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Home—how sweet it is!
A&M beats SMU, 71-51, to halt skid
By RICHARD OLIVER
u Sports Editor
Itisavii "Whew! I guess they really
structw ceded us after all.
in, Ind, A Texas A&M University student
n consa iraed to her boyfriend and smiled,
trengtb I know they’re glad to be back
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I Most of the 7,009 in attendance at
ft. Rollie White Coliseum breathed
I big sigh of relief with the Texas
I ggie basketball teanA Saturday
" * light. Since Dec. 8( the Ags have
layed nine games on the road, los-
1 ig five in a row before hightailing
I* 1/ ack to A&M this weekend.
I •I* The homecoming was a rewarding
ne, as Texas A&M stopped a scrap-
y SMU team, 71-51. The victory
asthe first S WC win of the year for
Aggies, 1-3 (8-5 overall), and may
, _.,e signified the end of a miserable
51 amp which saw the team lose its
)0 “ n & looting touch, rebounding control
nd often, its togetherness,
e count? really feels good, ” said Claude
hundre | e y> w ' 10 scored a career high 21
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ointstolead the Ags. “It really feels
i woodt reat to winning feeling
des wk ic ^ That positive attitude never
entaway. Wq kept on workin’ hard
very day.”
Although Riley played his most
game of the year, it was a
dnesdav ■® effort that clinched the win for
wM, That effort had been notice-.
absent in the five previous
Claude Riley
off 10 straight points and took a 15-8
lead.
The Aggies employed a tight zone
press throughout most of the contest
which produced numerous turnov
ers and literally stripped away
SMU’s inside shooting ability.
Tyrone Ladson and Mike Brown
provided some much-needed stabil
ity at the guard spots, and their hus
tle on the front court forced the Mus
tangs to keep their passing game
outside apd also restricted any in
side shooting in the lane.
Meanwhile, Riley, Vernon Smith
(17 points), Rudy Woods and Rynn
Wright controlled the backboards,
another improvement over the past
few weeks. The tall men pulled down
38 of the Aggies’ total 47 rebounds.
SMU, on the other hand, could con
trol only 30 caroms off the boards.
“We were hitting the boards good
tonight, ” said Wright, who scored 12
points. “We never did panic, even
when we were losing (the five
straight). I don’t feel that I’ve been as
aggressive as usual this season. I’m
trying to pull it all together.”
By halftime, the Aggies had rack
ed up a 40-23 lead.
With the clock winding down and
Metcalf substituting freely, the
Aggies piled up a 26-point lead at one
point in the second half before finally
settling for the 20-point win.
Woods, playing his final game of
the season before becoming ineligi
ble for the last 13 regular-season
games due to grade problems last
semester, had seven points and five
rebounds in approximately nine mi
nutes playing time.
The 6-11 junior from Bryan,
however, has been having a rough
year on the court, and has seen only
limited action the last few weeks.
After the game, he was optimistic
about his future.
“I’m coming back,” he said. “I will
be back. It (the grade problem)
doesn’t really bother me. Everybody
has to grow up at one time or another
in their life. I see this as my test. I
just ask the good Lord to see me
through. And I know He will. I’ll be
definitely stronger next year because
of it.”
Woods said he will go to Blinn
Junior College in Brenham next
semester to try to pick up his grades
and believes he will be back at A&M
next year.
Although the Aggie$ have com
piled only a 1-3 record in the Confer
ence, some notable upsets over the
past week have put them right back
in the Conference chase.
The race is now only a quarter
over, and the surprising Baylor
Bears lead the pack with a 4-0 re
cord. Houston, 3-1; Texas Tech, 3-2;
Arkansas and Rice, 2-2; SMU and
TCU, 2-3; A&M, 1-3; and Texas 1-4
follow the Bears in the SWC stand
ings.
The Aggies face another tough test
Tuesday evening at 7:30 in G. Rollie
White when Rice comes into town.
The Owls have been tough this year,
beating Texas earlier in the season
and most recently, shocking the Red
Raiders Saturday night, 52-50 in
overtime.
Also, a boisterous Aggie crowd fil-
jQUDj, lithe Coliseum. Lines began form-
igan hour before game time despite
lie cold weather, and several stu.-
ents hacjlg befiumed .aw^yi p fi he,
d renin UK-began.
SMU, after keeping the game
bsefor the first five and a half mi-
watched as the Aggies, reeled
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The Owls are led by sharpshooter
Ricky Pierce, who was the hero in
Saturday’s game, hitting a 20-foot
jump shot with time running out to
give the Owls the win.
The Aggies are more than aware of
Rice’s ambushing tendencies.
“Rice — that’s all we’re looking
toward,” said Smith. “They play us
close every game, every year.”
Head Coach Shelby Metcalf
agreed.
The Aggies were ranked seventh
in the nation in defense going into
Saturday’s game.
And at home in front of a full G.
Rollie White Coliseum, the Aggies
have been unbeatable.
“They (the crowd) helped a lot,”
said Wright. “It’s nice because we’ve
been on the road for so long. We’re
used to people booing us and it was a
nice change.”
Metcalf was optimistic.
“I’ve been real proud of them,” he
said as he watched his team practice
Sunday. “Considering all they’ve
been through, they stayed tight.”
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