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No Contest Again: USD Controls Early, Routs SDSU, 76-53 sfr/f.,$;£::.,EMAN, Times Staff Wnter

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SAN DIEGO-So much for a rivalry. These games have become routs. The Umvers1ty of Sall...l)s defeated~an Diego State by 16 and 17 points the past two years. And those games were close compared to USD's 76-53 rout of the Aztecs in front of 2,725 fans at the San Diego Sports Arena Saturday mght. "No doubt we're the better team between the two since we beat them by so much," said USD senior forward Marty unn, who came off the bench to score 15 points. SDSU Coach Jim Brandenburg said, "They came after us and handed us our lunch.... We didn't execute. We didn't play defense well. We broke do n In f discipline, dicl'n't have the tough - ness, didn't have the rebounding." That just about sums it up. USD led. 41-26, at halftime. The Toreros outscored SDSU, 14-3, in the first 4 minutes, 23 seconds of the second half, and after that, the the margin was never less than 18. "We played against a bunch of angry Toreros," Brandenburg aid. "I really don't think we came ready to play. I'll take responsibility for not getting them ready to play." USD (3-3) outshot the Aztecs (3-4) by 52%-34%, oulrebounded them, 42-19, and had a 17-9 advan- tage in assists. The Toreros took control when they outscored the Aztecs, 19-2, during a stretch of 8:36 in the first half to turn a 15-14 deficit into a 33-17 lead with 3:17 to play. During USD's barrage, Munn had eight points, including two consec- utive three-point Jumpers. SDSU made only 1 of 15 shots during the USO stretch. Their lone points came on a field goal by Mitch McMullen. "It kind of busted early," USO Coach Hank Egan said. "We got

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'It kind of busted early. Wegot control, and we could cor:trol the tempo of the game.' -Hank Egan The second half started the way the first ended-with USO m con- trol. The Toreros hit their first four field-goal attempts and the Aztecs didn't get off their first official field goal attempt until 3,20 had elapsed. USD finished with four players in double figures, while guard Bryan Williams scored 13 and Tony Ross had 11 for the Aztec~. Pelton had a career-high 20 points and 7 rebounds in his second start of the season. Actually, P •!ton had a career-high 12 point. in the first half alone. Pelton oulsco ed control, and we could control the tempo of the game." "I've struggled against him so Ion~. " Egan said, ''I'm glad for the win." With about five minutes to play in Saturday's game, the public address announcer gave the Wyo- ming score, Wyoming 87, Nebraska 58. That's the nationally ranked Wyoming team that Brandenburg left after last season. The Aztecs were trailing USO by 20 points at the time. eel. It was kind of like a nightmare come t,ue. "I really don't think we came ready to play," Brandenburg ad- ded. The Aztecs were in Saturday's game for all of 7½ minutes at whicn point the Toreros scored l:! straight points and 19 of the next 21. With 3:17 to go in the half USDled33-17. ' .. ,"It busted early,'' Egan said, I ve been on the other side of it and you know why it busts one way or the other." The Toreros' halftime advan- tage was 41-26, but if the Aztecs had any hopes of getting back into the game, they were short lived. usq opened the second half by scormg 14 of the first 17 points to ta~e a 55-29 lead with 15:37 left. It ~as a great halftime ,;peech, I guess, Brandenburg said. Other than the halftime show which featured a quartet of slam~ dunking gymnasts, the sideline an- ti_cs of Egan and Brandenburg pro- vided the most entertainment. Brande~burg and his staff, upset ove~ USO s aggressive defensive la~tics, spent much of the opening m•_?~tes of the game yelling at the officials. "Hands, hands. Get the hands off," they yelled. Egan, of course, thought Bran- denburg was exerting undue influ- ence 0;11 the officials. When a hand- checkmlf foul was called against on~ of his players, the USD coach pointed to Brandenburg and said to an official, "Who's calling this game? Why don't you just give him the whistle?" The Toreros probably would have won anyway. but you don't like to play pur friends." Pause.

USO's J,m Pelton goes up over everybody to tip in 2 of his 20 points during first half Saturday night.

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USO made 18 of 21 frte throws, while SDSU made 21 f 32 free throws. Egan is now 3-1 agai.st SDSU. He also picked up h!S first on-court victory over a Bran enburg coached team. Brandenburg, who previously coached at Montana and Wyoming, held a 9-1 edge over &:an, who was at Air Force before coming to USO. But that lone victory came when Montana beat Air Force, 65-59, m the 1976-77 on but then forfeited for using an ineligi- ble player. At Wyoming, Branden- burg was 9-0 against Egan. "I have mixed emotions," Egan said. "I don't mean that to be ridiculous. I have a lot of respect for Jim. You like to play your friends, TorJros Continued from page -;J., S San Diego State fell to 3-4. The Toreros were superior in ev- ery phase of.the game, from shoot- ing to rebounding to defense. "They came after us and handed u our lunch," Brandenburg said. llSD shot 52 percent from the held to 31 percent for SDSU and •he Toreros outrebounded th~ Az- tecs 42-19. SDSU center Mitch McMullen and forward Juan Espi- noza 1;1layed a total of 47 minutes and did not get a single rebound between them. "We went in there like a faint- heart," Brandenburg said of his team's rebounding. "That was the difference in the ballgame." The Toreros had four players s~ore in double figures, topped by Jim Pelton, who had a career-high 20. Guards Marty Munn and Ef- rem Leonard - a JC transfer mak- ing his first start at USO - added 15 points each, and guard Danny Means scored 11. Guards Bryan Williams and Tony Ross led the Aztecs with 13 and 1I points, respectively. But Hoss, who entered the game aver- ~ging 19 points per contest, made Jus~ 3 of 11, field goal attempts against liSD · zone. Espinoza and the ot~er starting forward, Rodney Hawkins, combined to hit:. of 11 shots. "You have lo give USD credit., Brandenburg ,aid. ''They played ery ~ell. They played hard, ag- gressive defense, went to the boards well and shot the ball well. "[n every one of those areas where they excelled, we didn't ex- c;

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