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BY STEVE ROBBLEE
SENIOR WRITER
Ten games into the ACC season, no
conference team has been more surpris
ingly successful than the Clemson Tigers.
And they’re only 3-7.
That shows how bad the Tigers were
supposed to be coming into this season.
All but nine of 92 area sports writers
picked them last in the ACC. That was
before Devin Gray, the team’s best player,
was declared academically ineligible.
Instead, the Tigers are seventh —one
game ahead of N.C. State and four games
ahead of Duke in the loss column. With
their 10-0 mark against nonconference op
ponents, Clemson (13-7 overall) is looking
at the possibility of postseason play. It
probably will not be in the NCAA Tourna
ment, but even a National Invitation Tour
nament berth would be a minor miracle.
No player averages even 13 points for
the Tigers, and only two players— Rayfield
Ragland and Greg Buckner shoot over
50 percent from the field in ACC games.
Their unconventional lineup, where the
tallest starter is 6-foot-7 Iker Itutbe, has
posed problems for opponents.
“I think every coach preparing for
Clemson is concerned, because they really
have done an excellent style for their per
sonnel,” UNC coach Dean Smith said
Tuesday. “All five people are outside, and
most ACC big people aren’t used to being
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“A lot ofpeople contributed. We had an
overall good team effort.”
“I really don’t know what I can say,”
Clemson head coach Jim Davis said. “I
though North Carolina was clearly too
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lay-ups. If they miss the lay-up, they get it
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guard Iturbe away
from the basket.
“They milk the
clock, moving with
out the ball very
well. And then they
make a 3 or a driv
ing layup.”
Barnes said his
team may be short
on talent, but it does
have heart.
“I wish that we
could say we have
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have quicker play-
PAT SULLIVANs last
appearance in an
official game was in
the 1993 NCAA finals.
ers, but we don’t,” he said Tuesday. “The
guys that we have right now I’m proud of
because I think they’ve given all that they’ve
had all year long. And we’ve got to con
tinue to do that.”
Clock management and defense have
been staples of Clemson’s attack. Its ACC
opponents shoot 46 percent and average
64.7 points per game. When other ACC
teams play Clemson, they know they are
not going to break any scoring records.
“We know it’s going to be maybe a 48-
43 game, and we just hope we have the 48
and they have the 43,” Smith said.
The Tar Heels (19-2, 9-2 in the ACC)
performed a little better than that in their
first outing against the Tigers. They won
83-66 Jan. 14 at Clemson.
And that was without Pat Sullivan.
While reports of the senior forward’s re-
Bruiser, ‘Buster’ Team
To Spark UNC Victory
BY SETH BROWN
STAFF WRITER
“Bruiser” did it in the first half and
“Zone Buster” did it in the second half.
Senior Carrie McKee and sophomore
Lori Gear combined their alternating per
formances in UNC’s 82-69 win over the
Clemson Tigers Wednesday night at
Carmichael Auditorium.
The last six games between the Tar
Heels and the Tigers have been determined
by an average of only 3.8 points. In most
North Carolina
wins, it’s quite nor
mal for Charlotte
Smith to have a big
game. But McKee’s
bruising inside first
halfplay and Gear’s
zone-busting sec
ond-half play pro
vided the Tar Heels
the key to the win.
“You can count
on Canie and Lori
on knowing every
thing about their op
ponents,” UNC
UNC sophomore guard
LORI GEAR scored 11
of her 14 points in the
second half.
head coach Sylvia Hatchell said.
In McKee’s first start of the season, she
recorded season highs in points scored,
rebounds and minutes played. McKee av
erages 1.3 rebounds, 5.6 minutes, and 2.0
points per game this season. The start ob
viously got her blood flowing. She finished
with eight points and seven rebounds in 18
minutes.
“Carrie started and played well for us
(at home), ” Hatchell said, “and she played
well at Clemson. She went in at the end
and took a big charge at the end of the
game, got a big rebound, and made a big
difference for us.”
The Tar Heels needed McKee’s size
and rebounding ability to survive a rough
first half in which each team committed 14
turn have been greatly exaggerated in the
past, Sullivan should finally be in uniform
tonight. UNC head trainer Marc Davis
cleared Sullivan to play Wednesday.
Smith said he would work Sullivan back
into the rotation gradually.
“From whatwe’veseensofar, hedoesn’t
quite get up and down the court like he
did,” Smith said. “We’ll move him in very
slowly. Certainly if we need an inbound
passer, he’s the best we have. He can throw
the baseball pass. He’s a very smart player,
and he’s a player we would have liked to
have had from the beginning, but that’s
water over the dam.”
If Sullivan does play, his size could be
helpful on the boards. UNC was beaten on
the offensive boards 15-11 at Clemson, and
Smith said that is where rebounding effec
tiveness should be measured.
“That’s really how you judge rebound
ing —how many second shots you get, ”he
said. “Unless of course you make all your
first shots. I’m concerned that the last three
games, we’ve been outrebounded. This is a
problem that we must solve ... because
rebounding is, perhaps, the most impor
tant part of the game.”
One of the most important aspects of
the first Clemson-UNC matchup was
Clemson’s physical defense. The Tigers
fouled to prevent easy baskets, resulting in
a 32 foul calls against Clemson, compared
with nine against UNC. Clemson coach
Rick Barnes was so frustrated that he was
tossed from the game with 28 seconds left.
fouls. McKee reeled in four rebounds and
sank four free throws in her first-half show.
“Carrie is a workhorse,” Hatchell said.
“She’s good at going in there for two or
three minutes and giving us some real solid
play. She’s not a transition player, but she
is a very good halfrcourt player and a very
smart player.”
To prepare for an obviously physical
game, Tuesday the Tar Heels worked on
goingupstrongwhiletheirassistantcoaches
pushed them around with football mats.
Smith said that it got them to take the ball
up strong, but maybe a little to strong. And
McKee agreed.
“In the first half, in fact, we were trying
to take it up so strong that sometimes we
were over-shooting, because we knew they
were going to foul us,” McKee said.
The Tar Heels over-shot it too often as
the first half ended. The Tigers, played a
stifling zone defense that cut a 17-point Tar
Heel lead to only three points at the break.
Enter Lori Gear code name ‘Zone
Buster;’ Speciality - the outside shot. After
scoring only two points in the first half,
Gear picked up the scoring in the second
stanza.
“To be successful when you’re shoot
ing, you have to set, you have to be relaxed,
you just have to be ready to take it,” Gear
said.
UNC started to pull away in the game
because Gear was ready to take it when it
counted.
Gear’s first two field goals of the second
half were 3-pointers, the first of which
came with the Tar Heels up by only five
points. She added a fast-break layup and
six free throws for a 14-point effort, more
than doubling her 6.8 points-per-game av
erage.
“They were playing a zone, and Lori
came in there and made some big baskets, ”
Hatchell said. “Sometimes we call her
‘Zone Buster’ because she’s good at mak
ing those outside shots.”
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Swimmers Gun for sth Straight ACC Crown
BY JILL SANTOPIETRO
STAFF WRITER
This weekend in Koury Natatorium,
one of the eight ACC women’s swimming
and diving teams will splash its way to
victory.
No. 15 North Carolina hopes to rule the
waters. The Tar Heels are undefeated in
the conference, winning all six matches by
an average of 79 points. Virginia is second
in the league at 4-1.
UNC has won four straight ACC titles.
It also leads the conference in 10 of the 14
individual swimming events, both diving
events and four of the five relays.
Senior co-captain Leslie Ramsey, the
1994ACC Swimmer of the Year, has ACC
leading times in the 1,000-yard freestyle
and the 200-yard butterfly. Ramsey is also
the second-leading swimmer in the 500-
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Thursday, February 16,1995
Gam*: Clemson (13-7,3-7 ACC) at
No. 2 North Carolina (19-2,9-2 ACC).
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Smith Center
Radio: WCHLI36O AM, WTRG 100.7 FM
Television: ESPN
Series Record: UNC leads 97-14.
Keys for Clemson: Hit the boards and hit the
outside shot Dean Smith said this week that
the Tar Heels weak rebounding concerned him.
Clemson needs all the second shots it can get
The Tigers might want to get the ball to Iturbe
on the perimeter. He has hit 13-of-26 3-pointers
this year.
Keys for UNC: Control the tempo. Clemson likes
to slow the game down, and that is probably
the only way it will win. If the Tar Heels can get
a running game going, the Tigers will not catch
them. The break will need to start with
rebounding at the defensive end.
Tiger Bench: Bill Harder had a solid game in the
first meeting with nine points and four assists.
Sixth-man Rayfield Ragland is among Clemson's
best players, averaging 10.3 points.
Tar Heel Bench: Smith will have an extra man to
call on since Pat Sullivan has been cleared to
play for the first regular-season game this year.
Prediction: UNC 89. Clemson 66.
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Comfort has been pleased with the con
tributions of the newer swimmers.
“We have a whole group of freshmen
we’re looking to do well for us,” he said.
“We’re just looking for a real all-around
victory.”
Freshman Chrissy Miller is one young
contributor. She leads the ACC in the 500-
yard freestyle, the 1,650-yard freestyle and
the 400-yard individual medley. Fellow
freshman Tracey Barrett tops the confer
ence in the 200-yard individual medley,
and Jen Latimerholds second place in the
100-yard backstroke.
ACC preliminaries will begin Thursday
through Saturday at 11 a.m.; finals begin
each day at 7 p.m. Admission is free for
UNC students with a UNC One Card, $4
for adults and $2 for other students. All
events will be held in Koury Natatorium,
adjacent to the Smith Center.
five TDs at Cleveland last year.
. Jack Trudeau, chosen 28th by Carolina,
was a backup for the New York Jets.
The Panthers biggest offensive coup may
have been second choice Harry Boatswain,
a promising reserve from San Francisco.
Leftuntouched were the Perry brothers,
Michael Dean and William. Both played
at Clemson, where the Panthers will play
their first season.
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