The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 19, 1979-Page 11 BODNAR AIDS CA USE Blue still alive -Har 7 I By GARY KICINSKI Special to The Daily EVANSTON - Alan Hardy's 15-foot jump shot from near the top of the key as the buzzer sounded, gave the Michigan Wolverines a pulsaing 53-51 victory over the Northwestern Wild- cats, snapping Michigan's three-game losing streak in a thrilling fashion. It was a victory with a capital "V" for the Wolverines, who have fallen on hard times in the Big Ten this season and had to struggle to play the Wildcats on even terms. THE NECK and neck contest saw the lead change hands eight times in the final nine minutes as both teams made crucial baskets as well as fatal mistakes in the closing moments. It was reserye center Paul Heuer- man, given the starting nod at center, who sank clutch free throws and batted away a Wildcat pass who boosted.the Blue cagers. With two minutes on the clock and the score knotted at 49 apiece, Heuerman hit the first of two tosses to give Michigan a 50-49 advantage. THE WILDCATS patiently worked for a shot, and with 1:11 left forward Larry Lumpkins put up a baseline jum- per which Heuerman rebounded and was then fouled by NU's Bob Klaas. Again, the 6-8 center connected on the first of his two tosses to give the Wolverines a 51-49 lead. But the inspired Wildcats scored on a clutch jump shot by guard Brian Gibson with :39 left to tie it up. MICHIGAN took the ball upcourt and called time out with 29 seconds left, and then passed the ball around until working it to Hardy as time was run- ning out. "We tried to get it to (Marty) Bodnar for the last .shot but he drew a man off Hardy shot it. We needed a victory bad," said Michigan Coach Johnny Orr. It was Bodnar who had kept the Wolverines in the game, popping his guns over the Wildcat zone to lead all scorers with 18 points. MICHIGAN'S master plan of moving senior Phil Hubbard to forward and starting Heuerman against the taller Wildcats was about as successful as anything Michigan has tried of late, but Heuerman's clutch performance proved the move to be ironic yet wor- thwhile. Both squads opened the contest in aggressive zone defenses - Michigan in a 2-3 and Northwestern in a 2-1-2. Bodnar shot Michigan into the lead with four swishes from long range in the first seven minutes. Northwestern closed the gap though when Hubbard went out with two quick fouls, and the Wildcats proceeded to work the ball inside, With the score even at 24-24 and 30 seconds to play, Northwestern went into a stall and Michigan was given a warning by the officials to come out on the Wildcats. With 12 seconds left, Michigan was assessed a technical foul for not creating play, even though guard Mark Lozier looked to be all over his man. WILDCAT GUARD Jerry Marifke sank the free throw and the Wildcats led at halftime 25-24. The Wildcats shot just 35 per cent from the 'field, but outrebounded Michigan 23-12, with for- ward Mike Campbell claiming nine. "They killed us on the boards," Orr said. "Murdered us. We've been ahead at halftime and have been faltering. Today we were behind and-we won. We didn't falter down the stretch." The Wolverines came out of the zone and moved Hubbard back to the middle of the man-to-man second half defense. But Hubbard again experienced foul trouble and was disqualified with 4:52 remaining. Hubbard and conference SBig 10 Standings1 scoring leader Mike McGee tallied just six points apiece. "One of our goals was to make Hub- bard play defense and fouled him out of the game," said NU Coarh Rich Falk. "And we also wanted to shut McGee down. We did both of those things, but Michigan executed well enough to win anyway. s' ats, 53-51 Blue squeeze NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN Min. FG/A FT/A R A PF Pts. Lumpkins ..... Campbell. Jung ........ Roberson ...... Gibson ........ Marifke ....... Kass....... Boesen... Team Rebounds Totals ......... Min. FG/A FT/A 38 2/12 3/5 35 8/14 0/0 21 1/7 0/0 30 2/9 0/1 20 3/3 0/0 30 2/6 2/2 14 6/10 2/2 12 0/1 0/0 R 7 14 2 3 3 1 5 4 7 A 4 2 2 i 5 0 0 PF 2 I 3 :1 3 p ts. 7 Hubbard ...... 12 Mcgee......... 2 Hleuerman .. 4 Bodnar ..... 6 Smith....... 6 Hardy........ 14 Staton........ 0 CGarris ....... Lozier....... 51 Mk. Bodnar ... Teim Rebounds 28 2/6 2/3 7 1 24 3/14 0/0 1 0 26 2/4 2/4 3 0 37 9/11 0/0 2 3 37 2/5 1/4 2 8 24 3/6 0/1 4 1 16 2/2 0/0 0 3 2 1/1 0/0 1S0 3 0/0 0/0 0 0 3 0/1 0/0 0 0 5 2 3 3 1 0 I 0 0 1 s :$ is 6 4 2 sa 0 0 53 200 22/62 7/10 46 15 15 Halftime: Northestern 25. MICHIGAN 24 Att.-2,392 Totals ......... 200 24/50 5/12 28 16 16 HANLEY BEATS CENTRAL, WESTERN Tumblers limp to victory By ALAN FANGER ,Jf the Michigan gymnasts have it their way, nobody will stop them from flinging their bruised and battered bodies to victory after victory. The Wolverines, who presently sport both ap undefeated record and a lengthy injury list, thrashed Central and Western Michigan in their first home meet of the season at Crisler Arena. The Blue tumblers led the way with 125.00 points, Central was second at 116.60, and Western third at 96.70. As in past meets, the Wolverines were paced by three solid all-around competitors-juniors Sara Flom and Mia Axon, and freshman Teresa Berton- cin. Flom captured the individual title, highlighting her efforts with first-place performances on both the vaulting (8.45) and uneven parallel bars (8.65). Bertoncin earned second in the all- around, while Axon notched the fifth spot. The gymnasts dented the scorecard with first, second, and third place showings in every event but vaulting. This statistic was a heartwarmer for Coach Scott Ponto, who has been con- cerned with the squad's slump on both the beam and bars. "The beam and bars were better tonight," said Ponto. "Mia and Cindy (Shearon) looked particularly im- pressive.,And Sara looked great on the floor exercises and the bars." Axon cited her improvement on the beam (7.75, first place) as being the result of a minor technical change. "My routine was too short before, so I put in a trick and made it longer. That was enough to increase my score." Although the Wolverines tallied their second highest total of the campaign, the rash of injuries seemed to have a subtle effect on their performance. Colleen Forrestel, who is nursing a twisted ankle, seemed to favor it slightly during a sub-par routine on the bars, while Flom, the victim of knee operations, appeared to be hampered by a recurrent knee sprain. Accompanying the handicaps were some surprising efforts, however. Unheralded freshman Sheron copped third place on the bars with a 7.5, and scored 7.85 on a high-risk vault. Another little-known freshman, Laurie Miesel, received a 7.85 for a fine floor exercise routine. "I felt really good during the routine," she said. "I'm gaining a lot more confidence as they get better." The tumblers will have at their best Sunday when 11th-ranked Michigan State invades the Crisler confines. "We have to do better to win on Sunday," said Ponto. "And I know we're capable of scoring better." "We have a lot of momentum, but we're still making mistakes," said Axon. "I think the win will make us more comfortable for the MSU meet." MASTER'S AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING Financial aid is available for Engineering and Science Majors for graduate study in NuclearhEngineering, Fusion Engineering, and Health Physics. Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantship stipends range from $5000 to $8300 per year plus out-of-state tuition waiver. President's Fellowships for outstanding applicants provides a stipend of $5000 per year plus full tuition waiver. For Information write: Director, School of Nuclear Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332 Ohio State Illinois Iowa Mich. State Purdue MICHIGAN Wisconsin Minnesota Indiana Northwestern Conference W L Pct. 5 0 1.000 4 1 .800 4 1 .800 2 2 .600 2 3 .400. 2 3 .400 2 3 .400 2 3 .400 1 4 .200 0 5 .000 Overall W 10 16 11 10 12 8 8 7 9 4 L 4 1 3 3 5 5 6 7 8 10 Pct. .714 .941 .786 .769 .706 .615 .571 .500 .529 .286 v . Bt6L?* OSU EDGES MINNESOTA \V 9 y'FNAw ' 9 9 m ti -25 MSU Spartans shatter Hoosiers ru r V ! I 1 By The Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State's Earvin Johnson, the key to the Spartans' up-and-down fortunes all season, scored 20 points in the second half last night as sixth-ranked MSU stormed from behind to down Indiana 82-56 in Big Ten basketball. , Johnson sat out all but six minutes of the first half after picking up three fouls early. He watched from the bench as MSU blew a six-point lead and Indiana took a 35-31 halftime advantage. Johnson returned with a frenzy, scoring repeatedly on driving layups in the early stages of the second half as the Spartans reeled off 14 unanswered; points and seized control of the game with a 53-41 lead. * * * OSU 83, Mnnesota 8() COLUMBUS, Ohio - Big Ten basket- ball leader Ohio State blew 13-point first half leads before rallying behind Jim Smith to trim Minnesota 83-80 last night. The 6-foot-8 Smith, a sophomore for- ward from Cleveland, scored a career- high 17 points, most of them coming in the final moments to lift the Buckeyes' conference record to 5-0. Smith, whose previous high was 14 points against Michigan last season, scored five straight points to send Ohio State into a 75-70 lead with less than four minutes remaining. The 16th-ranked Buckeyes kept the NO PLANS FOR FUTURE: Belligerent Hayes feels no regret lead down the hectic stretch for their 10th victory in 14 starts. Minnesota fell to 2-3 and 7-7 records. Kelvin Ransey pumped in 20 points and Herb Williams added 19 for Ohio State, which led at halftime 38-34. Minnesota, led by freshman Mark Hall's 23 points, reeled off 10 straight points midway in the second half for a 56-51 lead before the Buckeyes rallied. * * * Iowa 56, Purdue 46 WEST LAFAYETTE - Junior guard Ron Lester scored 22 points as Iowa capitalized on 23 Purdue turnovers to post a 56-46 Big Ten basketball victory last night. The difference came at the free throw line, where Iowa hit 18-of-25 as com- pared to Purdue's 6-of-13. Freshman Kevin Boyle had 15 points and intercepted two Purdue passes to foil comeback efforts by the Boiler- makers. The Hawkeyes, 11-3 overall and 4-1 in the Big Ten, led all the way and took the lead for good on a Lester field goal that made the score 4-2. Illinois 81 Wisconsin 74 MADISON -- With guard Mark Smith scoring 15 points, fourth-ranked Illinois survived a career-high 25-point produc- tion from Wisconsin's Larry Petty last night and earned an 81-74 Big Ten Con- ference basketball victory over the Badgers. The Illini (16-1) twice built 12-point leads in the second half. Rob Judson and Derek Holcomb sandwiched field goals around a Neil Bresnahan free throw to halt a Wisconsin comeback and make it 73-64 with 2:17 left. ion ATLANTA (AP)-Woody Hayes, the former Ohio State University foot- ball coach, is not apologizing for striking a Clemson player'in the Gator Bowl game last month. "Do you expect me to go on crying over spilled milk?" Hayes asked during the first far-ranging interview he has granted since he was fired for the Dec. 29 incident. "I HAVE a temper," said Hayes. "I've had it all my life. I have a lot of regrets. Who doesn't? We all do." Hayes, who ruled a Buckeye football empire for 28 years, said he felt no bit- terness toward the university for firing him. "My sense of loyalty is too deep for that," he said. "I feel disappointed, but I'm not going to let that affect my life. I hope to Christ I'm too big for that." AMONG OTHER things, he discussed the parallel between football and war records, bemoaned an influx of out-of- state coaches trying to recruit athletes in Ohio since his dismissal and fretted over the fate of some of his assistant coaches not retained by the new Ohio U. State coach, Earle Bruce. He said one should not look at a foot- ball team's record, but at whether it is an improving team. He compared that with the war results of the United States and the Soviet Union. Hayes cited the U.S. record as being 8-1-1, with the tie and defeat coming in the last two-the Korean and Vietnam wars. "NOW CHECK the Russians," he said. "They're 1-4. In their last five wars, they've won one, but they won-the last one." When his attention turned to the possibility of his assistant coaches losing their jobs, Hayes said, "Jesus, that just makes me sick." He said he intended to go to the Super Bowl game in Miami this week to try to land jobs for some of them. HAYES EXPRESSED admiration for his favorite military hero, Gen. George S. Patton, saying he would have made an outstanding football coach, and for Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lanis, the former commissioner of baseball. He said Lanis "was a mean old son of a bitch and honest to the core . . . as honorable as honorable could be. He was a mean old guy, but you have to have people like him running the show." "I never trusted a nice guy my whole life,"he said. HAYES SAID he has had a temper all of his life and sometimes he gets angry at himself for losing it. Asked if he knew the source of his temper, Hayes replied: "I'm not gonna reveal it. I have an idea." Recognized as a stern disciplinarian, Hayes said: "You have got to set down rules and stand by them. But you've got to have purpose behind all your rules, other than just being boss." HE SAID HE had failed to follow that dictum at times because everyone is guilty of it. "We're all guilty of that sort of thing," he said. "Parents are guilty'of it, why sure. "There's a little dictator in all of us," Hayes said. "And dictators are the dumbest people in the world." 21 b i i SWO was ' fgas was so* 1 ON's was was gas sea H Was 1541,11 IMIN 2-5 p.m. 5t HOT DOGS ct .AN .m mm =. +. .HW IN TUESDAY Half price on Beer 7-11 p.m. WEDNESDAY 7-10 p.n Beer and Liquor n. ( . --- -_ - 310 Maynard IOURS: 1 pm-2 am, Fri. 11:30 am-2 am, Sat. 11 am-2 am WE ARE STILL ADMITTING 18,19 & 20 YEAR OLDS! -i Men & Women -of U of M ESCORES COLLEGE BASKETBALL D~etroit 81, EgAst Carolina 69 Notre name 88. San Francisco 69 Michigan St. 82. 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