SPANICH'S SHOOTING LIFTS USC TO VICTORY : USC 76, SDSU 72.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Daily News Staff Writer USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. recruited forward Adam Spanich as a 3-point specialist, but coach Henry Bibby Charles Henry Bibby (born November 24, 1949 in Franklinton, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player and current assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). never dreamed the junior-college transfer would become almost the entire Trojans offense. Spanich scored a career-high 27 points, including seven 3-pointers, as the Trojans squeaked past San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State 76-72 Saturday night before 4,236 at Cox Arena . ``I was talking with (teammate) Larry Ayuso before the game, and we feel like it's a shooters' arena,'' Spanich said. ``It's the kind of place I like to shoot in.'' Not too many other Trojans could make similar boasts. The USC offense was stagnant most of the game, unless Spanich dropped in one of his long-range shots. He made of 7 of 11 3-pointers. The Trojans' lack of offense drew the ire of Bibby, who continues to be frustrated by USC's inconsistent post players. ``You can't live with the jump shots every night,'' Bibby said. ``Right now, we don't have an inside game. We've got to have other people score for us (other than Spanich). Greg Lakey had two points tonight. He has to score more than two points for us. Shannon Swillis took three shots in 34 minutes. He has to shoot more than that.'' USC (4-1) appeared in command in the first half, taking a 30-18 lead as Spanich made three straight 3-pointers to increase the Trojans advantage. But San Diego State (1-3) went on a 13-0 run to take a 31-30 lead, and the game was tied 38-38 at halftime. It was the third straight game USC has blown a double-digit lead. ``I guess it's getting to be a trend,'' Bibby said. ``I thought we played selfish basketball. We played selfish the whole game. Those guys have to get better for us if we want to get better in the Pac-10.'' The Trojans held off the Aztecs by making 7 of 8 free throws in the final 50 seconds. Gary Johnson Gary Johnson may refer to:
Gary B. Williams (born March 4, 1945 in Collingswood, New Jersey, United States) is the current head coach of the University of Maryland's Men's basketball team. added 13 points. Swillis had a team-high eight rebounds. Notes: USC suited only 11 players because reserve guard Seymour Daffeh has a sore knee and did not make the trip. Freshman point guard Kevin Augustine said he feels 75-80 percent, and is considerably less dizzy during the game. He has complained about dizziness and near-fainting spells, but is recovering from a virus that sidelined him for a game. Augustine played 11 minutes against San Diego State. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO USC's Elias Ayuso, 20, rebounds over San Diego State's Jason Richey, left, and Roy Kruiswyk during Saturday's 76-72 victory. Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. |
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