Duke UNC rivalry: best in college basketball described
A column lauds the Duke versus North Carolina rivalry as the sport’s fiercest, noting geographic proximity, national titles, and yearly top 10 status. It explains ticket culture at Cameron Indoor, TV access issues with ESPN and ESPN2, and radio and cable plans for following the game, and calls the March 5 rematch in Durham the next chapter.
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Duke
North Carolina
N.C
UNC
ACC
UCLA
Arizona
Indiana
Michigan
Louisville
Kentucky
Georgetown
Syracuse
Cal
Xavier
Cincinnati
Cameron
Southern Cal
Espn
ESPN2
Chris Berman
Raycom
Augusta
Palmetto Cablevision
Columbia
Channel 7
Palmetto
WBT Radio
Charlotte
Kansas
Missouri
America
Durham
Florida State
Massachusetts
Unc-Charlotte
Cable
Memphis State
Arizona State
Washington
SportSouth
USC Aiken falls to Lander in Peach Belt tilt
USC Aiken averted a rough closing stretch before fading in the final minutes to lose 74 67 to Lander. Hal McManus hit four three pointers for the Senators as Lander pulled away 67 63 late and 71 63 with 54 seconds left.
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Greenwood
USC Aiken
Pacers
Lander
Epperly
Larry Epperly
Mike Timmons
Hal McManus
Senators
Hal
Finis Horne
McManus
Larry Per
Quentin Smith
Area signees emphasize academics over football in college choices
Four Area Signees chose colleges with strong academic reputations over football alone. Corey Chavous and D Wayne Bates initially pledged Northwestern but Chavous switched to Vanderbilt. Rashad Reynolds chose Rice and Russ McGough chose the Air Force Academy, all noting academics as decisive factors.
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Aiken County
Silver Bluff High School
Corey Chavous
Vanderbilt
Silver Bluff
D’wayne Bates
Northwestern
Aiken High School
Rashad Reynolds
Rice
North Augusta High School
Russ McGough
Air Force Academy
al Lown
Bates
Chavous
Reynolds
McGough
University of Hawaii
Nashville
Tenn
North Carolina State
Hawaii
Evanston, Ill
Chicago
Coaches optimistic as Clemson and South Carolina land early signees
Clemson coach Tommy West and South Carolina coach Brad Scott welcomed the first signing class for their fledgling programs. West landed Berea’s Anthony Downs and Lamont Pegues from North Carolina, while Scott secured safety Ben Washington from Tallahassee. Clemson totaled 23 signees with seven running backs and seven linemen. South Carolina had 16 commitments, 11 on defense. Scott, arriving Dec 7, began full recruiting after leaving Florida State.
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Columbia
Clemson
Tommy West
South Carolina
Brad Scott
West
Berea
Anthony Downs
Tigers
Lamont Pegues
Scott
Sparky Woods
Gamecocks
Florida State
LSU narrowly defeats USC 77 71 on late free throws
Jamie Brandon led LSU with 25 points and four convincing free throws in the final 22 seconds to lift the Tigers past South Carolina 77 71. LSU broke a 71 71 tie on a Sean Giupson drive with 52 seconds left and held the Gamecocks scoreless thereafter.
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Columbia
Jamie Brandon
LSU
South Carolina
Tigers
Sean Giupson
Brandon
LSU downs South Carolina in hard fought SEC clash
LSU edges South Carolina 77 to 71 as Brandon leads with 25 points and 7 assists. Owens adds 16 points while Gipson and Henderson contribute in a balanced effort. Rebounds favor LSU 43 to 33, and Carolina’s 17 assists highlight their ball movement.
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LSU
Brandon
Ceasar
Burns
Owens
Henderson
Titus
Gipson Bad
Roubtchenko
Jack
Totals
Carolina
Hall
Watson
van Elswyk
Rich
Bostick
Williams
Greene
Formanek
S.carolina
Halt
Lenear
S.carallina
Gipson
S.caralina
Alch
Remaining Andre Owens Backed Brandon
A brief note cites support for Brandon by Andre Owens, directing readers to LSU coverage on Page 11A for full context of the endorsement.
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Andre Owens
Brandon
Tigers Upset Jackets
Clemson defeated Georgia Tech 88-69 as Andre Bovain scored 25 points including six 3-pointers. Jeff Brown added 17 points and Devin Gran 16 off the bench to help Clemson shoot 63.6 percent in the second half. Wayne Buckingham had 11 points and 8 rebounds, while Vinson led Tech with 18 points.
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Clemson
Andre Bovain
Georgia Tech
Bovain
Jeff Brown
Bobby Cremins
Brown
Devin Gran
GA. Tech
Vinson
Forrest
Newbill
Best
Barry
Elisma
Moore
Barbie
Harlicka
Williams
Balanis
Totals
Buckingham
Wright
Richie
Gray
Wallace
Freeman
Ragland
Ga.Tech
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David Caraviello
Duke-Unc
Sports
South Aiken
North Augusta
Brookland-Cayce
Aiken
Scott Webster
D’'Wayne Bates
TeVerra Chavous
Diane Bates
The
Associated Press
Thomasville
N.C. Scott
Ben Washington
Tallahassee, Fla
USC
Boxscore
Jackets
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