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Marquette Hands S.C. 'Moral Win9 mm il. i i ti I carnitine nninls plMA in uri secutive points to close to within 10 at 53- Frank but a player for him at St. John's, Marquette is the best team I've seen and it's Al's best team. They should be fighting Indiana for the top spot, and it could wind Osborne Defends QB Decision, Dispels Rumors MILWAUKEE (AP) South Carolina Coach Frank McGuire didn't use the term "moral victory, but he might as well have.

"I feel like I won the game, coming back from 20 points down like we did against a team like Marquette," McGuire said after college basketball's sixth-ranked Warriors had beaten South Carolina 82-70 Saturday. Marquette, sparked by 24 points by Lloyd Walton and 22 by Earl Tatum, had stretched a 47-31 halftime lead to 72-52 with 7:52 to play. However, the Gamecocks rallied to within 78-68 with 1:58 before running out of time. "I thought we had them dead. We played sloppy in our delay patterns," said Marquette Coach Al McGuire, no relation to up that way.

Tatum fired in eight baskets in 10 attempts from medium to long range over South Carolina's zone defense in the first 15 minutes as the Warriors mounted a 38-23 lead. South Caroline switched to a man-to-man defense three minutes before halftime, but Bo Ellis shook free along the baseline for his first six points and the Warriors increased their margin to 47-31 at the intermission. The Gamecocks, starting three guards in the second half to counteract Marquette's speed, scored eight con Huskers Survive S. Dakota n.y., in tne late am, "I was going to put my subs in with three minutes left, but they made a run at us because we got tired," Al McGuire said. "I should have put the subs in, but I'm afraid to.

I don't like going past my fifth man and I never have However, Frank McGuire said the game in effect had been decided in the opening minutes when his center, 6-foot-7 Bob Mathias, had to withdraw because of flu. That allowed Marquette to jam the middle against 6-foot-B Alex English, who scored 14 points, 11 below bis average. "Alex couldn't operate, and if we had Mathias they wouldn't have gotten that big bulge," Frank McGuire said. "But By Virgil Parker To look at the scoreboard after the Nebraska-South Dakota basketball game at the Coliseum Saturday night, you'd think it was another Ho-Hum evening for Joe Cipriano's crew against an underdog preseason foe. Nebraska won it, 72-59.

But midway through the second half the Cornhuskers led by just one at 46-45. "That followed the usual pattern," Cipriano noted after the game. "We always seem to have a tough time against the teams we're supposed to beat. "But Brian Banks and Alan Holder came off the bench to get us going." NU center Larry Cox, who entered the game with the fourth-best field goal shooting percentage in the nation, hit a pair of free throws to put the Huskers out in front by three, 4845. Then in quick succession, Banks stole the ball and fed Jerry Fort for an easy layin; Cox picked up a loose ball and fired to Fort for another; then Holder swiped the ball for a third straight cripple.

Cox got two more layins and Bob Siegel one all on Holder and Banks assists and suddenly Nebraska was out in front by 13 at 6047 as South Dakota was held to a single fielder during the spurt. South Dakota caused Nebraska problems with a zone defense while coming back from a 13-point first-half deficit. "We don't play smart basketball against a zone," Cornhusker coach Cipriano noted. "Every zone is a little different, but we stand around in the same areas regardless of the alignment we face. "Our kids have got to learn to move to the open area.

We didn't hit very well at the start of the second half. When the shots aren't going down and the offense isn't moving, you've got troubles." and pushed the advantage to 27-14 before souto Dakota switched to we zone defense. The lead melted to 34-26 at halftime and finally to one on five seperate occasions Jjjj ejskerserde quick The crowd got a bonus in the final Bartow By Virgil Parker Nebraska quarterback Vince Ferragamo broke training every night the week of the Fiesta Bowl game and was "punished" by being benched as soon as he made one mistake. Ferragamo called for the pass which was intercepted in defiance of a play sent in by Cornhusker coach Tom Osborne. That's what caused the sudden switch in quarterbacks.

When Ferragamo came out of the game following the interception, he and Osborne got into a heated That's why he didn't play any more. Or would you like to substitute the latest "reason" you've heard. More than a week after the Fiesta Bowl the entire state is still buzzing with the "facts" why Osborne made the switch in quarterbacks after just three plays. Want to know the REAL story? "I thought I tried to explain right after the game," Osborne said Saturday after returning from a week-long recruiting trip to California, "but nobody seems to be listening. I've heard all those stories too.

So I welcome the chance to explain in more detail, in the hope I can put an end to all the wild speculation that is going on. Most of the fans seem to be looking at it as 'one interception and you're out. There was obviously a lot more to it than that." You must back up to the Oklahoma game in order to understand the total situation, Osbome feels. OU Caused Problems "Oklahoma showed us a lot of different defensive alignments. They jumped around a lot and that had caused Vince some problems.

That stunting defense also "Terry Luck seemed well prepared and ready. I saw no reason to delay making the change. And, if I had it to do over again, Vd make exactly the same mote." Cornhusker coach Tom Osborne. forced him to call time out couple of times and caused some tur novers. "We pay a lot of attention to protecting the ball and it pays off.

We had very few turnovers for 10 games and won them all. Then we had six errors against Oklahoma and lost. "I knew Vince was going to face that same kind of defense against Arizona State," Osborne continued. "They had been jumping around, stunting and blitzing all year. We audible (change the play at the line of scrimmage to get away from an unfavorable defensive alignment) a lot more than most college teams.

Vince just hasn't een around as long as Terry Luck and thus doesn't know the system as well. "One of the things that has contributed to all mis talk is the suddenness of the change of quarterbacks. I almost started Teny," Osborne says, "because of Vince's nervousness and apprehension (a carryover from the Oklahoma game). "Ninety-nine percent of the time I'd give the quarterback a half to show what he could do. But because of the circumstances not because of the interception but because of his failure to 'read' the defense properly on the play I saw no reason to wait three or four series to prove what I already suspected." Ferragamo.

reached at bis California home, also says he did not audible the third-down pass play, as many rumors during the past week have claimed. Coaches Called Play "It was a bench-called play," Ferragamo says. "In fact, we had discussed and decided on the first three plays before I even went on the field. We ran the first two and that play (the pass) was to be the play if it was third and long. (It was third and six.) "I anticipated (Tom) Reiser's move to the inside.

Maybe I should have bit Tony (Davis) over the middle the pass to Hejscr is more dangerous, particularly to throw early in a game but he seemed to be open arid then slipped to the ground just as 1 threw the ball. Ferragamo admits be was "upset" when removed from the game so early. "Three plays isn't enough time to even get involved," Vince said. "It went through my mind at the time that was unfair to jerk me wt so quickly But I've had timeto think about it aB since and to talk to Coach Osborne about it and the whole thing is the past as far as concerned "111 be returning to the campus Friday to start second semester I've got another year, which I'm looking forward to. As a team.

I'm sure we can do it all next season Osbome says Arizona State had just one linebacker to cover both Heiser and Davis 43. However, Ellis and Walton sank layups and Tatum hit from the top of the key as the Warriors regained momentum and opened a 72-52 spread. Nate Davis and Mike Dunkavy, who scored 22 and 20 points, respectivery, led a South Carolina rally in the closing minutes. But Marquette went into delay patterns and the Gamecocks ran out of time. SOUTH CAROLINA (70) Davis II 0-2 72.

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Walton ID 4-4 24. Toone 1 1-2 3, Rosenberger 0 000, Neary 0 0-0 0 Tews 34 14-20 (2 Halftime Morque'te 47 South Carolina 31 Jotal fouls South Carolina 19. Marquette 11 A 10f Jan. 4, 1975 Lincoln, Neb. 1C moments when Nebraska reserve forward Val Martin, thinking the gun was about to end the game, heaved the ball from near midcourt with 13 seconds left and the 35-foot howitzer swished through for Nebraska's final two points.

Cox. who entered with a .724 field goal shooting percentage on 55-76 tries, "only" made six of 11 shots. Once he missed from close range in a crowd and also failed on a whirling rebound attempt. "Yeah, I saw my name on the national TV Game of the Week earlier in the day," the friendly 6-6 senior admitted. "I suppose that was my problem.

I threw up some that weren't realty very good percentage shots. In fact, I just turned and fired a couple of times. I wasn't shooting like I usually do. Cox and his mates will have to be at their best on Tuesday night when Nebraska hosts highly regarded South Carolina in a final pre-leape game in the Coliseum. "South Carolina has a fine basketball team with some great players," Cip forecast.

We'll have to be sharp against them." Tipoff Tuesday night will be 7:35. NEBRASKA 171) tt-tta pftp 0-0 7 2 2 2-2 10 2 12 54 3 3 15 Stnmechei Totals SouTh Danofa Nebraska 24-SS IW4 SI! SI 26 33-59 34 38-72 Nebraska 12, South Dakota AtteprJ- 6.490 Mac Arthur Bowl to OU NEW YORK (AP) The University of Oklahoma, winner over Michigan in the Orange Bowl, has been named winner of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame's 1975 MacArthur Bowl, it was announced Saturday. The selection was made by the foundation's awards committee following the post-season bowl competition. Arizona State. Alabama, and Ohio State were other teams under consideration, the foundation said.

Oklahoma, unbeaten and untied a year ago but ineligible for MacArthur Bowl consideration because of being on NCAA probation, finished with an 11-1 record this season, losing only to Kansas. Oklahoma clinched a tie for the Big Eight title with a victory over arch-nval Nebraska to gam the Orange Bowl berth. The MacArthur Bowl is awarded each year by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame to "the most outstanding college football team of the year The presentation will be made at a Later date at Oklahoma's campus Norman. NlPs Pittenger Is Satisfactory Jim Pittenger. assistant athletic director and ticket manager at the University of Nebraska, was reported in satisfactory condition Saturday night by a Bryan Memorial Hospital spokesman Pittenger was hospitalized Fnda momine after suffering a stroke (7j jNimlav p'3 cootaii AFC Cham-P'onthip, Oakland v.

Pimburgh. 4MB; NFC ChampKxnhip, tot v. Dallas, 3 2 OO Sow rig Luur unts, lomla Oivmpiis ttm Special, 7 mi staff photo by dave Kennedy South Dakota's Joe Mueting, formerly of Norfolk Catholic, drives past Larry Cox en route to a basket in the Huskers' 72-59 win over South Dakota. UCLA Win Pleases Tom Osborne "The play is designed to have Heiser go down field and come back into the 'hook zone'. Davis delays at the line a count or two and then goes straight down.

The quarterback is supposed to 'read' the linebacker see which man he covers and pass to the other. "The linebacker was right on Heiser," Osbome recalls. "Even if Tommy hadn't slipped down it might have been intercepted. At best, Tom might have been able to bat it down incomplete. But Tony was open.

It wasn't the interception that bothered me as much as the inability to 'read' that kind of defense. "Terry had more experience with that kind of thing. Luck had put in two good weeks of practice. He seemed to grasp the situation better than Vince. Terry had maintained a great attitude of leadership (as a co-captain riding the bench most of the time It had been a tough year for him.

He deserved a shot. He seemed well prepared and ready. I saw no reason to delay making the change. And, if I had it to do over again, I'd make exactly the same Osborne points out that he has changed quarterbacks six times since he took over the head coaching reins in games that were in doubt, or in which Nebraska was trailing. The first five were: 1.

Dave Humm for Steve Runty against North Carolina State. 1973. Nebraska came from a 14-10 fourth-quarter deficit to win, 31-14. 2. Runty for Humm in Cotton Bowl against Texas.

Buskers tied 3-3 at half, Runty spearheaded a 19-3 win. 3. Luck for Humm in Sugar Bowl against Florida last season. Nebraska trailed 10-0 in final frame, came back to win, 13-10. 4.

Ferragamo for Luck against Miami this fall. Huskers trailed 9-7 when change was made. 5. Luck for Ferragamo in the very next game against Kansas. Nebraska had managed just three field goals in three quarters when the switch was made.

Won All Five "We won all five of those game," Osbome reminds. "We'd have all been heroes again if it had worked for the sixth straight time. But it didn't. "Jf ir-enf through my mind at the time that it was unfair to jerk me out so quickly. But Vve had time to think about it all since and to talk to Coach Osborne about it and the whole thing is in the past as far as Vm concerned.

Vve got another year, which Vm looking forward to. As a team, Vm sure we can do it alt next season. Quarterback Vince Ferragamo. I've come to Osborne adds, "if you win you're great. If you lose you aren't and the fans will be mad." Osbome admits he's always puzzled by one fact.

"I spend three hours a day with those kids three hours every day for months. I'm with the quarterbacks for one hour (talking strategy, play selection, etc.) and two hours in practice. I know what they're thinking, what they can do. what their frame of mind is. It's strange that some guy in the stands dunks he knows more about which one is best able to perform in a certain situation." The Cornhusker coach says be feels particularly bad for bis two quarterbacks "I don't want Vince to take a bad raj for something I did," Osbome emphasizes.

"And maybe even worse, Terry is getting a bad rap for playing well People have been totally oblivious of now well he played. No Turnovers "Teny didn't have any turnovers. He audibled excellent fashion. That's something else the fan can't teH from the 50th row the stands. "I always knew what play had been called When Arizona State jumped around into a defense mat made the play unlikely to succeed, I could bear what change Terry made at the line of scrimmage He made many excellent choices.

"Actually, when I first took Vince out, I thought that it might settle him down and then if Terry didn't move us. I put him back in But Luck played very well. (Nebraska led 144 going into the final quarter.) The only plays that probably looked bad from the stands came a couple of tunes when he bad to throw the ball away. And those were caused because the receiver ran the wrong route or was blocking instead of going out into the pattern when be was supposed to. Osbome said be knew in advance for Csattned: Pfe 4C, Cat 1 LOS ANGELES (UPI) played bv far our best game today." declared UCLA basketball coach Gene Bartow.

"Notre Dame is the best team we've played since our opening loss to Indiana." The Bruins, in running their winning streak at home to 91 games, nearly blew the Irish off the court in the opening minutes of the first half and the final minutes of the second as they posted an 86-70 victory in their nationally-televised in-tersectional clash. "It was quite a week for UCLA sports." said the first year Bruin coach. "With four wins in basketball and one of some interest in football (UCLA's 2340 Rose Bowl win over Ohio State). "The world's greatest fans are in Pauley Pavilion and I hope we can keep spoiling them by continuing to win," Bartow said. I'm pleased with the team's performance, but I know it is going to be really tough at Notre Dame Jan.

24 because they are an outstanding team." One of the spectators at the game was a man named John Wooden, retired UCLA coach who brought the Bruins 10 national championships in the last 12 years. "It's difficult," said Wooden of being a fan instead of coach "Toe players on the team are like my own flesh and blood because I coached them last year. I'll miss being with them until they go on and graduate." One of his former charges, junior forward Richard Washington, scored 24 points 14 of them coming the second half to help beat the Irish The 6-foot-ll Washington hit on 11 of 16 field goal attempts as the Brums improved their season mark to 10-1 and posted their 91 st consecutve victory at home Sophomore guard Ray Townsend scored a career high 19 points and forward Marques Johnson added 14 for UCLA. AIl-Amenca forward Adrian Dantley was high for Notre Dame with 25 points, followed by freshman center Bill Laim-beer with 14 and freshman forward Bruce Flowers with 12 DanOey also gathered 12 rebounds The Brums jumped to an 80 lead the first 10 minutes and Notre Dame dion get on the board until Dantley hit two free throws with more than three minutes gone MOTtE 0ME 4 6airrno2M4 tiwrsSV -Of-? 4 frO0Ml0 WiHmtiMJ T-'a-s. niMSW VCUMft) WKmgicmJ-S "'5F 4' i Tewnifntf is 3 S'IIMI, Vrrjrn6M0 Om 0M0 Ha- Hafiimt uCl 34 Dan eo FKwerv uaimwer To-fouis fcotre Darned uCla Notre Dame's Adrian Dantley (44) hauls in a rebound during UCLA's 86-70 win over the Irish, NewspaJETvE NEwsPAPEnflRCHIVE.