Wednesday, February 18, 1 970 . THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Wednesday, February 18, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY #, _ . Against Ih e Wall, Cagers top misfiring Rockets Putting some hustle back in the game By ERIC SIEGEL TH FINAL BUZZER ratified Michigan's 78-60 victory over the Toledo Rockets last night, and the smiles in the Wolver- ine lockerroom after the game said that it was good to notch a mark on the left side of the won-lost column again. To be sure, the victory was by no means a perfect one. The Maize and Blue shot a measly 42.5 per cent from the field, and an uninspiring 64 per cent from the free throw line. They turned the ball over a few more times than they should have, totaling 14 turnovers in all, and the Rockets hardly played vintage basketball. Despite all this, however, the Wolverines put on a good performance and Michigan Coach Johnny Orr went right to the heart of the matter when said, "We hustled out there all the way, which is something we haven't done in the last couple of games." THE WOLVERINES needed that hustle, too, as their big man, Rudy Tomjanovich, had another off night. Tomjanovich, who was dogged by the Rockets' 6-3 forward Mike Murnen when he went outside and picked up by big 7 foot Doug (less when he came inside, hit on only six of 22 field goal attempts and just 5 of 9 free throws for a season-low total of 17 points. "Rudy's been off in the past couple of games," and he's starting to press a little out there," Orr explained after the game. Tomjanovich was a little more explicit, commenting, "I played like hell, but the rest of the guys played great, especially the guards." INDEED, GUARDS Dan Fife and Mark Henry played especial- ly well. They both totaled 15 points, and a lot of those points came when they were needed, most, about halfway through the second period when stubborn Toledo knotted the score at 46 all. The scoring of Fife and Henry came as a bit of surprise to Rocket mentor Bob Nichols. "We weren't sure we could hold Tomjanovich," Nichols said, "but we thought we could do a better job on the other guys." Far more important than their scoring, however, was the way Fife and Henry keyed the Wolverine fast break. Quickness was again part of the Wolverines game, and the Wolverine guards can take a large part of the credit for putting the speed back into the Wolverines game. "They got the ball down the court a lot quicker than they have in the past two games (against Evansville and Wisconsin)," Orr said. "Instead of bringing the ball up themselves and setting up the play, they got it to a man who was already near the basket." Fife and Henry did their job on defense, too. The Wolverines came out in a full court press for much of the second half, and Fife and Henry spearheaded that press. The two guards were largely responsible for the 19 turnovers committed by the Rocket courtmen, and they drew the praise of both Orr and Nichols for their efforts. "That press killed us," Nichols lamented. "We weren't ready for it. We just lost our poise out there and that hurt us." Orr also credited the Wolverines' press, which took the form of both a, zone and a man to man, as being instrumental in the game. EVEN WHEN the Rockets broke the press, the Wolverines backcourt duo were back there on defense. "Henry did a great job cutting off the baseline drive," Orr noted. And Fife, for his part, ripped off eight rebounds, second highest on the team, with all but two coming off the defensive board. But the two guards shouldn't get all the credit for the Wol- verines' effort on defense. The Wolverines turned in their best defensive effort of the season, and the effort was a team effort all the way. The hustle displayed by Fife and Henry last night was merely indicative of the hustle displayed by the rest of the Wolverine cagers. Noteworthy, for example, was the defensive play of Wayne Graebic, a seldom used sub who played quite a bit last night when Rod Ford picked up his fourth foul. The Wolverines 6-5 sophomore hit on only three of eight shots, but he did a good job on the downcourt press, stealing the ball a couple of times on the in bounds pass and then dumping the ball through the basket for a couple of points. The Wolverines also did a good job of clearing the ball off their defensive board. Tomjanovich, Graebic and Ford did a good job of keeping Hess from getting his own rebound and giving the Rockets that extra shot under the basket. They also held Toledo's Not-so-jolly giant to 6 of 19 from the floor, mak- ing up for the fine job Hess did around and under the Michigan basket. AND TOMJANOVICH, the same guy who had such a bad day on offense, did a pretty fair job on defense, blocking a couple of shots, and also snagging 15 rebounds. , And, oh yes, Tomjanovich also dunked the ball through the hoop with only 46 seconds left in the game. "I just forgot that you can't dunk the ball anymore," Rudy said. "It was just a reflex action. I just got too enthusiastic." Nobody's faulting Rudy for his dunk shot, though, and no- one's faulting him for his enthusiasm, either .That enthusiasm hadn't been a part of the Wolverine cagers' act for a long time, but it was last night, and it was good to have it back. R1IT. f )N TOlPE By AL X. Z. SHACKELFORD Special To The Daily TOLEDO -Michigan shook off a slow start and a third straight poor performance by Rudy Tom- janovich on the way to a hustling 78-60 victory last night over the outmanned Toledo Rockets. Tomjanovich was held to 17 points and 6 for 22 from the floor by Rocket forward Mike Murnen, but the other Wolverines came up with a great team effort to offset Rudy's poor night, Defense was the name of the game for the Wolverines, as guards Mark Henry and Dan Fife spark- ed a full-court press which forced Toledo into numerous turnovers and resulted in easy buckets for Michigan. BOTH TEAMS seemed tight in the game's early stages, but To- ledo's cold shooting enabled Mich- Rockets fizzle daily sports NIGHT EDITOR: JIM KEYRA igan to stay on top by five points most of the first half. Tomjano- vich was bottled up inside by Murnen -with help from tough Rocket center DougrHess and couldn't hit at all from outside, but Rodney Ford and Henry pick- ed up the offense, with Henry hit- ting three long jumpers to pep up the attack and give Michigan a 35-29 halftime advantage. Toledo made several abortive attempts to overtake Michigan in, the second half, even pulling into a 46-46 tie with 11:36 left to play. But two free throws by Rudy and a three-point play by Fife put the Wolverines into a lead they were never to relinquish. Finally, with 25 seconds left, Tomjanovich triumphantly stuffed in a rebound, disallowed due to the no-dunk rule, and Henry accounted for the final points seconds later with a pair of free throws. Cold shooting did Toledo in, as they managed to connect on only 32.4 per cent of their shots; only guard Jim Miller could hit with any accuracy. The Rocket mascot, a young man in blue wearing a nosecone, gave Toledo fans their only thrill when he tossed in a half-court set shot before the game. The other Rockets should have taken the hint. TOLEDO DID a tough job on the boards, taking away 51 to the Wolverines' 43. Seven-footer Hess grabbed 22 caroms to lead the way, while Tomianovich was high for Michigan with 15. Toledo's offense revolved around Hess at the post, but the big center was reluctant to shoot and instead passed off to his cold-shooting teammates. TomJanovich led Michigan in scoring with 17 as all five Wol- verine starters hit in double fig- ures: Henry and Fife had 15 each, Bird Carter 11 and Ford 10. Hess took high-point honors with 18 but got scoring help from only Miller, who pumped in 15. Tom janovich Carter Ford Henry Fife Grabiec Bloodworth Hayward Fraumann Anderson Totals L. Smith Murnen Hess Miller Harman Chapman R. Smith Greenler Totals MICHIGAN TOLEDO MICHIGAN fg ft 6-22 5-9 5-7 1-6 5-12 0-0 5-10 5-5 6-10 3-3 3-S 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 2-2 31-73 16-25 TOLEDO 3-11 0-1 2-7 3-4 6-19 6-6 6-8 3-3 2-12 1-2 3-10 3-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 22-68 16-22 r 15 4 6 5 8 3 0 1 1 0 43 5 0 22 5 8 11 0 0 51 pf 4 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 19 1 4 3 2 5 4 3 0 22 tp 17 11 10 15 15 6 0 0 2 2 78 6 18 151 5 9' 0 0 60 Michigan C o a c h John Orr singled out Fife and Henry for special praise, saying "our guards did a good job" and crediting the team's fine defensive effort to a "very effective zone and man-to- man press." He called the win "a satisfying effort" and noted that the team seemed to have played harder than in the last few games. As for Tomjanovich's recent slump, Orr commented, "He hasn't shot well in the last three games, and seems to be pressing." Rudy hit 20 against Evansville and 28 against Wisconsin, falling far below his season's average of around 30 points a game. Last night's 17 point total was Rudy's lowest of the season. Rudy's off-night nonwithstand- ing, the Wolverines' morale should get a boost from the win, which puts their season record at 8-11. Toledo drops to 13-9. The No feminine spray can stop it. The "other" odor. It starts in the vaginal tract where no spray can work. You can't spray it away. And it's more offensive than external odor caused by *perspi ration. That's the reason you need Norforms"...the second deodor- ant."' These tiny suppositories kill germs-stop odor in the va- ginal tract for hours. Something no spray can do. And doctor- tested Norforms can be'used as often as necessary. They insert easily, quickly. Get Norforms' protection for the "other" odor no spray can stop. The second deodorant. Pront line trio pces frosh in 99-84 win -Daily-Bill Cusumano DOUG .HESS, (32) the seven-foot tall center for the Toledo Rockets, goes high in the air to block a layup by Rudy Tomjano- vich (45) as Jim Miller (42) of Toledo and Bird Carter (25) of Michigan wait for a possible rebound. Because of his great height, Hess was able to block seven Wolverine shots and was the top re- bounder with twenty-two. 35 43--78 29 31--60 HOOSIERS ROLL Iiawkeyes stop ilin By The Associated Press CHAMPAIGN - Iowa's onrush- ing Hawkeyes all but clinched the Big Ten basketball championship last night with an 83-81 victory at Illinois. Trailing 21-12 in the early stag- es, the Hawkeyes stampeded to a 40-39 halftime lead and t h e n fought off repeated Illinois rallies to boost their record to 9-0 in conference play. Illinois, dropping a fourth straight conference encounter, dip- ped to 5-4 and were all but elim- inated from title consideration. The loss left idle and second place Purdue two games behind Iowa with a 7-2 record while Ohio State and Minnesota lagged with 6-3 records. Illinois managed leads of 59- 56 and 63-60 in the second h a 1 f but Iowa continued to rally and finally went ahead to stay at 65- 63 on a basket by Fred Brown. Brown, who led Iowa with 22 points, when hit on two more bas- kets for a 67-64 lead and Illinois never recovered but managed to keep within range. Jerry Johnson, who scored only two points on a pair of f r e e throws in the first half, finished second to Brown with 17 points. Glen Vidnovic added 15 points and Chad Calabria also added 15., * * * Badgers bounced BLOOMINGTON - I n d i a n a scored eight straight points early in the second half to pull away from Wisconsin and posted an 89- 77 Big Ten basketball victory last night. The score was tied 43-43 with about 16 minutes to play when Indiana's spurt put them in front for good. Jim Harris with 24 points and Joby Wright with 23 topped the winners. Clarence Sherrod led Wisconsin with 19 and Albert Henry added 18. By PHIL HERTZ Special To The Daily TOLEDO-Michigan's freshman cage team overcame a -sluggish start and a plethora of personal fouls last night and used a bal- anced scoring attack to drub their counterparts from Toledo, 99-84. The win was the Baby Blue's seventh in nine starts. The Toledo frosh are now 5-6. The Rockets also have a tie on the record. Toledo sped off to an early 12-9 lead as the Wolverines were un- able to hit with any consistancy. A tallgToledo squad, perhaps pos- sessing the most height-.of any of the Baby Blue's opponents this year, controlled the boards and limited Michigan to one shot each trip down the court. The Maize-and-Blue, however, was able to make the necessary adjustments, and the frontcourt trio of Henry Wilmore, John Lockard and Ernie Johnson began to dominate the boards. Michigan, suddenly able to find the range from the court, was able to over- take the Rockets and gain the lead 15-13. Carl Jastrzembski momentarily delayed the Wolverine tide by hit- ting a jumper to knot the score for the last time, 15-15. Michigan then took final control of the con- test, reeling off 11 straight points. Another short cold spell shortly before the end of the first half enabled Toledo to close the gap to 40-35, but the Baby Blue were still able to take a 44-37 lead into the dressing room at halftime. Any lingering doubts about the final result were removed at the start of the final half when the Wolverines ran off six straight points to take a 50-38 lead. The Baby Blue margin went as high as 73-52 as the half progressed, but Toledo was able to chip the margin down to its final figure as the Wolverines were troubled by a propensity to foul. Wilmore, Lockard and Bob Rhodin eventually fouled out of the contest. Toledo wound up hit- ting twice as many free throws as the Wolverines, who were charged with 17 fouls during the second half. The Baby Blue, hitting 56 per cent of their shots, had five men in double figures. Wilmore led the way with 23 points, 18 in the first half. Lockard and Leon Rob- erts each scored 16, and Greg Buss and Rhodin found the mark for a dozen. Lockard's 16 point performance matched his top offensive produc- tion of the season. He also con- tributed 11 rebounds to the Wol- verines' total of 52. The Rockets had 32. Ernie Johnson led both teams in rebounding, grabbing 13. Game scoring honors were taken. by Toledo's 6-7 forward, Tom Ko- zelko, who scored 27. ------""-------------------"n" aa. r I._ 1 FREE NORFORMS MINI-PACK plus informative booklet! Writft Norwich Pharmacal Co Dept. CN, Norwich N.Y. 13815 (nalos. 25 for mailing, handling. Name Streel City Don't forget your ip code. 27-02A -.. --. ....-en... .r.. ee.... r Prof. Robert Sklar "Class and Culture in Modern America" Personal Explorations All interested students are invited to shore, clarify, and explore with others those values, ideas, and feelings most relevant to their lives. Participants in the seminar will examine many of the basic value judgments and assumptions upon which their lives are based and talk about the subjects -- taboo or otherwise ,- which they feel are important. THURS., FEB. 19, 6:45-8:00 P.M. -Associated Press DICK JENSEN of Iowa (dark Jersey) and Illinois' Fred Miller appear to be playing hot potato with the basketball in action during Iowa's 83-81 win last night. The victory kept the Hawkeyes unbeaten in conference play and moved them ever closer to the Big Ten title. Luncheon Speaker at GUILD HOUSE I 11 Big Ten MU II~ I W L Iowa 9 0 Purdue 7 2 Ohio State 6 3 Minnesota 6 3 Illinois 5 4 Wisconsin 4 5 MICHIGAN 3 6 Michigan State 2 7 Indiana 2 7 Northwestern 1 7 Yesterday's Results Indiana 89, Wisconsin 77 Iowa 83, Illinois 81 Pct. 1.000 .778 .667 .667 .555 .444 .333 .222 .222 .125 Cagers battle for second place By The Associated Press With UCLA firmly planted in its familiar No. 1 spot, interest in The Associated Press' weekly college basketball poll shifted Tuesday into the interesting scramble for runner-up honors. Coach John Wooden's all-con- quering Bruins, off to a 20-0 start in quest of their fourth conse- cutive national basketball cham- pionship, pulled down all 30 first- place votes. While UCLA kept rolling along, the rest of the Top Ten underwent some shuffling. Kentucky and St. Bonaventure, third and fourth last week, won two games apiece and moved up to second and third. Just to show how flexible the situation is, South Carolina drop- ped from second to fourth place in the new standings after losing The Gamecocks were followed by New Mexico State, Jacksonville, Penn and Florida State, each up one spot from a week ago. David- son, which beat South Carolina, showed the biggest jump, up from 13th to ninth while Marquette also cracked the Top Ten after being 12th last week. North Carolina and North Caro- lina State fell from the elite. The former won the battle of the intrastate rivals but both dropped weekend decisions to 0 e o r g i a Tech. North Carolina State show- ed the biggest drop, down from fifth to 12th, while the Tar Heels plunged from 10th to 13th. Iowa, still unbeaten in the Big Ten, climbed three places to 11th. Notre Dame jumped from 16th to 14th while Houston remained 15th, the only team besides UCLA to Rounding out the Second Ten were Western Kentucky, Drake, Kansas State, Louisville and San- ta Clara. The last three were newcomers to the Top Twenty, replacing Southern California, Columbia and Georgia. Columbia dropped out despite a 2-0 record for the week. In important college games this week, Florida StatefacesJackson- ville on Wednesday while Satur- day's games include Kentucky at L.S.U., Iowa at Ohio State, South Carolina at North Carolina and Long Island University at St. Bon- neventure. Top ranked UCLA faces Oregon State this Friday night and meets Oregon on Saturday. Scores NBA New York 114, Los Angeles 93 ABA New York 108, Carolina 103 Washington 134, Miami 118 NHL Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2 College Basketball Miami, Fla. 103, La Salle 96 Cincinnati 85, Xavier 72 Georgia 101, Georgia State 62 Providence 73, Canisius 70 Geo. Wash. 87, Virginia 84, o.t. SMU 70, Baylor 66 Rice 85, Arkansas 78 Johnson C. 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