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« J> ! , ‘ i Friday, March 7, 1986/The Battalion/Page 11 Sports t- I ' • v ■’ x/ It Can ■ k ggies face win this SWC tournament? . » i * • % , * By CHAREAN WILLIAMS Anntany Sport* Editor It took thrre Texas A&M losses in the middle of the season, two TCU losses at the end of the season and a loss by Texas on the final day of the *85-8o Southwest Conference season to reach nowhere. Nothing was settled in the SWC’s regular season. After last Sunday the standings looked almost the same as they did before it all began. Three teams — TCU. A&M and Texas — stood at the top. while ev eryone else was within reaching dis tance. a loss of two off the pace. No one was good enough to win the title outright. And not many teams were bad enough to lose it outright. So eight of the conference’s nine teams will fight it out in the .annual single elimination tournament which begms today in Dallas' Reunion Arena — the SWC Post-Season Clas sic. The only difference this year is that there’s no clear-cut favorite. » You can just about scratch Rice and Arkansas off the betting card uni te taking chances on r nF* lut then again, there were some strange occurrences in the SWC this past season. Things could become even stranger as the tourney un- roUl: l SMU VS. Texas Tech — SMU (10-6 SWC, 1)8*9 overall) always seems to have the talent, out never the wins to pnove it. This year was no exception. The Mustangs have won two in a row over Pice an< Houston, fftey are led by All-SWC selection Kevin Lewis who averaged 19.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. The Red Raiders (9-7, 14-13) are the defending SWC champions, however, two missed dunks that could have won games typify Tech’s current season. In the last three games, the Red Raiders just might be considered the hottest team in the league. They al most single-handedly created the tri- championship by upsetting the two mm CU and 1 first-place teams. T< Texas. Top-ranked Texas rips Houston in 2nd half Associated Press DALLAS —- The No. I-ranked Texas Lady Longhorns, powered by four players who scored in double digits, broke open a close game wittya^O-p burst in the sec ond half to defeat Houston 81-64 Thursday night. With the victory, Texas ups its spotless record to 28-0 and ad- Woman*t vances into the Boskstball tournament fi-■■■■■■■■■Mi nals to meet Texas Tech Saturday night at Southern Methodist's Moody Coliseum. Houston ends its season at 19- I0.‘ Beverly Williams sepred 18 points. Fran Harris 14, Clarissa Davis 12 and Cay Hemphill l \ for the Lady Longhorns. Wil liams also added eight rebounds. After falling behind.4-0 in the game's first minute. Tfxas out- scored the Lady Cougars over the next six minutes by a 15-4 mar- f in, eventually leading at the half, 3-27. The l.ady Longhorns never trailed in the second half, and at osie point had a 22-point lead. T»xos loch 56, Arkansas 46 Sharon Cain scored 17 points and has! eight rebounds as Texas Tech defeated the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks. 58-48, Thursday night to advance to the final round of the Southwest Confer- fner Women/ Postseason Basket % ball Championship. The win ups Texas Tech’s re cord to 21-7, while Arkansas closes out the season at 22-7. Tracy Webb scored I 1 points for the L.ady Razorbacks. The l^idv Red Raiders held a 26-20 halftime lead, then pro ceeded to outscore Arkansas by an 18-6 margin to open a 44-26 lead with less than 9:00 remain ing in the game. i, fc/. ' And with a 57-44 win over the Mustangs on Feb. 22. the Red Raid ers go into the tourney with a three- game win streak. That particular game, the second meeting between the two teams, was disastrous for the ’Stangs.In the first halLSMU* missed its first 11 field E il Attempts. At intermission. Tech 56-18 by virtue of the Mustangs' 5-for-22 shooting. Prediction: Tech by S. TCU vs. Rice — TCU (12-4. 20-7) was a shoo-in to win the SWC title. A miracle shot by Jamie Dixon at the buzzer gave the Horned Frogs a 55- 54 win over Texas and sole posses sion of first place with only two games to go - The Frogs needed just one win in their last two games. However, TCU fell off its lily pad and into the SWC’s murky water, losing two straight to Tech and Houston. TCU, perhaps the most well- coached team in the league, came up with only a share of first place. Carl Lott was named All-SWC af ter averaging 14.1 points and 4.1 re bounds per game. Carven Holcombe made the second team with his 12.0 scoring average. The only way‘Rice (2-14, 9-18) made the tourney was by default. Baylor, who finished above the Owls in the SWC standings was declared ineligible for postseason play be cause it is on NCAA probation. Greg Hines is possibly the Owls’ only scoring threat. He was named second team All-SWC after averag ing 16.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game Prediction: TCU by 13. A&M vs. Arkansas — A&M (12-4, 18-10) was the best team in the con ference in the first round with a 7-1 mark. However, the Aggies had a three- game skid, losing to SMU, TCU and Texas and seemed to be out of the -vegular season chase. * * With help from Tech and Hous ton, A&M escaped Dodge City with a ihare of the championship and the longest winning streak in the confer ence going into postseason play. Tech. Houston, Rice and Arkan sas were the Aggies’ last four victims. A&M guard Don Marbury, the league’s leading scorer, averaged 22.5 points pier game Mcmiwhile. A&M s inside game of Winston Crite and Jimmie Gilbert combined to av- ■ l it A&M’s Winston Crite (left) attempts to make passing difficult for Arkansas’ Eric Poerschke. Photo by DEA N SA1TO __ _ a The Aggies and Razorbacks square off tonight at 6:08 in the first round of the SWC tourney. erage 26 fxiints and 15 rebounds |xn game. The Razorbacks (4-12. 12-15) have been the league's biggest disap pointment Undei firsl-vear toa<h Nolan Richardson, the Hogs ha\e gotten more publicity lot then off the court actions. Richardson has had to deal with ei rant (nsliers. sus|»cnded plavers and one loss aftei another. Staiteis William Mills, the Hogs’ leading scorer, and Kenny Hutchin son are reportedlv in a drug rehabil itation centet and susj>ended from ihe team I he Hogs weie t lushed l>\ (he Aggies ‘H-TO last Satinda\ and HI 6/ on |an 29 and Fridav should he no different Prediction: A&M by 15. Texas vs. Houston —I ex.is < 12 4. 1 7- I O). despite Coat h Bob \\ eltlu h s See SWC tourney, page I 3 COMMERCE NATIONAL BANK f - 1 ' ie is simple: Open iree National Bank ; checking account with $100 or nporej dollars mum and keep a hundred more as a mini- ince and month is ifl CKING And, you will enjoy unlimited checking. 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