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zte~~....L:~D loses, 57-53 After Mike Haupt hit a 4-footer off a rebound to pull the Aztecs v. ithm one, Toreros guard Chris Carr lost the ball to Haupt, Owens converting on the layup to give SDSU its fir t second-half lead with 4:01 to go.

from the foul line this season to ice it. Last season's NCAA playoffs notwithstanding, the Az- tecs remained the toughest kids on the block. Uncannily, especially since foul shots have haunted ' the traditionally poor-shooting Aztecs in recent seasons, someone had written "Bury them at the free throw line!" on the chalkboard in the SDSU locker room before the game. And that's what happened. USO, which shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half on its way to a 28-24 lead, made one more field goal than the Aztecs on the night and grabbed six more rebounds. The Aztecs spread their scoring around, getting 10 points each from John Martens, Owens and Watson. Center Scott Thompson led USO with 16 points on 8- for-14 shooting. He also pulled in eight rebounds, a game high. But he managed just two points in the final 4:34, a 6- foot hook off a Madden pass that pulled USD within two with 34 seconds to go. That set up Haupt's free throws, after Madden inten- tionally fouled him with 15 seconds left. Leonard Allen blocked Thompson's shot with eight ticks remaining and time elapsed with both teams batting around a loose ball.

USO had a chance to move back in front when Andre Ross fouled Nils Madden, but Madden missed the free throw. At the other end Dorsey canned two to put State up 50-47 The Torero never led agam. Then Kiki Jackson went to the line for USO and missed his th1 d one-and-one of the night. Dorsey hit four more free throws, Watson canned a long, ill-chosen jumper, and then Haupt sank his first two attempts

Aztec John Martens tries to keep Torero James Knight away from the ball.

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shot 50 percent from the floor m the first half on its way to a 28-24 lead, made one more field goal than the Aztecs and grab- bed six more rebounds. "We had a chance at the free throw line to spread (the lead) and we didn ·t do it," See AZTECS on i a~ -11

h· fir t two free throv.s of the season Un('annily, e' pec1ally since foul shots have haunted the traditionally poor- shooting Aztecs m recent season some- on had wntten "Bur) them at the free throw I ne' ' on the chalkboard in the SDSU locker room before the game But that'· what happened. USO, which ~ _L"

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/4T I orer~~~ont1nue ot p ay 'llte Unila:(sity~r San Diego men's State and the University of Idaho. Dec. 21 basketballJ.µm 1s continuing where it left and 22 the Toreros travel to Stockton to ofhl'"yearago. compete with the University of the-Pacific, .!2,C. • h

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Illinois St.ate and Texas A&M in the Ameri- can Savings Classic. USO jumped on the Gauchos 16--4 at the start and never looked back. The Toreros finished with five players in double figures. Leading the way was Junior Peter Murphy, a transfer from Mesa, Az. Community College. He scored 19 points on seven--0f- mne floor and fiv~f-five free throw shoot- ing. Christian High graduate Anthony Reuss canned 12 points and snared a game-high 11 rebounds. K.iki Jackson, Scott Thompson and Chris Carr all added 10 points apiece for the Toreros.. /

The Toreros, which concluded last season by winning six or their last seven contests, upped their record to 4-1 Saturday mght with a 7&-60 decision over UC-Sant.a Barbara in front of 1,346 at the USD Sports Center. USO is next on the road for its longest stint of the season. The Toreros won't play again in front of the home crowd until Dec. 28, when they host Hardin-Simmons Univer- sity of Abilene, Tex. Thee Toreros visit Dallas Dec. 14 and 15 to play in the Southern Methodist University- Dallas Morning News Tourney. Along with SMU and USD, also entered are Oklahoma

Toreros breeze by UCSB Team in transition improves its record to 4-1 By Bill cfnf ~~r, Writ r neat group of kids. But my style is different than Jim's. We're going through an adjustment.

"I'm getting some quizzical looks from players com Ing back to the bench. I think I've been pressing a little, too, but we're all getting a better handle. "I think the players are doing better for me than I'm doing for them." For the most part, Brovelli's courtside manner was more low key. He could laugh at times along the side- line. · Egan has seldom grinned. He is a perfectionist who makes on-the-spot corrections. "Coach Egan is blunt to the nth degree," Reuss said. "There is no question about what he is thinking or what he wants He tells you right there. A lot of times that is helpful, sometimes it is not. . . "There was a little shock for me m the coaching hange. It took me a little time to adjust to ~is practic- es. I did it. Now we're in the process of learmng how he runs a game. "In what they want to do, there's not a lot of differ- ence between Coach Brovelli and Egan. Probably the biggest adjustment has been to the new players. I thin1' we're going to be a better team than last year." Last night the Toreros were led by a newcomer. Guard Peter Murphy, a 6-foot-4 junior, came off the bench to score 19 points, hitting 7 of 9 from the floor at distances reminiscent of Moscatel. The difference is, Murphy is a better ballhandler and athlete. . Reuss scored 12 points and had 11 rebounds while 6-11 center Scott Thompson, wing guard Chris Carr and new pomt guard Kiki Jackson all had 10. Another Egan re- cruit, James Knight, had six points and six rebounds. The same Toreros who were only 3-of-12 from the foul line against San Diego State downed 18 of 22 free throws last night and dominated every aspect of the game against a team that had lost by 23 in its season opener at North Carolina State. ''l thought this was our best game to date," Egan said. "But for a two- or three-minute lapse against San Diego State, we'd be 5-0 right now," Reuss said. But 4-1 chool. Last season's team was 2-3 at this stage. L -

Th mo t not ble thing about the l.l.njyers1ty of San Diego' ba ketball eason thus far is not the Toreros' 57- o to San Diego State Thursday night. It,,s that the Tor ros are 4-1 after undergoing a maior transition that goes beyond the coaching shift from Jim Brov lh to Hank Egan. "That's the biggest change in a lot of ways," senior forward Anthony Reu said last night after the Toreros ca 1ly downed UC-Santa Barbara 76-60 before 1,346 at the USO Sports C nter "But there are a lot of n w faces .. . we're not the same type of team at all." Po sibly, th1 group 1s better than last ~ea on's 18-10 te m that won the West Coa t Athletic Conference tllle. U D 1 t eason looked to forward Mike Whitmarsh wh n v r possibl . This team has more balance - f1v player wer in double figures last night - and proba- bly more firepower and depth What it ls hort on is what Egan terms "a cohe ive- n " "There re a lot of new pieces here," Egan said after hi t am never looked back from a 16-4 start against the Gauchos (1-2). 'We're not that comfortable with one another yet. We (the coaches) don't know where all the pieces fit yet, either" B ides Whitmarsh, Egan's team is minus four other key players from last sea on. including a second starter (guard Mark Bostic is out for the season with a hairline fr cture of hi nght ankle) and the designated long- range shooter off the bench (Al Moscatel transferred to \\ ashmgton) While the holdovers have been trying to learn Egan's approach to the g,1me, the coach has been working in four n 'W players and two others who saw limited play- mg time under Brovelli a fre hmen. Whtie th playing tyles d manded by Brovelli and gan are im1lar, their courtslde manner is vastly dif• ferent • Everybody ha a different personality," Egan said. • I told the kid tonight to b ar with me This i really a

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/ Toreros Take 'Jheir Winning Show on the Road Against Oklahoma State . SAN DIEGO-~u1vfr:t~ San Diego proved Reno, San Jose State and UC Santa Barbara m the USO SMU (4-0) finished 25-8 last sea.son after losing in 1t can play wmmng basketball at home. Begmm~g Sports Center this season. The Torero's loss was the second !Ound of the NCAA playoffs. This year's today, the Torerm get a chance to s~e if they can wm against San Diego State at the Spor~ Arena. Sopho- start was highlighted by 56-54 victory in Lexington on the road whrn they compete m the four-team more center Scott Thompson is leadmg the Toreros agamst Kentucky. The win marked the first time in 23 Dallas Mornmg News Tournament at Southern Meth- with an average of 14.4 points and 9 rebounds a game. years that SMU !}as beaten Kentucky on its home odist University. USO forward Anthony Reuss is averaging 12.2 points court. SMU's 7-0 center, John Koncak, scored 14 and guard Kiki Jackson 11.6. pomts and grabbed 15 rebounds in the game. Koncak is

The Toreros meet Oklahoma State University following the 4 p.m. game between tournament host SMU and Idaho. Tonight's winners are scheduled to meet Saturday at 6 p.m. m the championship game, preceded by a consolation game at 4 p.m. USD (4-1) has beaten Missouri Bapt!St, Nevada

averaging 14.8 rebounds for the season. Junior guard Carl ~nght leads the Mustangs in scoring, averaging Idaho (3-3) is led by forward Ulf Spears who is averaging 17.7 points a game. The Toreros be~t Idaho 19.8 pomts a game.

Oklahoma State (3-1) is led _by ju~ior forw~ds Joe Atkinson and Ray Alford. Atkinson 1s a_veragmg 14.3 points and 5.8 rebounds. Alford 1s avcragmg 12.5 pomts and 8.5 rebounds. Shou d the Toreros get past Oklahoma St.ate, they would likely meet SMU, the nation's eighth-ranked team, for the championship.

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