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Gibson Reveals Strategy

Coach Gibson sees his game plan
as being one of "bringing their big
men out from under the boards"
and using a direct attack against
SC's 2-1-2 zone, a defense that
Coach Gibson says "will give you a
shot." On Wednesday night South
Carolina rolled over Temple 84-71
and they beat Tech in Blacksburg
too.

Wake Forest is Wednesday
evening's opponent and the
Deacons, although bowing by one
point to Duke Wednesday, were
previously seen winning by a single
marker over Jacksonville and Artis
Gilmore. ACC points leader Charlie
Davis keys the Wake attack and gets
powerful board support from Gil
McGregor. Bobby Rhoads will man
a forward post with Neal Pastushok
at a guard. John Orenczak, the hero
of the Jacksonville game, could be
the other forward.

Coach Gibson calls the Deacs a
"basically man-for-man" team and
hopes to "channel" Davis. If the
Deacs' run-and-shoot style seems to
be troubling the Cavaliers the
Coach said he "will not hesitate to
go to a 2-1-2 zone" to calm the
game down.