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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1978
Page
10
South Carolina coach Frank McGuire praised a surprising 90-72 victory over East Carolina. The Gamecocks controlled the game from the start, holding ECU to 60 points until late when reserves played.
Mike Doyle led South Carolina with 22 points while Jim Graziano added 12 points and 11 rebounds. Coach McGuire praised the starting five and Graziano for rebounding and improving, while East Carolina's Larry Gillman credited Gilloon as the pivotal foe and expressed disappointment in the loss ahead of Clemson.
North Carolina survived a late Clemson push to win 79 77 as Tom Zaliagiris sealed it with a three point play in the final seconds. Duke defeated Maryland 88 78 behind 33 points from Jim Spanarkel and Eugene Banks late spark. Virginia held off Wake Forest 67 60 with balanced scoring led by Steve Castellan 15 and Frank Johnson 20. N C State crushed Biscayne 76 42 as Sloan labeled it the worst game of the season ahead of a Duke rematch.
Top seed Guillermo Vilas defeated No. 4 Manuel Orantes 6 4 in a Madison Square Garden round one match. Borg Connors Gottfried also won first rounds as the $400,000 event began in New York amid strong results.
College basketball briefs note East Texas Arlington defeating California San Diego 91 75 with other results including Texas Tech 8 Samford 58 and midwest matchups. Trades and coaching moves are listed for baseball and basketball including Mazeroski with Seattle and Williams with the Cubs.
Davidson College basketball coach Dave Pritchett walked out of a Chapel Hill hospital after ten days of medical testing for signs of stress. Assistant coach John Kochan will lead practices for now while Pritchett remains missing, with no word on his location or condition.
USC Spartanburg visits USC A at 6 p.m. for a women’s game. Friday features Strom Thurmond at L B C Jackson at Gilbert St Angela at W S Lexington at North Augusta Ridge Spring Monetta at Pelion Greenwood at Aiken with Saturday night action.
The Midland Valley Women's Golf Association held a Jan 3 business meeting and low net tournament with Lucy Walters winning the title. An Odd-hole front 9 and Even-hole back 9 tournament is set for Jan 10 with the first tee time at 10 00 a m.
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