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Superior quality iOO^o cotton flannel. Wide cut for freedom of movement, button front. Muted plaids, predominantly blue, red, or brown- For men and women. WHOLE LARTH PROVISION COMPANY 105 Boyett 846-8794 Naulls, Riley lead in 68-63 win Aggies upend struggling Tigers By FRANK L. CHRISTLIEB Battalion StafT When Dale Brown came out of the locker room at halftime with his Louisiana State Tigers losing 33-30 to the Texas Aggies, he non chalantly looked upward at the G. Rollie White Coliseum score- board. If anything, his casual glance showed only unconcern ab out his team’s deficit. But as the Aggies maintained their lead throughout the second half. Brown began to display looks of worry and concern about the possibility of his team losing its second straight road game. Dur ing much of the second half, Brown vented his anger on the officials, complaining about sever- -al of their calls. Despite Brown’s constant bick ering and the near-total comeback of his team, Texas A&M held on for a 68-63 upset of the Tigers Monday night before 7,192 loud oooooooooooooooo CAMPUS SWhat happened] jto him should {happen to you. and supportive fans in G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Aggies now have a 3-0 re>- cord, while LSU drops to 0-2 after having lost its opening game against the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. From the opening tipoff, it was evident that the game would be close. The Aggies jumped out to a four-point lead at the 17:34 mark of the game, as forward Roy Jones scored on a 7-foot bank shot and a 17-foot jumper from the left side. Center Rudy Woods’ rebound layup off a Jones miss made the score .6-2. The Tigers then found their shooting touch as they ran off 13 of the next 15 points to take a 15-8 lead. At that point, it seemed LSU might build a larger lead, but it was the Aggies’ turn to put on a spurt. Texas A&M junior guard Tyren Naulls brought his team into an 7A0 9:50 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MANOR eastI; Manor East Mall “TIME BANDITS i(§)—I tSYinRfCTUW* 4 HANDMADE FILMS! Thru . YAVCO EfN/ISASSY/HP^CTU^eS | Q mi rm mawmmalx nua PAKT»imsMi>- i«k.ktv k»m itvtp DOLBY STEREO F THE |RW United Artists THEATRE 18-18 tie with the Tigers as he scored on a 26-foot jumper and a shot from the left baseline. For the remainder of the first half, Texas A&M and LSU traded baskets un til the Aggies were able to take the three-point halftime lead. The halftime statistics showed the closeness of the game, as the Aggies shot 58 percent and the Tigers hit 54 percent of their shots. However, the Aggies led in rebounds 19-9 as Claude Riley had five. Riley and Naulls were the high scorers for the Aggies as well, each hitting eight points. Forward Howard Carter pumped in 10 points in the first half for the Tigers. Naulls opened the Aggies’ second-half scoring with a layup after a Rudy Woods steal at the LSU end of the court. The Aggies stayed between three and six points ahead of the Tigers until coming alive with a 7-0 scoring streak that gave them a 48-38 lead with 14 minutes left in the game. Neither squad scored until the Aggies went up 50-38 with 11:49 to go, but then the Tigers began to mount a stretch drive. Reserve center Tyrone Black scored 10 key points during the next eight mi nutes as the Tigers pulled to with in 60-59 with 2:31 left in the game. However, Texas A&M moved back to a five-point lead at 66-59 with only 31 seconds remaining. Riley, Naulls and sophomore guard Reggie Roberts hit four of seven free throws during that stretch, while Roberts also hit a short jumper off a Gary Lewis assist. The Tigers, forced into a desperate situation, then fouled Roberts and Lewis, with the fi-esh- man hitting both of his one-and- one shots. |Naulls finished with 17 points to lead the Aggies, and Riley had 15 and 11 rebounds. Jones ended with 11 points to round out the Texas A&M double-figure scor ers, while Lewis had nine and Roberts and Rudy Woods each had eight. The Tigers were led by Carter’s 18 points. Black’s 15 points and forward Leonard Mitchell’s 10 points. Aggie coach Shelby Metcalf didn’t seem ecstatic about his team’s victory, but he said he felt lx)th teams played well enough to win. “I thought it was a hard-fought hall game,” he said. "LSU showed a lot of poise. We had to come in there last year (when the Aggies lost 67-57 in Baton Rouge, La.), but this is a pretty noisy place too. 1 thought the intensity in this game was better than last year.” Metcalf said the Aggies’ effec tive transition from a man-to-man setup to a 3-2 zone on defense was an important factor in the game “I thought our 3-2 zone was fair ly effective, and 1 thought we didi good job on the boards too (outre- hounding the Tigers 40-25),” lie said. Metcalf added that the crowd gave the Aggies a much-needed lift in the game. “I think that’s a dass crowd,' Metcalf said. “We’re noisy, but we’re organized.” The 19th-year Aggie coachcited the play of Jones and Naulls, along with Lewis’ mature ball-handling in the upset of one of last season• NCAA Final Four. “1 didn’t think the game ms ever out of hand, Metcalf said.1 thought either team could have won until the last minute. “There’s a mystique about tbe Final Four, but we re just tntig to make the Final 400 now.” Lewis, who has improved will each of the Aggies’ three games, said he and his teammates felt eon- fident and excited about their chances against the Tigers. Riley said: “It was definitely an upset. For one thing, lastyearwe played them at the wrong time (following a 108-79 win over tie University of Texas the day be fore). We didn’t have enoughtime to prepare for them. This time.wt had a few days to prepare fcr them, so we were ready.” Brown pleased with effort complimentary of Aggies hi cninLfnjTiJlinzra AREZ TEQUILA ...stands above the rest GOLD OR SILVER IMPORTED & BOTTLED BY TEQUILA JALISCO S.A. ST LOUIS. MO. 80 PROOF By RITCHIE PR1DDY Sports Editor It wasn’t your typical losing locker room. Louisiana State University head coach Dale Brown wasn t dis appointed in his team’s play. In fact, he was quite proud of the e i r fodAV fp .m* i An m American | Werewolf i in London TODAY 7:45 9:45 ■ It. 'JMiB .’4&-6M4 COMNEI- UNIV I COl.lGCiE Avf rC/CAY .-OULTS I? FROM 2 TO 2:30 p.m , j i. .'-.m i > II— 11 ■ p Dudley bVSoore L.o'.a ftAtranelli TODAY 2:15 4:05 5:55 7:45 9:55 effort. It didn’t make sense. The Aggies had just whipped the Tigers 68-63 for their third win of the season, as the The Tigers dropped to 0-2. Losing isn’t some thing they are accustomed to. “We re 0-2 now,’ Brown said. “We’re not used to losing but I am proud of this team. I thought both teams played an excellent game. ” The Aggies outplayed the Ti gers throughout the game but could never put it out of reach. The Aggies finished the game hitting 52.7 percent of their shots from the field. LSU finished with 50 percent from the field. In addition, the Aggies outre- bounded the Tigers 40-25. “Texas A&M is a much better team (than last year),” Brown said. “They played much harder and with a lot more discipline.” Last year the Aggies traveled to Baton Rouge to face the Tigers on national television and lost 67-57. LSU advanced to the Final Four before losing to eventual national champion Indiana. The Tigers lost three starters off that team to graduation and SrnijTjiinin^^ m tamu ii I WOMENS CHORUS CHRISTMAS 1 CHORAL CONCERT L Patricia P. Fleitas, Conductor The Best Pizza In Town! Honest. WE DELIVER 846-3412 Mr. Gatti's Pizzamat AFTER 5 P.M. — MIN. $5.00 ORDER another quit, but despite thatthp were ranked high in the poll 1981-82. LSU opened its season w double-overtime loss to Nevak I Ais Vegas last week. “We’ve been beaten by h good teams on the road but confident that we ll bounce and win.’’ The Tigers host St. Peter Wednesday night in their fc home appearance of 1982. “I thought we did a good jobs slowing the pace down. It was low scoring game just as weba: anticipated. We ran our offenx well and were not intimidatedb them. Brown said. “It was a good major colli basketball game,” he added, thought we hung in there. I kne« it would go to the wire.” Brown said that both teamsarf of good caliber and could go this year. “They have a good chance winning the Southwestern Cotv ference title. They are a different team. They played harder and have got some talent. Theyarei fine team.” “We’re young but well be it every game we play this year, know these guys are going to keep improving. ” Brown said that the crowd del nitely played a role in the gai and praised it for its behavior. “I really admire the crowd and spirit in this place. We nevet heard anything bad from anyone even when we came ofi'the (loot It’s a hell of a place to play. “I just can’t say enough aboiil those people in the stands. Tbe] are magnificent. They should be proud.” Texas A&M assistant coach Bat- ry Davis agreed: “The crowds* very important. It felt liki times again. I think the spoiled the guys. They’ll expect! crowd like that for every South west Conference game.” mC TRAVEL COMMITTEE v' ^ PROVIDES.. DISCOUNT TRIPS FOR ALU AGGIES AM) ALOLM Q, V. su Ski Colorado in Winterpark or Steamboat Springs in Jan. Mardi Gras in Feb. 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