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EVENING TRIBUNE JAN 1 5 1982

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Bulldog win indication of the Toreros' future

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A • DIEGO (UPIJ - Bill u~b~~nds Thursday night to points nd pulled down ·fm~or a 70-61 victory over the 1 d Gonzaga Cnivers1 Y . the West Coast Athletic Unlver ity of San Otego m Conf r nc opcnerhfof t~\~';l~overall record to 9-6, also The Bulldo s, w O 1 h e re Bryce McPhee and 10 from ot 14 pmnts from sop omo 'ohn Stockton. d to 7 .e overall, were led by Th Toreros, who ~roK~~ha with 12 points apiece while Gerald Jone babnd R~;eert added 10._~---~- mmate o

The University of San Diego Toreros got an indication of things to come along with a 70-61 defeat at the hands of Gonzaga Uni- versity last night in their West Coast Ath- letic Conference opener in the USO Sports Center. The Bulldogs, big and physical, simply pushed the Toreros around and wore them down with that advantage, the same all the other WCAC teams will enjoy against USO. "That's what you·re going to see in this conference," Torero Coach Jim Brovelli said. "Every team in the league is bigger than we are. It's going to be a battle." The Toreros gave Gonzaga a battle in the early going, moving into an 11-4 lead and holding on early in the second half at 51-48 before the Bulldogs took control. It was a case of the Toreros running out of bodies to compete with the Bulldog lineup that in- cluded 6-10, 6-9, 6-9 and 6-8 performers.

"We had a lot of trouble containing them inside," Brovelli added. "They did a good job of screening and picking. They picked up apart. Trees, just a lot of trees." The Bulldogs came into the game with an 8-5 record, which included a 73-69 victo- ry over the University of Washington, which is 4-0 in the Pacific-IO. USO was a disappointment not only on defense but in shooting as well. The Toreros matched Gonzaga's 24 field goals. but sent the Bulldogs to the free-throw line for a 22-for-32 performance. The defeat left USO with a 7-6 season mark. "When we joined the WCAC, I don't think a lot of people believed me when I told them how good the basketball is," Brovelli said. "I think they're beginning to under- stand."

SAN DIEGO UNION JAN i. 6 1982 ~ztecs, USD Play Rivals Conforcnce rival will command the attention of he San Diego State and Umvcrsity of San Diego sketball teams tonight. San Diego State faces the University of Texas El Paso m a Western Athletic Con ference encounter at 7-30 at Sports Arena while USO tangl with West Coast Athletic Conference foe Portland at 'l:35 at USD Sports Center. an Diego State takes a 9- 4 record mto its contest. The Aztecs are 9-0 befoi:e home crowds and are 1-1 m the WAC followmg a victo- ry over New Mexico on Thursday. Coach Smokey Gaines' team expects a tough test USD, 0-1 m the WCAC and 7• 6 overall mu t stop one of the conference's top score . Portland's 6-5 Jose Slaughter 1s averaging 18 pomts and 5.6 rebounds a game.

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EVENING TRIBUNE JAN 1 6 1982 /state, USD play host to tough foes

San Diego State tries to extend its season-long homecourt winning streak to 10 games tonight, and the University of San Diego takes on one of the favorites in the West Coast Athletic Association in a pair of Divi- sion I games scheduled for 7:35. State, currently 9-4, 1-1 in the WAC, hosts the University of Texas El Paso Miners at the Sports Arena. The Toreros, 7-6, 0-1 in the WCAC, play the Portland Pilots at the USO Sports Center. The Miners - 11-5 overa II, 2-2 in the WAC and 1-5 on the road - are smallish and play a deliberate, de- fense-oriented game. That could prompt State coach Smokey Gaines to go with his own small lineup, the guys be played through the second half in his team's 78-62 Thursday night win against New Mexico. That team included Zack Jones who scored 18, Keith Smith (16), Eddie Moms (15), Eddy Gordon (14) and Michael Cage (6). '·Smokey's got great talent here," said UNM coach Gary Colson of the Aztecs Thursday. "But they'll have to play some to beat UTEP. That's not

oreros Lose but Find ome Added Starters

By GLAETHIEN, Times Stuff WTiter SAN DIEGO-The Umverstty of ;irr Diego lost a basketball game turday night but may have found many as four new starters. reserves played more the regulars and also out- layed Portland, doing most every- mg but preventing a 44-41 set- back in West Coast Athletic Con- tJsn closed within two points on four occasions dunng the second hlllf, but the Pilots' Jose Slaughter igured in two plays that kept Port- Torero Chan rcnce play. The first time, Slaughter stole the ball in the frontcourt and passed it :/.o Moby Oliver for a basket that ave Portland a 41-37 lcad with 3:02 After the Toreros answered with remainmg. and in control

a basket by&t ve Rocha, Slaughter threw an (')bow wh!I(' controlhng the ball but wasn't caught. USD eventually had to foul against the four-corner offense Dave Flint hit the first shot in the bonus situation, and a miss on the second didn't mat- ter much since the Pilots had a lhree point lead that they main- tained over the final minute The Toreros were left to wonder what would have been had they shot better from the field ( 16 of 49) or from the free. throw line (9 of l<'inally, the question became who will start when USO returns to play Friday at Loyola Marymount. "The decision will made on Mon- there could be some Among the prime candidates ar(' J,m Bateman, Don Capener and Rocha, who replaced the entire front hnc for the Toreros as the team trailed, 12-2, with more than 14 minutes still left in the first half. Also to be considered is guard John Prunty, a starter earlier this season. who ignited USO when he entered the contest 2½ minutes la- ter. Prunty hit on the Toreros' first outside shot of the half with 9,

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The Miners have only two players scoring in double figures: Fred Reynolds, a 6-foot-5 forward, at 14 points, and 6-9 center Terry White at 10. Although the Miners average only 68 points per game, compared to State's 77, UTEP has held its opponents to a 54-point average and shows an eight-rebound per game edge despite starting a 6-4 forward and 6-6 and 6-0 guards along with Reynolds and White. Portland is 8-6 and features all-conference guard Jose Slaughter, who is averaging 18 points and five rebounds per game. The Pilots lost by two at St. Mary's Thursday, but still have to be considered one of the top teams in the WCAC.

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