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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-
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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. Losing to TCU twice in one
season would be anything but
funny.
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