THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1978
Page 9
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gs prove Metcalf wrong
Wilson names new coach
ay MARK PATTERSON
Battalion Staff
Before Monday night’s basketball
ame against Oral Roberts Univer-
Ijty, Texas A&M basketball Coach
(helby Metcalf was asked just how
ood the visiting Titans were. “Bet-
rthan us,” was his response.
Fourty minutes of basketball later
.eTexas Aggies proved their coach
liar. The Aggies took a 85-79 deci-
ion over Oral Roberts to extend
Tsity Sul Heir season record to 4-1. The Ag-
U lies have won their last four con-
Itests after losing their season
pener.
But this win was not an easy one
>r the Aggies. Texas A&M held a
arrow 42-41 lead at the half before
reaking the game open late in the
antest.
[Most of the second half punch
ame from guard David Britton.
Iritton connected for 15 points in
ne second half to finish the night
ith 19 points.
“The difference in the ball game
[as Britton in the second half,”
ion
dieted, Merit
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, said the an
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iscompli (etcalf said. “He was able to go
mpusotTea L e -on-one and connect on his
n g isfinislie(lB 1 ‘'But Britton and (David) Goff
° n Here tired out there at the end of
' completetkjPg game. We re going to have to
i'u c " e *® ve l°P another guard to help them
thefirst-ntrHf sly’s (Steve Sylestine) play
Jfcoming off the bench was encourag
ing though.''
i Blhe Aggies’ play as a whole was
ifp Bicouraging to Metcalf.
■Ivv ■“Our intensity picked up as the
Mme went on." the coach said. “It
- rf fc as if we wanted the win more
n£ ’B 411 t ^ e >' did. We were able to
“ Bach down and get that little extra.
■“Our offense is getting better and
better each time these guys get to
^ pla\ with each other. They still have
■me things to learn, but everyone
Internabooil iho played tonight played hard. Of
■ Urse > that’s suppose to be a
tirsthalfofiBidgmaflf of Texas A&M basket-
Aeronautielill.”
ation missayhe Aggies widened their lead at
and atmoA start of the second half as they
folly zippdlminated both the offensive and
ound thedBf ens j ve backboards. In the con-
Bt the Aggies out rebounded the
s at theAw» ans 47-38, led by' Rudy Woods’
confirmed■ Ry nn Wright’s 11 and Vernon
ed spacefflniith’s six.
t. automatjln the first half they were beat-
3rfor30st*us on the boards, getting two
Monday toB three shots on offense and stay-
o achieve of® in the game/ Smith said. “We
stations luoBced at the half and knew we had
ith the ^Bheat them on the boards if we
er as thedBre going to beat them in the
passed •■no, We went out there and did
i'en-monllilt,'
icy from E I There is no way' anyone is going
[stop our front line from getting
pir rebounds,” Texas A&M guard
Itton said. And with Rudy out
pre as an intimidating factor
Pyre tough to stop.”
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The Titans shot 43.8 percent un
the night, hitting on 35 of 80 shots.
The Aggies hit on 36 of 64 shots for a
56.3 percent on the evening.
The main gun in the Oral Roberts
attack was Calvin Garrett, the Ti
tan s 6-foot-6 forward. Garrett was
high-point man in the game with 28.
Tonight we got out-hustled,”
Garrett summerized. “They wanted
the game more than we did.
I shot had in the game. In the
first half I was rushing a lot of my
shots. Towards the end of the game
I was pushing my shots hoping we
could get back into the game.”
The T itans did make a final run at
the Aggies. With five minutes left
the Aggies held a slim 71-69 lead.
But the combination of the Texas
A&M front line crashing the boards
and David Britton stalling the ball
gave the Aggies the win.
At the end of the game we went
into what we call a 1-game,” Britton
said. The coaches put their confi
dence in me to control the ball. We
go into the offense when we see that
I have the advantage over one of
their guards. I can either try and
score or draw the foul.”
Oral Roberts’ Assistant Coach
Larry Reid was impressed with the
performance of the Aggies in
Monday, night’s game.
“We expected a tough ball game
and we got one,” Reid said. “Britton
and Woods were the difference in
the game. Woods did a great job on
the offensive boards for them. That
could have been the key to the ball
game.
Rudy and Britton gives two di
mensions to this team that they
didn’t have last season. The Aggies
will improve with every game they
play."
For the second time in as many
home games the Aggies drew
slightly over 4,000 fans. But the few
that did show up were as vocal as
twice the number.
“The crowd shook a couple of the
players, ” Garrett said. “It was a fac
tor there at the stretch when we
were neck-and-neck.”
The Aggie players loved the vocal
crowd.
“Coach Metcalf told us that we
had to get the fans back this season,’
Britton said. “The crowd tonight
was a joy. Tm out here to have fun
and tonight I think the crowd did
too. ”
Metcalf agreed that the crowd
was a big factor in Monday night’s
win.
“The folks out here tonight were
behind us when we needed them,”
Metcalf said. “We’re playing the
type of ball that, when the word gets
around, we ll get more students out.
“Imagine what we would have
done with twice as many people out
here.”
Wednesday night the Aggies play
their third home game of the year
when Sam Houston State University
pays a visit to G. Rollie White Col
iseum. Tipoff is at 7:30.
'n
United Press International
Texas A&M head football
coach Tom Wilson has added
Jess Stiles to his staff, the univer
sity’s athletic department an
nounced today.
Stiles and Wilson coached to
gether at Texas Tech, where
Stiles was an assistant from 1969
through last spring. He was
freshman coach five years, dur
ing which his teams were unde
feated four seasons, and served
as defensive end coach.
Stiles is a native of Clarksville,
Texas, where he was a high
school running back. He played
linebacker and offensive guard at
Paris Junior College and Mid
western University in Wichita
Falls, from which he graduated
in 1954.
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The Texas A&M women’s basket-
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The half court press Prairie View
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j Leading 45-32 at halftime, the
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_ e just two of the factors that will
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