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Show 'I If The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday December 21 'H( I BYU Vols Crush Huskies Halt for Title; Aggies w rrra Tennessee Nabs 81-6- 5 Vietorv to Win Classic Jackson Paces USD Triumph R PROVIDENCE, I - KNOXVILLE Brian Jackson, enjoying v enter The Cougars, who twik an impressive 11 victory over previously unbeaten ltnoix Friday to gain the finals, leil behind midway through the first half and never got untracked as they lost their sec one! game of the vear lai kson jxmred m i7 jMimts for the game, one he.vond his previous career high, hut none was more significant than the jump shot with the clock expiring that cupped u second half comeback to supply the Vggics w it h their second stiaight holiday tournament title, Jai kson's scoring show also heiHd In in icinent tournament's Most Valuable Playet the two-da- y .iw Force rurners " ard Jackson Atones Jackson, who managed a season low ot 15 points on Vfnr-K- i shooting Fridav night in Utah Slate's 74 70 v onquest of Mulligan State, atoned for his dismal showing with a splendid outburst Saturday 'Washington di fended me quite a bit (lifter ent than Michigan State did said Jackson, explaining the dillerences between his performance against the Huskies and Spartans Plus, was rushing things a tittle bit against Michigan state I sort of had something to prove, and I was a little mine patient tonight The Aggies, who ruled the Dibo Classic in Albiiui' -- que lust December, earned their second consecutive tournament championship by exploding for right unanswered points with 7 0( remaining Ulafc State, which trailed by as many as seven points deficit til the final 20 minutes, fought back to a whcfi Jackson took charge jumpers,' Jjuckson swished back and Edgar Wickliffe scored on a fast break lay-in- , Lnnfe Washington popped in a short bank shot to giv e Utah State eight straight points and a sudden 7.11)6 adv Outage w ith six minutes to play lfowever. Washington crept back to within two and trailed by only a basket at points at vv itlj 55 seconds left when the Aggies Cunningham wax calk'd for goaltending Kenny Lyles, a junior then tipped in an errant Washington jumper to giv 4 the Huskies U 71 78deldloi k with unlv 15 seconds showing on the clock Alter Coach Rod Tueller called a timeout, the Aggies worked the ball to Jackson for a final shot Jackson took the ball near the top of the key and worked himself free at the right angle before pulling the trigger on his decisive lump shot with four seconds left to hand USU an edge with the loss, Washington, which drnpetl to called a timeout with three seconds to go, but a luxtosecund desperation shot from halfcourt went avert and Utah State owned the triumph Ip addition to Jacksons 37 points, Wickhtfe contributed 18 points, Iwo Cunningham and Keith Hoot 10 apiece, and Washington a career high 11 for the Aggies Hood, who amassed 20 xinits Friday night against Michigan State m the tournament opefier, joined Jackson on the all tournament team as Utah State boosted its record to Andra Griffin paced the Huskies with 27 points, while Lyles chipped in 16 Jackson connected on 20 lrom the field for the game io return to his pur$ shooting self after a subp.u pc rformance Friday evening Ags Trail at Half itah State was in command throughout the majority of the first half, but failed to score a field eoaj during a 5 span clown the stretch and Washington rallied to assume a 9 halftime edge adv antage w ith 9 16 to Jlie Aggies enjoyed a play m the first half when the Huskies put together a 11 JLmn in a 5 stretch to secure a 1 lead Utah State managed only a pair of Wickliffe free thrOws during the drought, while Washington rode the hot shooting of Griffin and Ly les to take its largest lead of the game ft ith the Huskies threatening to boost their lead 10 points, Jackson connected on a 17 footer alxe w dk 2 04 left in the first half to begin a rally that saw Utifl) State score the final eight points of the opening 20 minutes to slice the Huskies' adv antage to a single jw nut at intermission The Volunteers used their quukm to force many turnouis .ad tohairass BA U star Danny Amge Ainge scoring in double figures for the 8hth straignt time in his career scoied 21 punts but most of them came late in the second half when the outc nine ot the game was not in doubt Fills a very impressive sophomme who has helped the olunteeis win bv an average of 22 punts or their home llocir this season dominated the plav inside as he scored 29 points and named Most Valuable Flayer honors m the tournament Other Scorers Other top scorers for Tennessee w ere center Howard Wocxl who finished w'lth 18 and guard Gary Caller, who had 14 BYU was hurt inside as Gieg Kite and Steve Trumbo were held to just four points each Offensive fouls and turnovers also played a key role m the loss After opening up a nine point lead at Ultimo Tennessee Iraded baskets with BYU tor much of the eaily going But the Vols outscored the Cougars early in the half to open up a h m w1 Fla iAIi Flonda capped its rags to with an emotional victory ovei Maryland in the Tangerine Bowl Saturday night, but afterward neither Coach Charley Fell nor the players would take credit for the Gators astonishing turnaround from a year ago We have a great staff and playois They're the ones that won the games, said Pell, whose team m 1979 to 4 this season and became went from the first college football team to go to a bowl game alter being winless a year before I'm just a lucky guy I'm the luckiest guy in the world Freshman quarteiback Wayne Peace threw touchdown passes ol 21 and 21 yards to Cris Collingsworth and set up two other scores vv ith passes to the wide receiver as the Gators blew the game open m tlu second half before a iccord Tangerine Bow ciovvd of 52,541 ORLANDO uchts season 0 Mattinson Leads Wildcats Past McNeese, 78-6- 3 I . v -- I alii fi v vv hand of Utah States gs won championship. past outstretched Kdgar Wickliffe Florida Pops Maryland, 16-- 78-6- and were never seriouslv threatened after that as they led by as many as 22 ixnnts Ellis was the key man in the eltort as he was too much for BYU's inside Meanwhile, the Vols' quick people guards hurt the Cougais with their quickness and forced many turnov ers The Volunteers, who now have a 6 record w ith their only loss coming by 10 outshot BAU 52 points to Auburn percent to 46 percent from the field and won the battle of the boards 56 to 33 BU coach Frank Arnold who saw 1 Associated Hress LasrPMotc Washington's Don Vaughn (15) charges in foi layup Saturday night to score 3 Sieve Luhm Tribune Sixirts Writer OGDEN Gerald M.iUmson had Ucome Welier 1 Slgte's invisible man But after the Wildcats' victory over McNccse State Saturdav night, the ( fdot 5 senior forward might he able to claim another role Like missing link Mattison scored a season high 11 points and was one of five AVcIxt State players in double figures as the Wildcats icturned from an eight day lav oft with their most impressive victory of the season First Half Lead A A crowd ol 5 791 watched as Welx't lumped to ,i hie lead m the tirst hall and outlasted the t'mv Imv s B mn ake Chailes, La , who fell to I 7 for Ihe yi ar with heir third straight loss AVcIxt Slate bounced back from a x. is loss , iglmst US International to raise its ictoid to 17 a Tuesday night game against mu a into heading stn4c nv al Bvl Mattinson, a starter last season when the W ildt at finished 2M, entered the game with McNeese Slate as the Cuts' forgotten man He was averaging ju-fur as minutes !v(o points a game and was No x played was concerned But that changed against McNeese Mattinson hit double figures for the first time Ibis yeai and spai bed an early ildeat explosion that U y ed the v u toi v ' The Roek Springs Wyo native suiu1 mviii ol WoUt State's Brst 14 points .md the U.gs nvit tin led although McNeese maili il lose m the s, ( ,md halt i It 1( als jumped to a t a h od in the In llel the two minutes, Weller Stale look'd or, u mini six adv ,u i,i c points and v cntually IhiiIi Mi !iu .oh vIrii Mattinson scoied fiom uidk minutes gone tm ; el The ('ovvIr)Vs -- lay od close behind toe s t. fool ' forward Kevin Ross although Mil (i si it o managed to build a 16 21 lead its l.n mi ,,f uu MaUlllsoll scored fiom the k m o' e and jinc-wh- en fust nl all Tennessee played very stated Arnold 'Second they wdL have a refined offense and we didn't scout well for that offense because they plaved against a zone for the most part last night We only saw five minutes of the offense they ran tonight finally, it was our third game in live nights and our kids made some mental and physical mistakes But i heir quickness and exotic execution ere outstanding, concluded Arnold The Cougars now return to Utah wnere liiey will meet Weber Mate iic scfjy night at the Dee Events Ck ntei w m Ogden Iaad ols at Half The Volunteers took advantage ol lead at Cmigai miscues to take a 19-3- 0 halftime BYU outrebounded Tennessee, out the Cougars had 10 turnovers to tin Volunteers' three and that pi over! to lie the lug diffuence m the half The game was close in the early going and was tied seven times But, late m ilit half Tennessee went on a tear and outscored BYU 1 to open up a lead Tile Vols never trailed after that 25-1- 8 point Ellis dominated the scoring for Tennessee in the first half with 17 points, as the Vols outshot BYU 55 to 46 percent to lead gain a nine-poiTennessee was particularly strong in the late going as it hit nine of 10 shots The Vols appeared to have hurt BYU badlv with its quickness Ric'crts was (he unlv real strong 1'layei in the flist hall as he scored 12 points But that wasn't enough to help the ( ougars from tailing behind Houston Subdues lead 5-- 2 By defeat 8-- 2 60-7- 8 40-3- only 111 7K-7- 0 40-3- the plavei It was Fred Roliel'ts who kept BU who scoied 25 points and plavcd an ov ci all fine game GO-- 29-2- the early going 111 I 76-7- 4 2, Used siqxT I' quie orillg iif o foot 7 lonvard Dale Ellis to win its 1 2th Viluntcei Cl essie in the 15 ye.o histocv of the tom iiainerit bv taking .a) nnpressiv e M 5 v ,c lory ovei natioiiallv rarked BA I Saturday night his must fruitful outing as a collegian drilled a 12 foot jumper from the right angle with four seconds left Rnliinl y night to elevate Ptah State to an k78 ictory over Washington and the championship of the fifth annual Inbunk Classu at the Providence Civic ( his icain s tecord drop to praised foi its quickness and fme Tennessee Temi Tennessee execution in analyzing the Cougars' klH'ss dlld the sc Spec lal to The Tribune SmCkiI to The Tribune livosCi ilfm laid one Yoming, 70-6- 1 HOUSTON (API Houston's Lurrv Micheaux cracked Wyomings rugged zone defense m the second half and guard Rob Williams scored 18 points Saturday night to lead the Cougars to a 1 victory and the championship m the first annual Kettle Classic basketball tournament 70-6- The Cougars edged to a lead at halttuno but never were able to penetrate the Cowboys' zone defense 7 in Tangerine Bowl 35-2- 0, Pell said the younger players on the team were instiumontal in turning the Gators football fortunes uHiunil and culled Sturduy nights vutury a tiibute to the senior class ' just wanted to go out a winner and we all did, said Collingsworth "The players reallv can't take credit for this though The man who turned this piodiam around was Chailcy Pell Peace, who completed 20 of 34 passes for 271 yards, brought the sluggish Florida otlcnsc to life late m the first quarter anil hit Collingsworth with the 24 yard scoring pass on the third play of the second dine which period to lomplete a six play, boosted the Gators into a lead Maty land plaee kicker Dale Castro, opened the field goal of 14 yards, scoring with a kicked two from 27 yards away iiuhm a span of the second quarter as the Terrapins moved out to a adv antage vv ith 4 28 left m the hall 1 5 Brst-perio- d five-minu- 7 Peace directed an eight play, 69 yard touchdown drive which gave Flonda a 14 9 halftime lead The key play m the march was a 13 yard completion to Collingsworth which set up a scoring run by tailback James Jones aftei a fast break Some sloppy play m the final minutes ol the half, however enabled the Cowkiys to stav m the game MeNeese trailed by only 11 points, at halftime of from tive the field at Mattinson was four intermission and had nine points to top Weber State Hie Wildcats hit 61 (HTcent of their 'hots m the first lull i ompured to onl v 40 ivreent for Mi Noose State ulm h (oiu hided a seven game load trip at Wt Maintain Control ot the scumd halt Wchoi In the minutes opining Male maintained command behind the plav o Koval mints low,, ids and Kent Smith who si mod 15 and in 7 Inn-Cut- l" Pi CllV civ But midvvav through the linal 20 minutes Mi Noose State made a run that In ought the Unwinds w ilhm Inn points on two seperute oi i .isimis u 50 left, Mavk Golden lilt a 2" looter the With made the store 51 51 and made the Wildcat partisans wonder if this was going to be the most frustrating di'.ipixuiiting game of a so far fni'tiating and Man land took command of the game at the outset of the second half when Florida's Roger Siebbald fumbled the opening kickoff and the Gators were aril forced to start their ixissession from their own line tin the next play Mary land safety Ralph Lary stepix'd m front of a Peace pass intended for Collmsw orth at the Florida 15 and returned it tu the 1 y The Terps' Charlie Wysoiki, who rushed for 159 yards on 59 entries plunged into the end zone and quarterback Mike Tice i an fm a two point i onv ersimi to giv i Mary land a 17 14 lent Drss Laserohoto - Fmn minutes latci. Castiu ku ked Ills fourth field goal of tin came a U y a''di'i and M arv land led 20 14 . Florida's Cris Uollinsworth pulls in touchdown pass for early score against Maryland Saturday in Tangerine Bowl. I disappointing season Edward' pushed Weber State back in front bv four with two free throws, but Chris kiggi i uuiitorod with two free throws ot lus own lo .51, with 5 in keep Mi Vest State within two. I Moye over Steinway t '1 i t vi 5 ik r I i Dev ineonzi Scores i But then the Wildcats gained cnnfol Briai On al baski t and th v uu n.n drove the kmc for a I Iw a d i oniici ted tw ice fiom the foil' line as W cbei si ue east d hi a 61 55 lend with t 4( left L Nei si' states Ron Hai'scu then n tiled a loi's i,uiii i to s,,o the Cat load to hi 57 hut W i In el ihaied w dh ,"i s 2 sui ..e that h i d tl e n toi y v ( ' i h, i ' ii'.ammg I ihlil ii U ai iii t. man iiruni itcd (l tai Ul.UlV Ua nl I le Biok h lull .i 'pel .m k ll i !' ligl l'1 tin i h Ins el pi.ii u i : im ie v in t i . si.i id ii ds !,e t, m 'o,i n :ha' h is q,i iM ,h la osi a ii v e ii u .1 ts w ,a i' 'o ll ui i. i . u i L (ii ,11 ho si o' ll i ii'l sj t (Mil Ni w elM lull nv w f 'm vj I' isi ; (i eminent Gulbransen i HKINTZMAN v ' s 'i .ts mr, he si ,ite si oi oil 11 ol ,t ton! !n earn! 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