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UNIVERSITY PRESS March 9,1988*5
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Louisiana Tech’s Randy White indicates his feelings of accomplishment with his
“No. 1 ” sign (above). The Dunkin’ Dogs celebrated their 69-66 ASC championship vic-
tory. Tech Head Coach Tommy Joe Eagles was all smiles (left) despite the warm gift
from his players — a bucket of ice-water. Not all were joyous, however. Pan
American’s No. 42 Reggie Holmes (below) grits his teeth in pain as he goes down
with a knee injury. Win or lose, the players exerted their energy and talents. Anthony
Bledsoe (right) works inside for a shot in the Cards’ 76-65 win.
Lamar rolls by Cajuns,
stomped by Privateers
After three days of competition — full of
laughter, tears, joy and frustration — Louisiana
Tech found the crown to the first American South
Conference tournament title.
Six conference teams shot for the gold: Pan
American University and University of
Southwestern Louisiana were the first to be rub-
bed out of the contention Friday.
Arkansas State University and Lamar took the
next train out, leaving Saturday.
The finalists, first-seeded Louisiana Tech and
second-seeded University of New Orleans, had a
close bout, but UNO’s tying shot was beaten by
the buzzer, and Tech Head Coach Tommy Joe
Eagles got the bucket of ice.
Lamar’s weekend was not all bad. The Cards
surprised their 3,000 fans with an unexpected
come-back in the first round of the tourney,
defeating their first opponent USL 76-75.
Anthony Bledsoe, Little Rock, Ark.,
sophomore, sparked again to hit three crucial
three-pointers during the last three minutes,
with the last shot overturning the lead for the
Cards to win. He shot 4 of 6 from the three-point
range and 8 of 13 from the field.
Tyrone Gibson, Washington, D.C., freshman,
followed with 17 points, including 3 of 4 three-
pointers; and James Gulley, Newton senior with
15.
“To say the least, that was a very emotional
game for me,” Head Coach Tom Abatemarco
said after their victory, intoxicated with joy. “It
was hard to play USL a week after we played
them. They have the best young talent in the
league. We struggled. We were very lucky to
beat them tonight.
“One of the keys to this game was the fact that
we never gave up. Anthony Bledsoe is a money
player. This is the third one he’s won like that for
us. I was amazed,” he said.
Bledsoe, who led the team in scoring with 20
points, said he feels the team’s effort never
dwindled. “I was kind of down at the time, but I
never gave up. I told everybody in the huddle,
‘Let’s don’t give up. We’re still not out of the
game.’ Everybody kept their heads and kept
cool, and we gradually made a comeback. It’s
great to win it like that,” he said.
But Lamar was not able to enjoy the elation for
long.
Perhaps the Cardinals were suffering a
hangover from the night before: Though Lamar
played with intensity, the Cardinal performance
seemed to suffer a lack of strength and concen-
tration.
“They played such an emotional game,” UNO
Head Coach Art Tolis said. “They played with
such intensity, they might have gotten a little
tired the second half.”
Though Abatemarco said he was disappointed
with the loss, he did not show it. “Naturally, I
was disappointed, but we were beaten by a better
basketball team. They came in here and
outplayed us in every way,” he said.
“We had chances to come back in the game,
but we just didn’t take advantage of them,” the
coach said. “I didn’t like the feel of the game; I
thought they had complete control of the game
and that really bothered me.
“We were very emotional, and so were they.
We had the advantage of the crowd tonight, but
they just played better,” Abatemarco said.
The Cards were unable to put brakes on UNO
player Ledell Eackles, who set the ASC tourna-
ment record with 32 points in the game.
Gulley led Lamar with 17 points, followed by
Freddie Williams, Vicksburg, Va., junior, with
14. Bledsoe was suppressed to 11 points, hitting 3
of 7 three-pointers.
“Lamar’s a type of team that they can come
back in matters of three to four minutes,” UNO’s
Gabe Corchiani said. “They have such good
three-point shooters. So Coach Tolis told us in the
locker room at halftime to be ready: They’re go-
ing to come back so just hold them. That’s what
we did the second half.”
Though the Cards were not successful in going
into the finals, their efforts were recognized in
the award presentation Sunday after the cham-
pionship game.
Gulley and Bledsoe tied for fifth on the all-
tournament team. Others on the team were Ran-
dy White and Kelvin Lewis of Tech, Ledell
Eackles of UNO and Kevin Brooks of USL.
The Cardinals may not have to put away their
uniforms yet. Abatemarco is waiting for a bid
from the National Invitation Tournament.
“I’m proud of my kids,” Abatemarco said.
“Anytime you go 20-11 with nine new players,
you’ve got to be happy. Hopefully, the NIT will
come calling because we need that bid. We’d like
to go.”
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