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Gonzaga ~iiSOT atUSD 3-pointers help stop Toreros By Ric Bucher, Staff Writer It was the old what-goes-around-comes- around rule in effect. The three-point shot kept the University of San Diego in last night's game through regulation, then took the Toreros out of it in overtime. Three-point jump shots from Doug Spradley and Mike Winger provided six of the Bulldogs' nine overtime points for a 71-66 win in the USO Sports Center. "They hit some incredible shots, especially Spradley's three-pointer," said USO coach Hank Egan. "That was (from) way out. They're a tough group, and Spradley's a heck of an athlete." The Toreros (5-8) lost their West Coast Ath- letic Conference opener and third straight game despite leadmg by as many as 10 in the first half. They needed senior guard Danny Means to block a Spradley jumper at the free- throw line, however, to preserve a 30-28 half- time lead. The WCAC season continues tonight in the Sports Center against Portland, which is 0-14 this season after losing its NCAA Division I- worst 21st straight last night at St. Mary's. Egan expects to be playing a team desperate for a win and better than its record might indicate. "It does (worry me)," he said. "They're pret- ty good. And their schedule is rated higher (in terms of difficulty) than 12 of the top 20 teams in the country." Last night, Bulldogs sophomore forward Brian Frederickson converted both ends of a one-and-one with seven seconds left to give Gonzaga (10-4, 1-0) a 62-60 lead. USO forced overtime - and the estimated 1,750 in atten-

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Spradley's 21 paced Gonzaga (IO· ) USO was led by Means, who I, and Dottin, who had 17 and roved he can play when the gouig But Egan obviously bas som wo~ o ~o Hi . club opened with three tra1ght v1ctorie • 1nclud1Dg a dra- nat1c wm at ew Mexico. Smee hen. 1t has won but twice. And th no rest. Tonight at 7-30 the oreros entertain Portland, .;,,hich a t mght wa handed a 71.45 defel!t t St. Mary's Portland worries Egan The Pilots re 0-14 this year and have Jost 21 10 row, the longest losing streak · !VIStOn I. Their last victory? Right hey defeated USO la t year m Poct• nd after the Toreros smacked them Y 20 tn San Diego "They (the Pilots) played the ughcst preseason schedule in the ague," Egan said. "I saw a sta nt in the paper that said their hedule was tougher than 12 of the P 20 teams in the country." So even the Pilots concern Egan if he doesn't have enough womes' •·we had a good chance to win t~ e," he said, baking his head. .. 0 ubt about it. And we Jet it go." And this was no fish story. ets tough.

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1,244 at the USO Sports Center. The result ended a 21-game losing streak that dated to a 68-64 victory over USO last Feb. 6 in Portland. confused about whether the Pilots won the game or the Toreros Jost it. "We can play better than this," lamented USO coach Hank Egan after his young Toreros slipped to f>-9 on the year with their fourth straight oss and second in two West Coast

the ball at their home baskets with the finesse of apprentice bricklayers. In an overtime loss to Gonzaga

half, when the hosts continued to cast off from the great beyond even while USO guards Danny Means and freshman Wayman Strickland were from three-point range. Means was 2-for-14 overall, Strickland O-for-10. "We shot too quick instead of tak- ing our time and running the of- fense," said Egan. "1hat's happened protecting a narrow lead. 2-for-10 and O-for-7, respectively,

move Gonzaga out o <;pokane, ba k to Indiana Gonzaga is a lime warp. The umvers1- ty has a b1skctball team straight out of Hoos1 rs,· right down to the crew

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care bow old we are, there is no excuse for the way we played to- night. It was not age, not inexperi- ence ... nothing but bad basketball." Bad basketball taken to the limit. For the second straight night of an all-losing weekend, the Toreros shot

Last night the Toreros shot only 31.7 percent for the game and 24.1 percent in the second half. USO also missed 11 of 21 free-throw attempts. And from three-point range, USD

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chievers. I t d of Gene Hackman, their coach 1s D n Fitzgerald, who (oo ltke Phil Donahue with a dye Job. But gomg mto la t night's WCAC o er agatn t U D, they had one ob- vious advantage on the young Torrros What they lacked In skill they made up m experi nc . And,in th end. when Gonzaga persevered 71-66 m overtime at Alcala Park, the l USO exp nenced primarily was au of their relative lack of co h H Egan art tw fr hmen two sophomores and one semor And thos he brought m off the bench • rdly were grizzled veterans. Gonzaga began with three Juruors and two emors. ThJS one was no contest ID the raw kt,l departm nt But in the raw m green department, USO had a decided disadvantage. And 1t bowed The hosts control d the garre m th earl, gomg, leading by as many s eight points. Guard Danny Means, th e 1 r lone semor starter, was in con trol But when Egan began substitut• mg, Gonzaga cam back. It was a game at th half, with USO holding a 30-28 edg , and 1t was close the rest of th way • I made ubslltutions early and it brok our momentum,' said Egan, who atched ht team's r cord fall to 5-8 It hurt us It wa my call" But what hurt USO more than any- thing wa Its mconsJSt ncy on offense and at the free-throw line The Torero turned it on and off offensively. They would make a run wh re they clearly look d like the upenor team, and then would go two or three minutes without cor- m llowing th Bulldogs to breath When fr hman forward Gylan Dot- tin who really IS go ng to be a good play r (he JSn t bad now) made a laytn.to pull U D to within three (60- 57) with 40 econd remaining m reg• ulation, It wa th hosts' first ba ket ln IX mmut M anwh1l thing were even wo t th fr throw l1ne. The Torcros mi ed th front end of four on •and-on opportumt1es ID crunch ttm H re 1 wher they lost the game Nothing n w Free throw have been ktlltn thlS t am The Torero al o how they are cap bl of playing good defense, an Plca&c c TORERO : , Col. 5

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USO a 52-49 lead with 4:43 to go. Kel- vin Woods, another freshman for. ward, had seven points and seven re- Bell finished with eight points· Means and Woods each had seven. , Worse news might be on the hori- zon for the Toreros. Last night repre- sented one of USO's best hopes for a WCAC victory this season. Next weekend they hit the road to play San Francisco and Santa Clara~ bounds.

Koemtzer fueled a Portland come- back, the Toreros launched a barrage

tbree-pomt attempt, Koenitzer fed Ron Deaton for a layup that put Portland ahead, 57-54, with 49 sec-

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lately L~ that we stalled out. I didn't want to break our momentum to- night. \\ e were outcoached and out- played. We didn't deserve to win." Yet, USO almost did. A slam by center Dondi Bell off a feed from Efrem Leonard gave the Toreros a 49-43 lead with eight minutes to go. USO would get only two more bas- kets. -

Koenitzer led Portland with 16 points, eight rebounds and seven blocked shots. Former San Diego State guard Josh Lowery scored 12, The only USO player to reach dou• ble figures was freshman forward Gylan Dottin, whose 14 points includ- a clutch three-pointf:r that gave ed and Deaton had 11 points.

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U~SJ) the Victim as Portland Ends Its Losing Streak at 21 Games By'1i,J ~ OGREN these circumstances. . • • • . . . Steele played at Kentucky under With a tight game on the line m pomt and pulled the Pilots even at rebounded, but his power .shot this game, you stick it on me," OSD

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college basketball's all-time win- ningest coach, Adolph Rupp. In the National Basketball Assn. he won a world championship ~th the Portland Trail Blazers (1976-7 7 ) during his 9-year career. "It feels terrific," said Steele, who won for just the seventh.time m two seasons at Portland, which is 1-14 this season. "The effort has always been there. But we haven't "Our rebounding has been de- cent. Our execution has been de- cent. But the bottom line is, we have to make the shots when they count. Bart Koenitzer made the shots tonight when they counted." been rewarded.

the.second ~alf. Koenitzer, a 6-foot 10-mch llill! 0 r center, scored 12 of his game-high 16 pomts. After an uninspired first half, Koenitzer came to life m the sec- ond. He finished having made 6 of 12 shots from the floor and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added a game-high 8 rebounds and 7

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ms1de was bloc~ed by Koenitzer. Kelvm Woods m1ssed_a wild layup try, then fouled Hutchinson with 15 Hutchmson missed the free- throw attempt, an~ USO had an- 0th er ,chance to tie. But Danny Means 3-pomt attempt was off the rim, Woods_rebounded and_ pass_ed o~t to Strickland, who likewise missed a 3-pomter at the buzzer. The Toreros, plagued by poor shooting all year, shot just 32% (20 of 63) from the floor, including At the free-throw line, they made "You want to put the blame on iust48% (10of21) . seconds l~ft.

Coach Hank Egan said. "That.'.s as bad as I've seen a basketball team In Friday's 71-66 overtime loss to Gonzaga, the Toreros made just nine shots inside the key against the Bulldogs' zone defense. From the start aga;nst Portlll,nd's zon_e, it was apparent {!SD was trymg to work the ball inside m9,re. The Toreros made 10 shots in'stde the key before scormg from the outside and Jed, 32-~l. at th!! half. play"

SAN DIEGO-Before Saturday, the last time the Univ siti of Portland's men's basketball team had won a game was Feb. 6, 1988. The Pilots defeated the Uniyer- ~tv of San Djego. 68;64, in Port~ and, then lost their next 21. Saturday, in front of 1,244 fans at USO, Portland won again, 57-54. Afterward, several Portland players tried to throw the tiniest Pilot into the USO swimming pool. But Adolph1s Gaffney, a 5-foot 9-inch junior guard, escaped to the locker room. Portland Coach Larry Steele lS no stranger to locker-room cele- bnltJons but hadn't seen one under

.USO s Gylan Dottm !14 pomts) hit a 3-pomter, Koerutzer made two free throws, and Dottin th_en made two as USD led, 54-51, with USO (5-9 0-2 in the WCAC) would not s~ore again, missing six shots down the stretch. Koenitzer made the next two baskets, then dished off to Ron Deaton who scored on a layup with 2,59 left.

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