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Face Duke Tonight At U Hall

Cavaliers Put Clemson In Cellar, 94-79

By Hugh Antrim
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Amid a batch of technical
fouls and other typical U-Hall
fanfare, Bill Gerry muscled the
boards and banked in 26 points
to lead the Cavaliers to a 94-79
win over Clemson and out of
the ACC cellar.

A good crowd of 3350 filed
into the stands to watch Chip
Case play his last game in
University Hall. Case pumped
in 19 before leaving the floor
with 1:05 left on the clock, a
booming, standing ovation rising
from behind the bench. Case, who
is ineligible against Duke this
evening, will finish out his career in
the Maryland game and the
conference tournament.

The Cavaliers took the lead from
the start and settled down to
control the game throughout,
although the Tigers did manage to
rally in the second half, cutting
Virginia's lead to four at one point,
68-64.

Coach Bill Gibson credited his
eagers with an excellent job on
Clemson's outside game, especially
the limiting of high-scoring Butch
Zatezalo to 18 points. "We
controlled the tempo," said Mr.
Gibson. Gerry and Scott
McCandlish provided the Cavaliers
with an effective inside attack,
out rebounding the Tigers 39-27.
McCandlish finished the game with
24 points, and he might have
exceeded that had he not been
plagued with fouls in the second
half, finally leaving the game on
five personals with 1:20 left.

Coach Gibson also commented
on the eagers' outside effectiveness.
Tim Rash found the range for 17
points, his highest total of the
season, while Chip Case tallied 19
points, running at will around and
through the leaky Tiger man for
man defense.

A majority of those present
found the officials lacking in basic
qualitative decisioning, including
Clemson's coach, Bobby Roberts.
During the course of the game
Roberts was called for one
technical, while forward Ronnie
Yates drew the other two. Nobody

was especially pleased with the
officiating, and the University Pep
Band sympathized with an
encouraging rendition of the
"Mickey Mouse" theme.

While Clemson was negotiating
the foul situation, Virginia started
pulling away. Ahead by only five,
71-66, the Cavaliers rallied behind
Case's floor game to move ahead,
76-68, and then, 79-70.

Virginia went the route behind
an effective 3-2 zone, while
Clemson tried to contain the
Cavaliers with a man for man
defense. Behind in the second half,
the Tigers deployed a pressing
defense, but Virginia never faltered,
coasting into that 94-79 win.

Kevin Kennelly, who had not
been expected to see action, played
much of the second half. Three
treatments a day to his injured
elbow had him ready, and chances
are Mr. Gibson will put him to
work against Duke tonight.

Both teams shot well Saturday;
Virginia hitting 39 of 74 from the
field for a 52.2 clip, and Clemson
connecting 51.6 per cent of their
field goals.

According to Clemson's Bobby
Roberts, the play of Bill Gerry was
a decisive factor. The big forward
grabbed 12 rebounds and scored 26
points to anchor the Cavalier
attack.

Virginia puts her two-game ACC
win streak on the line tonight,
challenging the Duke Blue Devils.
The Cavaliers go against the Devils
without the services of Chip Case.
Frank DeWitt will replace Case in
the lineup, with either Kennelly or
Miller in the backcourt with Tim
Rash. Bill Gerry and Scott
McCandlish will mainstay a starting
five that will not contain a senior.

Saturday's ACC victory over
Clemson put the Cavaliers in
seventh place in the conference,
thereby possibly eluding South
Carolina in the first round of the
tournament. Virginia has two ACC
games remaining on the schedule,
and two additional ACC wins
would further enhance Virginia's
tournament prospective.

Tonight's game with Duke
concludes Virginia's University
Hall competition. Horace
Carmichael will be in his usual spot
to make sure things go right, and he
probably would appreciate a little
help. Game time is 8 p.m.