_ John ,. Radcliffe Ouachita Baptist University. The Bisons won behind the one two punch of Collins with 21 and Gibbons with 20 points. The Bisons lead by as many as 11 points in the second half, but the Tigers tied the score at 59 when Weaver made a three point play and the Bisons hit their free throw down the stretch to 74-66. The Bisons traveled to Ru ssellville to face the tough Arkansas Tech University. Harding had 17 turnovers in the game . 11 of which came in the first half. The Bisons trailed as many as 10 point s in the second half before knotting it up at 73 on a steal and layup by Curtis Carter , with just seconds left. Tech made a tip-in with two seconds left to beat the Bisons, 75-73. High scorers for Harding were Collins and Gibbons both with 20 points. The Bison returned home for their last home game of the season. The Bisons lead off and on during the game, but lost 62-56. The Southern Arkansas University Muleriders lead at halftime 31-26. The two teams battled during the second half and it was not until the last 30 seconds before the _ Public Rt'lalio.u Office game's winner was determined. The season ended tor the Bisons better than many had predicted. The Bisons were chosen to fini sh near to the cellar of the conference. Those that knew the team expected as much and hoped for more especially, after the Bisons won their first four conference games. The Harding Bisons used balance scoring to defeat the University of Arkansas at Monticello, 71-57. Rich Foster led the Bisons with 14. Freshman, Shannon Hughes stepped in at gua rd when Floyd Smith picked up three fouls in the fi rst four minutes. Hughes pumped in 13 points as did Kenny Collins. Gibbons put in 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds. The Bisons lost an overtime heartbreaker to Henderson State, 64-62. Gibbons connected on bo th of his fou l shots to tie the score 62-62 in overtime. The Reddies stalled the rest of the time and then put in a buzzer shot to take the win. Allen Gibbons poured on the heat and pu t in 29 points to lead Harding to a big win over Arkansas College, 85-68. The Bisons shot 59.7% from the field and were 27-30 (90%) from the free throw line. The Bisons went in at the half up 33-24, and the Scots never recovered. Rich Foste r put ' in 14 points and Ken Collins, Floyd Smith , and Troy Sanstra each had ten points. Harding dropped a hard-Iought 82-66 decision to Hendrix College. The Bisons led much of the first half but saw Hendrix storm into an early eleven point lead in the second ha lf. The Bisons , midway through the half, made a run and cut the lead to four , but they cou ld get no closer. The Bisons went cold in the final stages of the game missing several free-th row opportunities. ~ 1. 1983-64 Basketball Team. FrO/It row; Berning, F. Smitlz, Ross, L. Smith , Carter, Hug/les, Weaver. Back row; Bucy-coaciz, Rosser-trainer, Stripling, Col/ins, Gibborzs. Sa1! stra , AI/umbaugh. Fos ter . Hudsorl -trainer. Gardner-assistant coach. 2. FJoyd Smith tries to Pllt up an easy lay up. 3. Alan Gibbol1s goes after tile jump ball that starts the game. 1983-84 AIC Basketball Results Coll ege 01 the Ozarks 15-3 Sou thern Arkansas University 11-7 Hendrix College 11-7 Arkansas College 10-8 HARDING UNIVERSITY 9-9 Henderson State University 9-9 Ouachita Baptist University 8-10 Arkansas Tech University 7-11 Universi ty of Central Arkansas 6-12 University of Arkansas-Monticell o 4-14 Determination Pays Off Hardwork and self motivation paid off big for junior , Ri ch Foster. A newcomer to the Bison lineup , Foster was a college transfer from Jefferson Junior College. In the start ing position as forward, Foster showed himself capable of putting in the points and knowing how to handle to the ball. Rich Foster watches the ball overhead and waits to see if it goes ill or if he tleeds to jump for the rebound. During the summers of his junior and senior years of high schoo l. Foster put in the time and effort to impove himself. Working out six hours a day on his shooting skills and going to the park each evening for a sc rimage practice, gave Foster the advantage he needed. As he puts it "It made the difference between making it an not making it .., In his senior year, Foster led his team to thOe first round of state playoffs. His high school basketball career ended with Foster being chosen Ail-Conference, voted Most Valuable Player in the confer~ ence, chosen All -Distri ct, and was selected to be on the Sf. Louis All~Metro third team. At Jefferson College , Foster came on strong his sophomore year, averaging 17 points a game. Foster paced the team to a 23-]0 record on to a berth in the Regionals. Foster was a unami ous All-Conference choice, and made the All-Regi on 16 first team. Foster chose to come to Harding because of its basketball program and the strong competition in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference. "I knew the competition was tough and I wanted to play against good players. " Also as a marketing major, Foster wa s looking for a good academic program wh ich he found at Harding. "When we play to the fullest potentiaL we have as good team as any in the AIC this year, ,. re~ marked Foster. "We've got enough talent and enough good people on the team to make a difference. We've got great guys." _ Lynn Hinrichs Men's Basketball 75
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