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Road win
Jones leads Aggies with 18 in easy 81-55 victory
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by John Bramblett
Battalion Staff
A career-high 18 points from
Roy Jones and 29 points off the
bench propelled the Texas
Aggie basketball team to a con
vincing 81-55 win over Southern
.Methodist University Tuesday
night in Dallas.
The Aggies win, combined
with Arkansas’ 70-58 win over
Baylor left Texas A&M with sole
possession of second place in the
Soutwest Conference race. The
.Aggies, 3-1, trail only the 4-0
‘Texas Longhorns.
“It was a good performance
from everyone who played,” he
said.
Metcalf was particularly
pleased with the play of fresh
man guard Gary Lewis.
Bluntson scored eight points
and had three rebounds. Milton
Woodley and Mike Thomas
each added four points coming
off the bench.
Coming off the bench, Lewis
scored 13 points, shooting 71.4
percent from the field and a per
fect 3 for 3 from the free throw
line.
Aggie Head Coach Shelby
Metcalf said the win was his
team’s best game since the
Aggies defeated LSU 68-63 Dec.
',7.
Along with Lewis, the Aggies
received an outstanding game
from junior center Lonniel
Bluntson. Center Rudy Woods
got into foul trouble in the first
half, picking up three personals
and his fourth only 3:45 into the
second half. He eventually
fouled out with 55 seconds left
in the game.
The Aggies’ win, only their
10th in 26 games in Moody Col
iseum, began slowly. The Mus
tangs began the game quickly,
taking a 12-8 lead. A Lewis steal
resulting in a Reggie Roberts
layup tied the game at 12. Texas
A&M then ran off six straight
points before a goaltending call
against Bluntson made the score
18-14.
. _ fig'
al 10 minutes of the first half,
Texas A&M took a 33-22 half
time lead. Southern Methodist,
however, outshot the Aggies in
the first half, 43 percent to 41
percent.
A follow-up bucket by Blunt
son off a Riley miss at the 13:30
mark of the second half in
creased the Ags’ lead to 21 at
48-29. A nail in an already
closed coffin was driven in by a
Rileylayup with 6:39 left to play,
giving the Aggies a 61-44 lead.
As a team, the Aggies shot 52
percent from the field, hitting
32 of 62 shots. They also hit 70
percent of their free throws and
held a 45-25 rebounding edge.
Also scoring for Texas A&M
were Riley with 16, Roberts and
Tyren Naulls with seven, and
Woods with four.
In other Southwest Confer
ence action, Rice defeated Texas
Tech in Lubbock 66-57.
Ditka hired as Bears’ head coach
United Press International
CHICAGO — Mike Ditka fin-
/ally has what he wanted — the
■’ Chicago Bears’ coaching job.
In 1978, the former Bear
tight end set a goal for himself—
to return to the team where he
was Rookie of the Year, a three
time All-Pro and a star on a
championship team where he
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Ditka wanted to be the Bears’
head coach.
“At that time,” Ditka said
Tuesday, “I did set the goal.
That’s where I wanted to go
back to — the Bears.”
Bear owner George Halas
offered the job to Ditka Tues
day, apparently sidestepping
General Manager Jim Finks,
who said he had no reaction to
the news of Ditka’s hiring.
Finks, gradually drained of
his authority in the Bears’ orga
nization, has said he will stay on
the job in spite of any disputes
with Halas. A 5 percent stock
holder in the team, Finks has
two years remaining on his con
tract.
The Bears slated a news con
ference today to announce the
hiring of Ditka, 42, an assistant
coach for the Dallas Cowboys,
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Halas and Ditka emerged
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apartment Tuesday afternoon
saying minor contract details
had yet to be worked out, but
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“I don’t have a short con
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“However, if I don’t do the job I
won’t be around anyhow.”
Ditka had been the leading
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this month.
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LOS ANGELES — Executive
Vice President Buzzie Bavasi
flew Tuesday to Phoenix for
another meeting with Reggie
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his initial offer. Bavasi bass
he would not get involved
bidding war with New ft
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