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THE BATTALION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1978 Page 9 t s wait until next year for the Aggies By PAUL ARNETT Battalion Sports Editor The worst season since Shelby Metcalf became head coach at Texas A&M is over. Texas Tech defeated Texas A&M for the third time this year 85-78. “It has been a long season, Met calf said, “but I m real proud of these guys. It was a good basketball game and we have nothing to be ashamed of. Tech is the better ball club, they beat us all three times we played them. Actually the Aggies played a real good game until the final six min utes. At that point the score was tied at 63. But Tech guard Geoff Hous ton hit an 18-foot jump shot, for ward Kent Williams followed with a 25-foot shot and all-SWC Mike Rus sell made a lay-tip. The crowd roared; the game was over. Battalion photo by Ken Herrera A&M forward Rynn Wright had another good game for the Aggies. Against Texas Teeh, the freshman from Dallas had 18 pounts and 13 rebounds. 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For the third straight time this year the Red Raiders defeated the Aggies, this time by the score of 85-78. This victory was even sweeter for Tech because it earned them a berth in the post-season tournament at The Summit this week. It was Tech’s sixth straight victory over the Aggies in a streak that ex tends over the past year and a half. And Saturday’s victory broke a per sonal three-game losing streak for Tech. But the latest victory didn’t come as easy for Tech as the previous ones over A&M this year. Trailing much of the ball game, Tech rallied in the final four minutes of the game to earn themselves a trip to Houston. Shooting a poor 39 percent from the field in the first half, Tech went into the locker room trailing 36-32. And it didn’t look good for the Raid ers. “I was really scared at the half,” said Tech’s coach Gerald Meyers. “It looked like every bounce and everything else was going against us.” “But the second half really made me proud of this team. We were try ing too hard in the first half and the team could have folded when things weren’t going our way. But we didn’t and for the first time all year we played with poise. ” Tech’s all-conference forward, Mike Russell, was held in check by the Aggies in the first half. And Rus sell echoed his coach’s views about Tech’s misfortunes in the opening period. “They were getting all the breaks in the first half,” said Russell. “All the rebounds and balls were bounc ing right to them. But we knew dur ing halftime that their bubble was going to burst. “A&M depended too much on their two freshmen this game,” said Russell about the play of Rynn Wright and Vernon Smith. “We knew that something had to break and it finally did when they went into their man-to-man defense. A&M employed a zone defense against Tech throughout most of the game. The Aggies abandoned the zone when they fell behind late in the contest, and Tech took advan tage of the new defensive align ment. “We play the best against a man- for -man defense,” said coach Meyers. ‘‘(Geoff) Houston neu tralized their zone for us with his outside shooting. Those perimeter shots gave us a lead and forced A&M to go to their man defense.” Houston’s outside shot also kept Tech close in the first half. Hitting seven of 13 shots in the first stanza, Houston ended the day with 21 points against the Aggies. “I started shooting from the out side to try to take the slack off Rus sell in the middle,” said Houston. “I kept hitting in the seams of their zone and I was open. It finally forced them out of the zone and we went after them. x«< ?iam ®amm $ Q rSK “Our rebounding really hurt us in the first half. We were inconsistent under the boards and A&M was get ting two and three shots on offense. It seemed like all the rebounds were coming out long and they were there to get them.” The game also marked the first confrontation between Willie Foreman and Kent Williams, since Foreman delivered the blow that broke Williams’ jaw. But the Tech guard wasn’t intimidated by the Ag gies senior captain. Foreman was three for nine from the field in the game and ended the game with six points. The Tech crowd hadn’t forgotten the Williams’ incident greeting Forman with a chorus of boos everytime his name was mentioned or the Aggie touched the ball. “It had to be intimidating him,” said Williams about Foreman’s greeting in Lubbock. “The crowd was really against him and I think it helped us in the game. But I was especially glad that the only thing he got was boos. It could have been worse. HHPll Olga Imer/fersomd Consdlcnt^ Inc. 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University Tire & Service Center 509 University Dr. 846-5613 Special Good Thru Sat., March 4 ski xnkoaft with TEXAS A&M SNOW SKI CLUB March 10-19 the price *225°° "When they got in the lead at the end we had to go man-on-man, Metcalf said. “Our zone was real ef fective, but there s no wax we could match them man for man. Texas Teeh coach Gerald Myers agreed with Metcalfs summary. “In the first half, their zone de fense was strong, Myers said. "But Geoff Houston kept making the out side shots and when they went man coverage Mike Russell was super. He s our money player. Russell finished the game with 24 points and nine rebounds. He was pleased with his oxer-all perform ance, but xvas upset xxith bis plax in the first half. “Mike Edxvards and I missed a lot of free throxvs in the first half, Rus sell said. “We xvere the seniors and knexv xve xvould haxe to plax better if xve xvere going to xvin. They de pended upon their freshman too much and it shoxved in the second half. A&M s freshmen from Dallas bad still another outstanding game. Vernon Smith had 19 points and eight rebounds. Rynn Wright scored 18 points, xvbilc grabbing 13 rebounds. "You can t sax enough about those two, Metcalf said. "Thex hax e im proved so much since the beginning of the season. Thex xvill make a good mold for us to work around next year. Next year. “That s the old Aggie saying, isn t it? Wally Sxvanson asked after the game. “Wait until next year. But the Aggies should look for- xvard to next year. They only lose txvo men from this year s squad, Willie Foreman and Brian Barrett. If the Aggies can find another point-guard to help Dave Goff, then the season should he a good one. “I m looking forxvard to next sea son, Metcalf said. “Well haxe a lot of talent back next year. If xxx- can find help at point-guard and get a big post man, then xxc 11 be set for next season. The worst season for Metcalf is oxer. But next season could be his best. 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