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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Sunday, February 9, 1975
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By JEFF SCHILLER
"11OW MANY points did
Wayman Britt score to-
day?" asked a friend of mine
after Michigan's 98-84 victory
over Michigan State.
"Only six, huh. He must have
had a bad game."
My attempts to set him
straight, proved futile, and ex-
pectedly so. Most people judge
the worth of a basketball play-
er's performance as a function
of how many points he scores.
But by any sensible evaluation
technique, Wayman Britt per-
formed superbly against the
Spartans, and perhaps was the
key factor in the Wolverines'
impressive triumph.
Britt's defensive assign-
ment was Terry Furlow, an
old teammate at Flint Nor-
thern and the Big Ten's lead-
ing scorer prior to yesterday's
game. In the first meeting of
the two teams at East Lan-
sing, Furlow keyed an 86-78
Spartan win with 33 points.
He scored most of that total,
however, while Britt languish-
ed on the bench in foul trou-
ble.
Yesterday was a different
story. Furlow managed but
the misses hurt his confidence."
Michigan State's Gus Gana-
kas agreed.
"Michigan played good de-
fense on our important peo-
ple," Ganakas claimed. "Ter-
ry missed a few shots and he
was thrown off his stride.
Shooters are sensitive peo-
ple."
It was suggested that the
controversial incident wherein
Furlow allegedly slugged Illi-
nois' Rick Schmidt a week ago,
and the resulting investigation,
was responsible for Furlow's
poor shooting.
"Maybe," Ganakas replied,
"but don't underestimate the
Michigan defense. They were
faster and quicker than us at
both ends of the court; that's
what caused a lot of the trou-
ble."
A forward at only 6-2, Britt
copes with his opponents' su-
perior size with quickness, (his
speciality) knowledge, and ex-
perience. Furlow, though small-
er and faster than most of
Britt's adversaries, was no ex-
ception.
"You have to play Furlow
rei tight before he gets the
ball," Britt explained. "He
has good moves to the bas-
ket, but he's slow going out
for the ball, and he doesn't
move well without it.
"I'm physically quicker
than he is, I'm mentally quick-
er, and I know the game bet-
ter than he does."
Britt said that yesterday's
win, indicates how the Wolver-
ines will perform the remainder
of the season.
"We're on our way up," he
claimed. This was an important
win, because we needed it to
establish momentum. Now
we're ready to make our move.
The game was also import-
ant because it showed us the
style we have to us. We have
to utilize our quickness. It's
just a matter of conditioning,
really. We have to outhustle
the opponents, outlast them,
and beat them down the
court."
The Wolverines post-season
chances require that they win
nearly all of their remaininga
games - not an impossible goal
if they continue to perform as
they did against the Spartans.
Britt's defensive play will be a
crucial factor in Michigan's
quest for participation in a
post-season tournament.
Home run hitters drive cadil-'
lacs, and scoring leaders be-
come millionaires. But defense
wins ballgames. Wayman Britt
knows it.
(Continued from Page 1) 1 pletely shut off by Michigan.
tans Bob Chapman, Bill Glover, He scored his lone basket
White, and Furlow all fouled midway through the first half,
out. The last six minutes of picking up the remainder of his
playing time took over a half- 12 points from the free throw
hour to finish. line.
The Spartans' frustration BRITT started the game
showed on the bench, too. Ga- j guarding Furlow, and was ably
nakas' few choice words of cri- replaced by Grote when the
ticism for the referee earned 6-2 leaper got into foul trou-
a technical foul, and assistant ble.
coach Dick Versace's additional "I think I can move quicker
comments gave Michigan an- and cut quicker than him (Fur-;
other free throw, low)," claimed Britt. "And I
Perhaps more important than ' think I know the game better."
any other factor in Michigan's * Another closely watched
success was the Wolverines' 'matchup, between Kupec and
defensive performance. Furlow Hairston, was a virtual draw.
-atop the conference in scor- "I chink we played one an-
ing with a 22 points per game other fairly evenly," said Ku-
average, and eighth in field goal pec.
percentage at 56.2 - was com- In the two teams earlier
matchup this season, Kupec got
Sparta cuss
MVICIGAN NfiiiiiiiiiiM
into foul trouble early, and his
absence proved fatal to Michi-
gan's chances.
As a team, Michigan held the
norma'lly hot-shooting Spartans
to 43.8 per cent from the floor,
and generally stayed free of
foul trouble.
Robinson, forward for Mich-
igan, played his best game since
his 28-roint day against Ohio
State. The 6-6 sophomore hit
7 of ten shots to hold on to his
conference leadership in field
goal percentage,
Robinson also stunned the
crowd by performing an un-
heprd of feat - blocking a
Hnirston shot.
"We played some of our best
bail since conference play start-
ed," observed Kupec after-
wards.
Robinson
Britt
Kupec
Johnson
Baxter
Grote
Schinnerer
Johns ton
Thompson
Team
Totals
FG FT
7-10 3-4
3-8 0-1
11-17 3-4
6-8 16-18
1-7 3-6
4-7 5-6
0-0 0-0
1-1 0-0
0-1 0-0
33-59 30-39
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10
3
3
3
4
1
0
6
39
F
2
5
4
5
0
0
0
22
F
5
4
3
5
5
3
0
5
3
0
TP
17
6
25
28
5
13
0
2
0
96
TP
12
6
27
6
12
6
2
6
7
0
MICHIGAN STATE
Furlow
Tropf
Hairston
White
Glover
Wilson
Milton
Chapman
McGill
Dudley
Team
Totals
FG
1-8
3-4
12-18
2-6
5-14
3-6
1-4
3-10
2-3
0-0
FT
10-11
0-0
3-4
2-2
2-2
0-0
0-1
0-0
3-3
0-0
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3
5
9
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3
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4
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1
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Daily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS
SPARTAN TERRY FURLOW thwarts Wayman Britt's drive to the basket in yesterday's
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Big Ten action. Britt turned in
school teammate and current
season tournament hopes alive
a sterling defensive performance, limiting his former high
Big Ten leading scorer to-12 points. Michigan kept its post
by raising its conference record to 6-5.
WIN, 18-12
SCORE BY PERIODS
:MICHIGAN 49 47 96
MICHIGAN STATE 38 36 84
Officials: Fred Jaspers, Chas Fouty
Crowd: 12,132
i7IISU
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Britt
one field goal in eight attempts,
and scored the majority of his
12 points late in the contest,
r after Michigan's triumph was
assured.
To Michigan's Johnny Orr,
Britt's effort was no surprise.
"We -knew Wayman could do
the job on Furlow if he didn't
get in early foul trouble," the
Michigan mentor crowed. "Britt
kept him away from the ball
at the beginning of the game
and Furlow got frustrated. He
forced up some bad shots and
By RICK BONINO ,
"I didn't come here to get an
award. I came here to watch
Michigan beat Michigan State."j
Ex-Michigan wrestling coach
Rick Bay, honored in a pre-meet
ceremony, got his wish as the
Michigan matmen p o s t e d a,
tough 18-12 win over the arch-
rival Spartans.
Current. Michigan coach Bill
Johannesen, Bay's understudy
last year, also had a wish rea-l
lized-an important win from
senior John King.
King, who never fulfilled his
potential during a spotty Mich-
igan career, recently replaced
Tankers sink Wildcats,*
Bauer leads Michigan
IDailv
Sports
NIGHT EDITOR.
MARCIA MERKER
injured regular Ed Neiswen-
der at 158. However, the sen-
ior continued to wrestle spot-
tily-until tonight.
The difference between an 18-
12 win and a 15-15 tie is one
three-point match. Although it'sc
difficult to pick one match as
key, King's win over MSU's
Rick Greene was more crucial
than most.
"It was about time King made
a significant contribution," Jo-,
hannesen said. "That was the
best match he's wrestled since
high school."
"John did what we expected,'
Johannesen continued. "He had
confidence and he went out and
did the job."
Johannesen credited his 12th-
rated squad's overall confidence
for the win over the tenth-ranked
Spartans.
"You gotta be confident,"
Johannesen said. "You gotta
believe you can do it. If you
believe, no goals are unattain-
able."
The season-high crowd of near-
ly 1500, many Spartan partisans
remaining from yesterday af-
ternoon's 'M' - MSU basketball
game, were never let down.
Excitement reigned from Jim
Brown's surprisingly tough win
to the last seconds of a bitterly- Mitch Marsicano against Larry
contested heavyweight match. Avery.
While Spartan fans cheered
The 1S0-pound battle between wildly, Avery rode Marsicano
freshman Brad Holman, subbing throughout the second period-
for the injured Tom Evashevski, and was called for stalling.
and State's Steve Rodriguez, Still, Avery's riding time gave
typified the meet's intensity, him a 2-1 victory after an es-
Holman displayed his blind- cape, barely in bounds, early in
ing speed with a takedown and the third period.
a predicament in the first ?0 As Avery walked off the mat,
seconds, and led 7-4 early in he raised a pudgy finger in. the
the last period. However, Rod- "We're No. 1" sign and the
riguez rallied with two take- Spartan fans roared.
downs to tie the contest 8-8 Perhaps Avery couldn't read
and won on riding time. the scoreboard.
"Holman's gonna be super," T
Johannesen said. "I wouldn't be A
surprised if he places in the Big
Ten this year-and I mean sec-
ond or third."
The Michigan fans had reason B lu e
to cheer about another 9-8 loss.
S e n i o r captain Dave Curby, By TOM DURANCEAU
slowed so far with illness and The Michigan Track, Team's
injury, nearly defeated MSU's Th Miign rak ems
outstanding 190-pounder, Scott Mile relay team finally caught
Wickard.gr the Eastern Michigan Machine
' led by Stanley Vinson.
Curby's match served as a The Big Blue didn't just catch
prelude to the night's emotional them, it ran them into the tar-
finale - Michigan heavyweightth , trnte mttetr-
tan surface of Michigan State's
Jenison Field House and blazed
I iBoo-hoo Moo U. to victory with a time of 3:14.4
as the Wolverine thinclads par-
118-Jim Brown (M) dec. Jjm ticipated in the Michigan State;
Bissell (MSU), 8-2 Relays Saturday.
It6-Pat Milkovich (MSU) dec. Rich Led off by Michigan's top
Lubell (M), 6-1 sprinter, Doug Hennigar, the
134-Brad McCrory (M) dec. Dennis Wolverine crew moved out to -
Brighton (MSU), 4-0 a ten yard lead and maintain-
142-Bill Schuck (M) dec. Don ed that margin through the
Rodgers (MSU), 5-1 second leg, run by Dave
Furst. Jeff McLeod ran third
150-steve Rodriguez (MsU) dcc. for the Maize and Blue and
Brad Holman (M), 9-8 extended the lead. Anchorman
158-John King (M) dec. Rick Dave Williams then blazed a
Greene (MSU), 6-4 47.8 split and Michigan had
167-Dan Brink (M) dec. Rick its victory with Vinson puff-
Warner (MSU), 5- ing behind at the wire.
177-Mark Johnson (M) dec. Jeff The Wolverine thinclads per-
Hersha (MSU), 8-3 formed well in some other
190-Scott wickard (MSU) dec. events but were disappointing in
Dave Curby (M), 9-8 others.
Hwt-Larry Avery (MSU) dec. Dave Williams streaked to a
Mitch Marsicano (M), 2-1 1:10.3 in the 600 to finish sec-
Special To The Daily
WINETKA, Illinois-The Mich-
igan swim team upped its dual
meet record yesterday .to 7-2
by clouting the Northwestern
Wildcats, 80-43. The Wolverines
jumped to an early lead, win-
ning the 400-yard medley relay
in 3:4.93 and were never to
trail in the meet.
Even though Michigan left
several of its best swimmers at
home, the team managed some
"pretty nice performances," ac-
cording to Wolverine coach Gus
Stager.
Amaya star
Michigan's Victor Amaya
led the United States to the
men's title for the first time
in three attempts yesterday
in the British Petroleum Cup
under - 21 tennis tournament.
The American men won by a
3-2 score. Amaya defeated
former French junior cham-
pion Herve Gauvain 6-4, 7-6,
to secure the United States
an unbeatable 3-0 advantage.
THE BLUE grabbed a first
aid second in the 1000-yardI
freestyle with sophomore Norm
Semchyshen pacing the way,,
clocking a time of 10:04.
There were no double win-
ners for the tankers but Stager
was not bothered, bluntly stat-
ing, "We swam pretty good."
Don Craine, the Blue's top diver
stayed at home but senior Dick
Quint and freshman Curt Wil-
son picked up the slack.
Quint garnered a first and
second on the one-meter and
three-meter board, respectively.
Wilson, a native Californian,
matched Quint's performance
with a first on the three-meter
and a second place finish on the
one-meter board.
THE MEET took place at
New Trier East High School in
Winetka, a suburb north of Chi-
cago because Northwestern also
engaged Southern Illinois and
their own five lane pool could
not handle all the swimmers.
The Wildcats were outclassed
by the Wolverines as the only
real power they demonstrated
was in the sprints where their
top guns, Mark Killion and Jeff
Lukens reigned.
Rob Bauman snared a third
in the 200-yard freestyle with
a time of 2:02.56. The Wolver-
ines also made their mark in the
Daily Photo by PAULNE LUBENS
OUTREACHING Terry Furlow, Michigan's John Robinson
puls down one of his ten rebounds in the Wolverine's 96-84
triumph over Michigan State, yesterday. Leading the Big
Ten in field goal percentage, Robinson hit on seven of ten
floor shots, while scoring 17 points. The 6-6 Chicago native
also garnered six assists.
4KE MILE RELAY
200-yard butterfly by winning
the top two spots. Joe Bauer
took first clocking 1:57.02.
NORTHWESTERN was re-
puted to be weak in the stroke
events and the Blue tankers
took advantage of the Wildcats'
Achilles Heel. Besides a victory
in the butterfly, Michigan went
one-two in the backstroke with
Rob Helt winning at 2:00.49.
Stager, pleased with the win,
had praise for butterflyer Joe
Bauer. "That was the best per-
formance of the meet," said the
Michigan mentor.
Next Saturday closes the
Blue's homeseason as they en-
tertain the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Already, pre-meet excitement is
building over the clash between
two of the country's finest
divers, Michigan's Don Craine
and OSU's defending national
champ, Tim Moore.
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ond behind Eastern's Vinson, the Wisconsin Sprint Medley
but Williams obviously got re- team raced to a 3:23.8 in that
venge later in the evening.' rarely run event. The event
Michigan's star distance man which includes the first man
Mike McGuire finished second running a 440 and then two men
in the three mile in a time of running 220's and finally an an-
13.45. chor man running an 880 was
The Blue pole vaulters finish- paced by Michigan until the
ed strong again as Ed Kulka final lap of the 880 when Dave
placed third and Jim Stokes Furst tired and the Wisconsin
grabbed fourth place with both anchorman jetted by to the vie-
vaulters going over 15'6". tory and the world record.
Triple jumper Abe Butler World class sprinter Reggie
grabbed fourth in his event Jones, who hails from Saginaw,
with a leap of 48-3 in a strong and now runs for Tennessee in-
field of competitors. jured himself in , the 300 and
Greg Meyer, Michigan's top finished poorly. He failed to run
miler, was disappointing, how- the 60, which was to be a high-
ever, as he finished far back in lighter race against Eastern
his event. Michigan's world class Hasely
One world record was broken Crawford. Crawford easily won
at the Relays in East Lansing as in a time of 6.0
BOILERS BEST BADGERS
Hoosiers
haudle
Iowa
Colorado slides by
Wolverine six, 4-3
Special To The Daily on a shorthanded opportunity
The Colorado College Tigers that was created when four
scored a shorthanded goal with Wolverines were caught too
les than eight minutes remain- deep in Colorado territory.
ing in the game to beat the The goal seemed a fitting cli-
Michigan: hockey team 4-3 last mox to Michigan's failure to
night at the Broadmoor World caritalize on its n u m e r o u s
Arena, Colorado Springs. power--lay oportunities.
In the first period, the Wol- P
verines started out fast, asiI FIRT PRIO
center Dave Debol took a pass SCORING-.ST ebPERIO(Trudeau)
from Randy Trudeau and de- 5:56: 2. M-Palmer (Neal, D. Linds-
posited the puck in the Color- E s-1.cc-Hedreich n-
ad lege net.terference) 4:18; 2. CC-Hanson (in-
Before the period ended, de- trference), 9:52; 3. CC-Mitchell (de-
fenseman Rob Palmer tallied iv of game), 10:28; 4. M-Hughes
on a goalmouth setup to up the (51asE), 10:52
g p SECOND PERIOD
Michigan lead to two goals. For SCORING-3. CC-warner (Kron-
Palmer, it marked the second schnabel) 2:49; 4. M-Fardig (Natale,
timtle he has scored this season. i ne). 3:37; 5. CC-warner (Hed-
s reich, Kron "hnabel), 9:26; 6. CC-
In the second stanze, the tide warner (Heidreich, Kronschnabel),
turned in Colorado's favour, as113:23
the Tigers scored three times PENALTIES-. M-T. L i n d s k o g
igersscor reeimeS(ho'dine), 1:55: 6. CC-McGee (inter-
to counter one b Michigan's ferenee). 10:22: 7. M-D. Lindskog
Don Fardig. The big line for the (ronf hing), 14:07; 8. CC-Hanson
Tigers - Jim Kronschnabel1 (rouzhin ), 14:07; 9. CC - Mitchell
' i(trip) 15:35; 10. M-T. L i n d s k o g
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SCORES
NBA Rhode Island 79, New Hampshire 58
Boston 128, New York 102 Brown 77, Harvard 76
Cleveland 92, K.C.-Omaha 91 (ot) Grand Valley 83, Saginaw Valley 76
N Orleans 106, Atlania 102 N.C. State 102, Furman 87
NHL Utah 71, Colo St. 63
j From Wire Service Reports
In Maidison. Wiscns'in the o 'n Illinois~ Rick Schmidt andr
Top - ranked Indiana made it Purdue Boilermakers survived coach Gene Bartow enabled
twenty-two in a row yesterday a late-game rally to post their Williams to sink two free
with a 79-56 win over a medioc- second straight Big Ten win throws, putting Northwestern on
re Iowa Hawkeye quintet. In- by 69-64. top 41-37 with 6:26 left to play. Stan
diana's Scott May poured in 23 The Boilermakers, now 8-3 in Illinois came back to tie the
points in leading the Hoosiers conference play, down at the game at 41 apiece with a little
to their eleventh straight Big half 33-28 battled back to take over two minutes left to play.
Ten victory in as many tries. a 67-58 lead with just 1:23 left McKinney responded with four Indiana
Stubborn Iowa gave the Hoos- to play. quick points, giving the Wild- Minnesota
iers a game for the first half Wisconsin's Bruce McCauley cats the lead for good. Purdue
and trailed Indiana 39-31 at I canned three straight buckets, .. Six-eight freshman Mar MICHIGAN
intermission. But the Hawkeye's pulling the Badgers within three xlberdig scored 17 points to Michigan State
went cold at the start of the with 33 seconds left. But Pur- l9d the Minnesota Gonhers Ohio State
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Boston 8, Detroit 5
Montreal 7, N. Y Rangers 1
N.Y. Islanders 5, Washington 1
St. Louis 3, Toronto 3
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
North Carolina 111, Georgia Tech 81
Maryland 104, Duke 80
Notre Dame 66, S. Carolina 65, (ot)
Boston U. 85,'Maine 67
Princeton 86, Columbia 67
Manhattan 75, Hofstra 66
Connecticut 80, Mass. 76,, (ot)
Holy Cross 96, Rochester 53
Kansas St. 87, Okla. St. 74
Vanderbilt 76, Miss. St. 72
Kentucky 75, Georgia 61
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