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Texas A&M p The Battalion Sports Friday, March 11, 1983/The Battalion/Page 5 mmm i from i ind ed.Atti ifficcrs ili/e j; Horned Frogs advance, 65-53 eld Tu, n "Intc 'eater ' electior ISC, Ani TCU ends A&M season p.m NT I out a ice of i I by John P. Lopez . -FA Battalion Staff DALLAS — The TCU e iorned Frogs simply outplayed Texas A&M Thursday night at . jieBouthwest Conference tour- ament. Period. And the result was a 65-53 hellacking by the Frogs that en- led the season for Texas A&-M nd possibly eliminated the vggies from any post-season •laV ■jexas A&M was ready to )lay. all right — the Aggies tied he store 15 times. h the first half, the Aggies lidn’t surrender their early lead mtil Brian Christensen hit one >f tlo free throws to give LCU a 9-18 lead. j^Hhe Frogs stretched their ead to as many as five points in helfirst half, but went into the ocicr room leading by two at 13-11 after a brief Aggie com- ■bat k. kAi the start of the second half , t seemed Texas A&M would tatch up and pull away from the Froi.s. Tyren Naulls gave the \giies a 37-35 lead at the 15:35 najk of the second half and Re ggie Roberts stole the ensuing -nbounds pass, but the Aggies iailpd to score. Texas A&M gave helball back to TCU after an Tfensive foul by Jimmie Chi le it. HThe lead changed hands :wite before the Frogs collected theniselves and pulled away Irohi Texas A&M. \, V\ ith thtf score tied at •42 with 13:B4 remaining, TCU made a run that broke the Aggies' backs. ; . Iorned Frog guard Dennis Nutt broke the tie with a 21-foot jumper off a Darrell Browder assist and forward Doug Arnold laid one in after Christensen Stole the Aggie inbounds pass. , From that point, the game was never in doubt for TCU, as the Aggies didn’t score another basket from the field until 1:34 remained in the game. Texas A&M went 12 minutes without a single field goal and the f inished the game hitting only 36 percent :>f its shots. Shelby Metcalf says TCU defense played aggressive Texas A&M Head Coach Shelby Metcalf said he was very impressed with the Frogs’ de fense. “TCU played as well tonight as I’ve ever seen a TCU basket ball team play,” he said. “They took it to us in every aspect, attacking every defense we threw at them with great pati ence and shot selection. They played a very aggressive zone defense.” The Frog offense wasn’t too bad, either. TCLJ burned the nets on 67 percent shooting in the second half and 61.4 percent shooting for the game. The main factor in the Frog offensive punch, surprisingly, was Nick Gucinella, who nor mally plays the role of defensive stalwart. Cucinella hit seven of seven shots from the field for 14 points. Arnold, who hit for 16 points himself, said Cucinella’s per formance was perhaps his best of the year. “Boy, he really did well tonight,” he said. “He w r as hust ling and moving around out there all night. Every time 1 got the ball at the top of the key and turned around, Cooch was wide open.” Cucinella said his teammates had a lot to do with his outstand ing performance. “I had a really good night tonight, and I’m glad, hut let’s face it — most of the (shots) were See Aggies page 6 layups,” he said. "I got lots of screens because the other guys were doing-all the work. I just had to turn around and score. Brian (Christensen) and Doug (Arnold) were setting screens and picks and were doing a real ly great job of it.” Naulls led the Aggie attack with 20 points and Claude Riley and Gilbert grabbed eight re bounds apiece. TCU placed four players in double figures. Darrell Browder added 17 points and Christensen chipped in 10 to go along with Arnold and Cucinella’s total. Texas A&M finishes the sea son with a 17-14 record while TCU laces Arkansas tonight at 8:30 in the semifinals. In the other semifinal brack et, SMU will face the University of Houston at 6 p.m. after de feating Texas Tech by a score of 76-69. TEXAS A&M (53) Riley 3-11 2-2 S, Naulls 5-10 10-12 20, Roberts 4-10 3-3 11. Gilbert 2-3 0-0 4, Jones 0-2 1-21, Lee 2-5 0-0 4, McHenry 2-4 1-2 5, Brown 0-4 0-0 0. TCU (65) Nutt 3-6 2-3 8, Browder 8-13 1-2 17, Arnold 6-13 4-5 16, Cycinella 7-7 0-0 14, Christensen 3-4 4-6 10, Mortimer 0-1 0-0 0. Halftime — TCU 33, A&M 31. Total fouls — A&M 17, TCU 14. Fouled out — Riley, Roberts. Steals — A&M 6 (Roberts 4), TCU 4 (Arnold 2). Assists — A&M 8 (Naulls 3). LCU 21 (Nutt 8). Turnovers — A&M 12, TCU I 1. Rebounds — A&M 29. TCU 25. A — 12.000. TCU center Brian Christensen guards Aggie forward Claude Riley during a game in G. Rollie White Coliseum. photo by Dean Saito Texas A&M won this game, but the Horned Frogs won Thursday night in the SWC tourney quarterfinals, 65-53. Ross University Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Now accepting applications for study leading to degree in both Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Courses taught in English. Programs under guidance of American Dean utilizing American curriculum. Transfer students accepted. Semesters begin July and November 1983. We are an accredited school and listed in W.H.O. and affiliated with U.S. hospitals for clinical rotation. Direct inquires to: Ross University Portsmouth, Dominica, W.l. 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