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ffast fbut starts of seastrfij-':Cite fzm Lutheran »*****■*■**■**» •im mmpfomfitp u fast mafc:' id's Texas A! fMmiiMI’UThe * Dtrgs etlgetl the SdMftWift Texas Stale Bobcats ’?8«f4- -ft Friday tilght a inurnment bpfehefto advance to the Saterday fiMIsWhere they downed the hosting.lave liras 102- 88 to edfjttire thetbimney trophy.Herbert Lee, 5*9 f LC sehldf guard from San Antonio, aftd Mike Jones 6-2 freshman guard ffom .San Antonio, were voted to the a 11* tournament team along With Texas Afs Jeff St, Utaif( SWT a Richard Bryant, and OdiS You rig of the University of Ark* aftsas at Montieello.in Friday's opener, the Bull* dogs faced an opponent who had already beaten them twice in the young ’74 season.Southwest Texas State’s Bobcats beat the ‘Dogs 88-81 Nov.2Sih in Segusn and followed that with an even more impressive 89-71 home court victory Dec, 3rd in San Marcos,But SWT's earlier victories apparently didn’t do much to psych out the Bulldogs, and the TIX cagers kept pace with the Bobcats right down to the final buzzer.SWT held a five-point lead at halftime (40-35) and expanded it to a nine-point advantage after the break.But the Bulldogs went ahead to stay when Steve Porter’s free throw broke a 72-72 tie at the 1:06 mark on the second halfclock.Then life hit two from the foul line widening the gap to three points with38seconds remaining.SWT s Mike Fitzhugh sank one from the floor to trim the edge with U se ortds left, but time expired with the Bulldogs eyeing a berth in the finals.Four Bulldogs scored in double figures as the TJX' crew hit 50 per cent Cl3 field goals) from the flour and sank nine of 14 at the free throw line,Jones paced the victory with 18 points, and Porter scored 16, Mike Handle, 6-5 junior from Big -Spring who transferred to 11.( from Howard County Junior ( oI lege, contributed II points, and li?e fired in 10.
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Seguin Gazette
Seguin, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 02, 1975
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