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The Battalion
Monday, March 19,19!
Texas advances to
Sweet 16 with victoiy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tra
vis Mays’ two free throws with
seven seconds left and a blocked
shot by Guillermo Myers as time
ran out lifted Texas to a 73-72
victory over No. 10 Purdue Sun
day in the second round of the
NCAA Midwest Regional.
Mays grabbed his own missed
shot and was fouled by Jimmy Ol-
iveras as he went back up. Tony
Jones, who missed a 3-point at
tempt with 25 seconds left, then
drove down the lane to find My
ers, who swatted away Jones’
jumper.
Texas will play the winner of
Sunday’s second game between
No. 8 Georgetown and No. 25
Xavier of Ohio in the regional
semifinals at Dallas on Friday.
The Longhorns (23-8), who
trailed 56-47 with 12 minutes in
the game, capitalized on missed
free throws and turnovers.
The Boilermakers (22-8)
missed the front end of three
straight one-and-one opportuni
ties while the Longhorns inched
back. A jumper by Joey Wright,
who led the Longhorns with 20
points, gave Texas its first lead of
the second half at 69-68. The
teams exchanged leads three
times before Mays, who had 16
points, made his free throws.
Lance Blanks scored 19 points
for the winners before fouling
out with 1:47 remaining.
Stephen Scheffler, who fin
ished his career as the NCAA’s
career-leader in field goal per
centage, led Purdue with 18
points. But he was ineffective
against the aggressive, physical
Texas defense, making only 6 of
16 shots.
Scheffler finished at .686,
breaking the previous mark of
.678 set by Oregon State’s Steve
Johnson.
Scheffler made two free throws
to put Purdue ahead 72-71 with
1:4/ remaining. The Boilermak
ers then seemed to have the vic
tory when Mays dropped the ball
and it went out of bounds with
1:22 left. Purdue was unable to
get the ball inside before Jones
put up his shot.
Woody Austin scored 15 points
for Purdue.
Purdue, playing patiently on
offense, led 35-33 at halftime fol
lowing two free throws by Jones
with 51 seconds remaining.
Cremins and Bartow among
candidates named to succeed
Metcalf as Ags new head coach
From Staff and Wire Reports
The search for a new head coach
of the Texas A&M men’s basketball
program is narrowing down, accord
ing to a story published in Sunday’s
edition of the San Antonio Light.
Texas A&M is considering
Georgia Tech’s Bobby Cremins and
Gene Bartow of Alabama-Birming-
ham to replace interim coach John
Thornton as the Aggies’ head coach,
according to the report.
Thornton replaced Shelby Met
calf Jan. 22 after Athletic Director
John David Crow relieved Metcalf of
his coaching duties. Metcalf said that
Crow had criticized him publicly and
lashed out at the athletic director in
a post-game interview after a loss to
Arkansas, prompting his reassign
ment.
Thornton was 5-6 as the Aggies
head coach and led them as the No.
6 seed in the Southwest Conference
Post-season Classic in Dallas. A&M
lost in the first round to the Univer
sity of Texas.
It was uncertain Friday whether
Cremins or Bartow were the only
two names on the Aggies’ list of can
didates.
Cremins said he had not yet been
contacted by A&M officials. His
team beat Louisiana State in the sec
ond round of the NCAA Southeast
Regional in Knoxville, Tenn., on
Saturday.
“I haven’t had an interview since
I’ve been at Georgia Tech,” Cremins
told the Dallas Times Herald. “And
right now I plan to stay and am
happy with the players I’ve got.”
Sources told the Light that A&M
Athletic Director John David Crow
was interested in Bartow and Cre
mins. Crow had reportedly left Col
lege Station Friday to scout coaches
at NCAA Tournament sites.
But Crow has not asked for per
mission to speak to Cremins, said
Georgia Tech’s Homer Rice.
The 42-year-old Cremins has
turned Georgia Tech into a national
power since takjng over eight years
ago. The Yellow Jackets are 25-6 this
season and won the Atlantic Coast
tournament last week.
Bartow, a 27-year coaching vet
eran, was one of eight coaches to
take two different schools to the Fi
nal Four. Bartow’s 1973 Memphis
State team finished runner-up to
UCLA.
Ags season ends with Tourney loss
By CLAY RASMUSSEN
Of The Battalion Staff
DALLAS — The end of the 1989-
90 season was quick and merciful for
the Texas A&M men’s basketball
team.
The Aggies were knocked out in
the first round of the Southwest
Conference Postseason Classic
March 9 by Texas, 92-84, in front of
a sellout crowd of 16,713 at Reunion
Arena.
The Longhorns, seeded No. 3 in
the Tournament, brought the same
style of run-and-gun offense that
plagued No. 6 seed A&M all year.
Texas pulled down 24 offensive
rebounds and chalked up 29 points
on putbacks. Longhorn forward
Guillermo Myers had a career-high
16 rebounds and 15 points to pace
Texas’ attack.
“Everyone likes to label us as an
offensive team,” Texas coach Tom
Penders said. “It’s good for recruit
ing because kids like to play for of
fensive teams.
“But our kids know how to play
defense too. We got a lot of put-
backs, and Myers’ work was very en
couraging.”
A&M coach John Thornton knew
first hand that the Texas’ defense is
up to par with its offense.
“You have to give a lot of credit to
Texas,” Thornton said. “They have
an excellent team, and they did a
great job defensively today.
“So much is made of their offense,
but they are really effective with
their defense, too.”
The Aggies finished their season
14-17 overall, 7-10 in SWC play.
Thornton, who took over as interim
coach after Shelby Metcalf was re
lieved of his duties, said he expected
the loss to be his last game as the Ag
gies’ coach.
“Looking at it realistically, this was
my last game,” Thornton said. “It
was an opportunity to go out and do
the best I could.”
Texas, who went on in the Tour
nament to lose in the second round
to Houston 89-86, earned a bid to
the NCAA Tournament.
Texas built a nine-point lead late
in the first half by using a 1-3-1 zone
to frustrate the Aggies.
“We have been working on a 1-3-1
halfcourt trap to have an extra de
fense, a surprise defense,” Penders
said. “I feel like when you go into a
tournament, you need a couple of
cards up your sleeves that you didn’t
have earlier in the year.”
The Longhorns, who usually play
man-to-man defense, used the 1-3-1
to extend a fragile four-point lead
with just over two minutes left and
closed out the half with an 8-2 run
for a 48-37 lead.
Texas, which shot a miserable 37
percent from the field, had to fight
throughout the second half to
thwart repeated A&M comebacks.
But every time the Aggies put them
selves in a position to tie the Long
Photo by Phelan M. TEben»|
A&M’s David Harris tries to block Texas’ Lance Blanks shot in the Aggies’92-84 lo^g March 9.
horns, they committed crucial mis
takes and turnovers.
A&M cut Texas’ lead to six points
three times in the second half, but
that was as close as they would get to
catching the Longhorns. -
Senior point guard Tony Milton,
who led A&M with 26 points, hurt
the Aggies’ chances at a comeback in
the second half after he was given a
technical foul for taunting.
A&M cut Texas’ lead to 54-68 af
ter junior forward David Harris
tipped in a short shot by junior
guard Lynn Suber. The Aggies then
forced a turnover, only to have Mil
ton throw the ball out of reach oil
wide-open Suber.
Texas answered with a thref
point shot and extended its leai
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