Page 14 THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1981
TANK MCNAMARA
by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds
League jumbled
after Hogs’ win
Here’s a quick wrapup of Tuesday night’s SWC action:
Smith scores 21 as Aggies
defeat feisty SMU, 61-56
RICE (55) at TEXAS TECH (61)—Clarence Swannegan converted
a three-point play with 1:35 to go to break open the game and then hit
two free throws with 23 seconds left, carrying Texas Tech to a 61-55
decision over the Rice Owls in Lubbock.
Tech, which evened its Southwest Conference record at 6-6, came
from nine points behind early in the second half to move in front
midway through the period.
TCU (84) at TEXAS (88) — Ken Montgomery scored 28 points to
lead Texas to an 88-84 win over Texas Christian in Austin.
Montgomery, held scoreless a week ago against Arkansas, scored 18
of his points during a torrid Texas first half in which the Longhorns
built a 53-28 halftime lead.
By RICHARD OLIVER
Sports Editor
Vernon Smith’s 21 points
helped Texas A&M University
overcome a stubborn SMU Mus
tang squad Tuesday night and pull
out a 61-56 victory.
Once again, the Aggies defense
kept surprisingly consistent SMU
from coming from behind late in
the game, and some clutch shoot
ing by Smith and Reggie Roberts
sealed the Mustangs fate and pul
led Texas A&M into seventh place
in the SWC standings.
The victory, the third in a row
for Texas A&M, put them at 4-7 in
the Southwest Conference and 11-
9 overall. SMU is mired in last
with a 3-9 record, while TCU,
with an 88-84 loss to Texas Tues
day, falls into eighth behind the
Aggies at 4-8.
SMU, playing deliberately
most of the game, took an early
lead at 6-4 with 14:32 left in the
first half, but the Aggies started to
battle back and finished the first
half up by six, 31-25. The differ
ence early in the game was the
Mustangs’ proficiency from the
free throw line as they hit nine-of-
11 shots to keep them in the game.
Also, the Mustangs committed
only four turnovers in that stanza
despite a pressing Texas A&M de
fense.
Later in the half, however,
Aggie Head Coach Shelby Metcalf
switched his team to a man-on-
man defense to break the slow
pace the Mustangs had set. The
ploy worked, as A&M began hit
ting some timely outside shots and
controlling the boards in a more
fast-paced contest.
The game was very physical
with many personal battles being
waged between the two teams;
Rynn Wright and the Mustangs’
Gordon Welch bumped each
other quite a bit.
Smith paced the Aggies, hitting
15 points in the first half and en
ding up with the game-high 21.
Texas A&M entered the second
half using a man-on-man defense,
and the game became quick
paced. The two teams traded bas
kets for 12 minutes, with the
Aggies never being ahead by more
than four.
With approximately eight mi
nutes remaining, Roberts picked
up a loose ball for the Aggies and
drove down for what seemed to be
an easy layup. He was given a stiff
shove from behind, however, by
SMU’s Dave Piehler. Roberts hit
two free throws to put the Aggies
up by six, 49-43, and they never
looked back.
SMU trailed by only four with
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seven minutes to go, but Roberts
boosted the Aggies lead to six with
the first of his long shots and
Claude Riley then hit a layup to
put A&M in front by eight.
The Mustangs then surged back
to within three, but Roberts again
hit a long-range jumper and after
the two teams traded baskets
Roberts once more scored to open
up a seven-point advantage with
two minutes to go.
It was the first SWC road vic
tory for Texas A&M, and Metcalf
couldn’t have been happier.
“This (Moody Coliseum) is a
tough place to play,” he said after
the game. “Of course, we got here
and the lockerroom was so cold;
they had left the air conditioners
on, so that’s why we came out ear
ly to practice.
“It’s our first road victory, and
we’re definitely out of last place in
the SWC, so I guess we can’t say
we’re the best last place team in
the league anymore.”
Metcalf said SMU’s patience
was the key to keeping them in the
game.
“We went from a zone to a man-
on-man because they were being
so patient,” he said. “We wanted
to up-tempo things a bit.
“We kind of played in spurts.
Vernon didn’t play in spurts, I
don’t think, but I guess as a team
we played in spurts.”
SMU ended with less than 10
turnovers in the game.
“They handled it (defensive
pressure) real well,” said Metcalf.
“We tried to put pressure on
them. We had more turnovers
than that just being foolish. We
got a little too casual at times. I
noticed Milton (Woodley) lost the
ball once in front of our bench with
his eyes closed.”
Woodley, after turning in two
fine games in a row as a starting
guard, was a little off Tuesday
night, as he hit only two points and
fouled out with 5:44 left in the
game.
Colleges signing today
An old-fashioned outcome in
the recruiting of high school foot
ball players can be defined as one
in which the University of Texas
fills its satchel with all the goodies
it wants.
And this seems to be building
into an old-fashioned year.
The Southwest Conference’s
nine head football coaches and all
their assistants will disperse
around the country today to sign
high school prospects to scholar
ship agreements that are binding
only within the SWC.
This year’s crop of high school
talent is not one of the more im
pressive in recent years, particu
larly in the area of running backs.
But Texas A&M will likely sign the
recruit considered to be the top
runner in the state, Pat Franklin of
Bay City.
Among the other leading pros
pects in the state are linebacker
Gerald Turner of Pittsburg and
center Todd Schoppe of LaPorte,
both apparently headed for the
Houston Cougars; and offensive
lineman Brian Camp of Lewisvil
le, who seems to be wrapped up
by Baylor.
They will have to do it all over
again the following Wednesday on
“national signing day.”
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Overall, Metcalf was happy and
looked forward to this weekend’s
matchup against Rice in Houston.
“I’ve seen us play better and get
beat,” he said, “but I’ll sure take
this win.”
Piehler led the Mustangs with
19 points, and teammates Johnny
James, Gordon Welch and Dave
Gadis added 13, 12 and 10 points
respectively. The only other per
son to score for SMU was Dwight
Freeman, who had two.
For the Aggies, Smith had 21,
Riley and Roberts 13, Wright
eight, Mike Brown three and
Woodley and Jones two. Maurice
McDaniel and Bruce Sooter also
saw action.
BAYLOR (50) at ARKANSAS (67) — Arkansas blew a close game
open with six minutes left in the first half and, on the shooting of Scott
Hastings and the quickness of its full court press, went on to throttle
the Baylor Bears, 67-50 in Fayetteville.
Arkansas stayed in second place in the Southwest Conference at 8-3,
a game behind league-leading Houston. The Razorbacks have a 17-6
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A&M-SMU boxscore
TEXAS A&M (61) — Smith 9 3-3 21,
Wright 3 2-3 8, Riley 6 1-3 13, Roberts 4 5-6
13, Woodley 1 0-0 2, Brown 1 1-2 3, Jones 0
1-2 1, Sooter 0 0-0 0, McDaniel 0 0-0 0.
Totals 24 13-19 61.
SMU (56) — Welch 2 8-8 12, Frierson 0
0-0 0, James 5 3-413, Gadis 4 2-2 10, Piehler
8 3-3 19, Freeman 1 0-0 2, Lundblade 0 0-0
0, Beverley 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 16-19 56.
Halftime — Texas A&M 31, SMU 25.
Fouled Out — Woodley, Freeman. Total
Fouls — Texas A&M 17, SMU 19. A —
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