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It will not be a cakewalk.” And then there’s Sunday’s game at Barnhill, where students pitched tents outside the arena on Wednes day to claim a spot in line for general admission tickets. “If you answer the phone in my office, I’ve never seen anything like it,” Richardson said. “I mean, 99.9 percent of the calls are about tickets. People who went to school with me in the first grade, judges, lawyers, coaches. Coaches who I like them as friends saying, ‘Hey, you’ve got to do me a favor. Can I have a couple?” So No. 1 vs. No. 2 is three days away. UNLV (18-0) brings its 29- game winning streak to town, while Arkansas has won 19 in a row after a loss to Arizona. Everyone knew the Runnin’ Re bels would be ready to defend their national title this year, but Arkansas had a question mark or two entering the season. Last year, the Razorbacks had three sophomore starters. Todd Day was the scorer, Lee Mayberry the catalyst and Oliver Miller the assist man with the soft shooting touch. But most figured Lenzie Howell, who made plenty of big plays last year when Arkansas reached the Fi nal Four, would be difficult to re place. Enter seniors Ron Huery and Ar- lyn Bowers. Bowers is the shortest player on the team at 5-foot-10. Huery comes off the bench by choice. The Razorbacks took a break from the Southwest Conference in mid January and went to Tallahas see, Fla. Bowers was questionable be cause of a foot injury, but he made 1 three 3-pointers in the first 5*/2 min utes and scored 12 points in the first half. Aggie cagers notch first win LUBBOCK (AP) — It’s finally over. After waiting over a month for its first Southwest Conference vic tory, Texas A&M beat Texas Tech and avoided the dubious distinc tion of matching Tech’s 1990 SWC mark of 0-16. Brooks Thompson scored 20 points to lead five players in dou ble figures as the Texas A&M Ag gies knocked off Texas Tech 70- 63 Wednesday night. The Aggies snapped a nine- game SWC losing streak and im- f >roved to 6-15 overall, 1-9 in con- erence play. The Raiders, who shot a paltry 43 percent for the game, fell to 7-16 and 3-7. The Aggies hit several free throws down the stretch to seal the victory after a 14-4 Raiders run had cut their lead to 64-57 with 1:56 remaining. A&M’s ability to sink the pres sure free throws is somewhat of a novel thing for Kermit Davis Jr.’s team. In more than a couple of games this year, A&M has faltered due to a lack of free throws. A&M flustered the Red Raiders with a trapping, full-court press and shut aown Tech’s leading scorer Steve Miles. Miles, averaging 15.3 points, drew double- and triple-coverage and scored only 4 points in the first half. He finished with 12 to lead the Raiders. Bernard Saulsberry added 10 for Tech. Lynn Suber, A&M’s leading scorer with a 14.5 average, fin ished with 16. Freddie Ricks added a season- high 12 for the Aggies and Rash- one Lewis and Shedrick Anderson each had 11. Texas A&M jumped out to a 15- 7 lead behind tne sizzling shooting of Thompson, who connected on five of seven shots from the field, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range, in the first half for 12 points. The Red Raiders were only 9- of-24 from the field in the first half or 37 percent and trailed 30- 23 at intermission. The Aggies will travel to Ft. Worth to take on Texas Christian, who took a 71-57 beating at the hands of Southern Methodist Tuesday night. In the previous meeting, the Horned Frogs beat A&M80-72 in College Station. With the victory, A&M can now start focusing in on trying to ob tain a good spot in the SWC Tour nament. The Aggies remaining games after TCU are; SMU at home on Feb. 13; at Baylor on Feb. 20; Arkansas at home on Feb. 23; Rice at home on Feb. 27 and at Houston on March 2. In other SWC action, Courtney Jeans scored seven of his 17 points in the final two minutes and Texas got a career-high 31 points trom Locksley Collie in a 100-95 South west Conference victory Wednes day night in Waco over Baylor. Texas (15-5, 9-1) sprinted to a 2T8 lead as Baylor sought a way to stop Collie, who finished the first half with 21 points. Baylor (9-10, 2-8) rallied behind Melvin Hunt, who sank three 3- pointers to help cut the Texas lead to 47-45 at the half. The Bears were led by Kelvin Chalmers’ 16 points. W- the-c flicte- but ii force We cl: preci perec naiss. Or timat for d office optin takin “W their ties,” 1 “It’s : crack In mem Huss force troop need gress Iraq equip targe is lau Bu done units In The lead changed hands four times in the opening minutes of the second half . Texas finally tools the lead for good with 7:57 left in the game, starting a 12-5 surge keyed by six of Dexter Cam bridge’s 20 points. Down the stretch, Jeans sank a crucial 3- pointer with 1:45 left to give Texas a 91-86 lead and then went four for four from the line to help clinch the victory. Cambridge played 23 minutes for Guillermo Meyers, who had foul trouble. Tim Schumacher added 15 points, Melvin Hunt 14 and David Wesley 12 for Baylor. quej. Fren« Storr lievec Repi overs Ar earlie main Roqu ferre impa comr Pc re Continued from page 7 Recruiting. Continued from page' of c< Let's Party In Cancun! 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Alt Rates are Subject to Availability and Change. 313 B College Main • College Station, Texas 77840 • (409) 260-1131 national television, I’m sure A&M throw on offense, the difficult deci- head coach R.C. Slocum sat back in sion is made easier, his chair and smiled. Also, A&M teams always rise to Slocum had failed to push a tal- the occasion of big games and don’t ent-studded team to its limits during shrug their shoulders to big compe- the regular season, but his team’s tition like Ty Detmer. victory in the Holiday Bowl was all It’s too early to tell who got the the revenge he needed. best recruits in the SWC, but A&M is If a college team’s finish deter mines how many recruits will sign with the school, then the ’Horns probably wishes they’d never gone near Dallas. It seemed Texas was content just getting to the Cotton Bowl and never thought about actually trying to win it. The Aggies, on the other hand, were mad at their fumbled chances throughout the season. The long-range legacy of the bowl results is not merely the final scores of the two contests. It’s about high school recruits who needed something to help them de cide on whether to head to Austin or College Station. Most of the time, SWC champion gets more than its fair share of high- school talent while other programs hope to pick up some loose change left behing. But when a high school player like quarterback Matt Miller, who’s from San Diego coincidentally, sees an A&M ball club that likes to hit hard on defense, run the option and also sure to be near the top. Sam Adams, a 6-4 270 pound de fensive lineman from Cypress Creek, signed with A&M yesterday as the top ranked player in state and a Parade All-American. With his talent and the Aggies’ in jury-riddled defensive line, Adams is sure to make an immediate impact. The list goes on. Tommy Preston of A&M Consol idated will add the Aggies’ depth at quarterback and Rodney Thomas, a Blue Chip All-American, finally made up his mind and chose to come to A&M. But A&M’s big finish at the Holi day Bowl didn’t influence the big re cruits as much as it attracted the lesser known players. And it’s these offensive linemen, linebackers and tight ends that anchor a winning team. It’s players like 6-4 linebacker An tonio Shorter and 6-3, 285 pound center Darius Smith who will lead the Aggies back to Dallas for a Jan. 1 date to play in the Cotton Bowl. SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALd < co UJ _i < CO UJ < CO £ UJ 4> < CO UJ _J < CO Contact Lenses ONLY QUALITY NAME BRANDS (Bausch & Lomb, Clba, Barnes-HInds-Hydrocurve) 00 TOTAL COST,,, INCLUDES EYE EXAM, FREE CARE KIT, STD. DAILY WEAR, EXTENDED WEAR OR TINTED LENSES. 128 YOUR CHOICE of Std. 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Thomas led Groveton to its sec ond consecutive Class 2A championship while compiling over 3700 yards last season. Tim Cassidy, recruiting coordina tor for A&M, said Thomas is compa rable to Emmitt Smith and Darren Lewis. “He’s got a good mixture of slash ing, speed, and the size to be a pow erful runner as well.” Wilbert Biggens was another run ning back on many teams’ wish lists. Biggens was the top scorer in Class 5A while also earning respect as a dominant defensive player for Aldine MacArthur. “Biggens is an outstanding athlete as well as a another good sprinter,” Cassidy said. “We have every inten tion of playing him at running back.” Slocum s'did he took a personal hand in making sure A&M landed two players from close to home. A&M Consolidated’s Cliff Greet could challenge for a backup hi back position next year, Cassidy said Slocum said the Aggies recruited Consolidated’s Tommy Preston, re garded as the top quarterback in the state, despite having a stable of play ers at that position already. “You can take a number of quar terbacks before you find that special guy,” Slocum said. “Right now I’ve got one quarterback on this team who has proven he can win ball games and be a big time quarterbad —that’s Bucky Richardson. “When Bucky’s gone, all of asud den I have a problem. I’ve got some people here I’m proud of, but none of them have walked out on the field and proved they can win big game! and he that special quarterback.” A&M also signed Matt Miller, a highly rated quarterback from San Diego. Slocum said the team needed help at wide receiver with only one player returning next season with game ex perience. A&M signed 6-4 Chris Sanders,a multipurpose type performer; Perq Singleton, a receiver with 4.4 speed: and a possession-type receiver in Gene Lowery from Austin LBJ, and Rick Daniel from Benton, Ark. The Aggies filled two holes at pla cekicker and punter during the re cruiting period. JL % ^o*ttc*tcced February 9th 7: Rudder Auditorium Entertainment includes: Appearances by: Aggie Wranglers Reveille l Vocalist Karen Jackson Ross Volunteers | Tickets are available at the MSC Box Office for $5, $8, and $10. 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