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Tiger Tracks
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Tuesday, February 10, 1976
TIGERS HOPE TO REBOUND, FACE TOUGH ROAD SLATE
Towson State's varsity men's basketball squad dropped their toughest game of the
1975-76 season last Saturday night, falling to the always tough University of Baltimore
"Bees" by a score of 76-59 before 2200 Burdick Gym fans. Billed as the deciding game in
the regular season Mason-Dixon race for the championship, the game failed to live up to
everyone's expectations from both Towson's standpoint and an artistic one. Our Tigers
shot a miserable 33% from the field (worst of the season), while the Bees hit on only 46%
of their chances. Towson was also outrebounded, 42-35, in losing their sixth game of the
year against 14 victories.
Baltimore U., now 12-8 on the campaign, got surprising efforts from two guards, Ken
Sullivan and Gerald Watson, who paced the Bees' attack with 23 and 15 points, respectively.
Sullivan hit 10 of 17 field goal tries and Watson hit 9 of 10 free throws as the talented back-
court duo outscored their Towson counterparts at the guard spot, 38-8. Ronald Smith chip¬
ped in with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Carl Kenty had a game high 12 caroms for the
Bees.
Our Tigers trailed by only four points at halftime, 33-29, but were outscored in the
final stanza by 43-30 and could not catch the Bees though try they might. Sophomore
Bobby Washington was one bright spot for our Tigers, scoring 17 points and pulling down
10 rebounds to lead the team in both departments. Junior Pat McKinley also added 14
points and 9 caroms, and freshman Savia "Sky" Sharp had 8 points and 6 assists.
The loss abruptly halted a Towson six game winning streak that began Jan. 21 with
U.M.B.C. Included in the victory skein was a 90-88 double overtime victory at Salisbury
State, a game in which Sky Sharp hit a shot at the buzzer in the second overtime to
ice the win. Washington claimed high scoring for our Tigers in that contest with 26 points,
and the sophomore from Silver Spring also led his teammates with 11 rebounds. In our
next game with Loyola College played here at Towson, the Tigers' tough defensive play
earned a 50-46 win over the Greyhounds. McKinley had 10 points and an equal number of
rebounds to pace Towson, as the Tigers took the seasons' series between the two Charles
Street rivals, 2 games to 1.
In one of the most exciting game played in Burdick Gym in recent memory Towson
defeated the 1974-75 Mason-Dixon champions, Randolph-Macon, by a 80-74 count in
overtime. McKinley was the top Tiger scorer in the hotly contested game with 29 points,
and guard Mike Jeffers handed out seven assists. On Thursday, February 5, Towson won
their sixth straight with a 70-63 win over Mt. St. Mary's. The win improved the Tigers'
Mason-Dixon mark to 6-2, setting up the game Saturday night with Baltimore U., who
was 7-1. The Bees are now 8-1 in conference games, and the Tigers are two games off
the pace at 6-3.
We will get a quick opportunity to make up some ground, however, facing Catholic
University tonight(Tuesday) at Burdick Gym at 8 p.m. In the first game played between
the schools, Towson topped the Cardinals, 73-64 on the strength of 14-point performances
from Washington and guard Rod Norris. For the rematch, Catholic U. has Glenn Kolonics
healthy again. Kolonics, who missed the Towson game because of the flu, leads the con¬
ference in scoring with a 27.8 average. Following the game tonight, we will play our next
three games on the road, the first coming Thursday night at George Mason University.
Saturday night, Valentine's Day, the Tigers travel to Randolph-Macon for an 8 p.m. en-
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