of Texas Tech has filed a protest against A&M for its physical play. Kent Williams caught an elbow from A&M forward Willie Foreman last Saturday night and received a bro ken jaw. Meyers said that it was thrown intentionally. Foreman saw it another way. “His jaw is broken?’’ Foreman asked in obvious surprise. “When it happened I didn’t know anything about it. Metcalf declined to comment be cause of not seeing the film. He did say that he had talked with Meyers and had written a letter to Williams wishing him a speedy recovery. The Aggies have earned a reputa tion for being a tough ball club this season. Texas coach Abe Lemmons had this to say about last night’s game. It was like a prize fight out there on the court, Lemmons said. From the stands you can’t see it. But from ring-side where we sit, you can see all the punches.” The refs have seen the punches all season. The Ags have been out- scored from the foul line in every conference game this year. In a few games A&M can claim the refs fa vored the opponents. But that’s im possible to say in 14 games. Another problem that has finally caught up with the Ags is the lack of depth at point-guard. Dave Goff is worn out. And there is no one who can replace him. “We’ve killed Goff this season,” Metcalf said. “The guy has courage, but he’s worn out. One thing we proved against Texas tonight is that you can t win with one point-guard. We re going to have to recruit someone to help him out.’ But that won t help this season. The Ags next game is tomorrow night against TCU. If the Ags can quit the fouling and spell Goff a few minutes, then they should avenge the Ft. Worth loss. The comedy of errors needs to stop. 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