Friday, March 1, 1974 -HE MItHIGRN'' D*AILY r~age seven' Friday, March 1, 1974 ThE MICHIGAN L)AILY -. Cagers battle ophers, MSU By MARC FELDMAN Having trouble getting gas? En- joy Ann Arbor weather better than Florida's? Then why not hang around town another day and watch the Michigan Wol- verines go after their 19th victory of the season against Minnesota tomorrow afternoon. The Maize and Blue bring a 10-2 Big Ten record into the Crisler Arena affair, and need a victory against the Gophers to stay within striking distance of front-running Indiana. The Hoos- iers, 11-1 in the conference, face last-place Ohio State at Columbus tomorrow night. d0aily Sports NIGHT EDITOR: JOHN KAHLER "I think they will come out and hold the ball. That's his style," Michigan's m e n t o r analyzes. Northwestern played "ball con- trol" here a few weeks ago, and Musselman surely knows the Wol- verines won that game by just two points. IN THE TEAMS' first meeting back in January, the Maize and Blue fought off a late Minnesota rally and foul problems for a 66- 65 victory. Michigan led by 16 with nine minutes to play, and by eight with less than a minute to go, but barely escaped un- blemished. Guard Rick McCutcheon led the Gophers on that date with 20 points, while Schaffer had 19. Phil Filer, a 6-8 forward, was held scoreless, but has really charged on lately. In fact, Filer, had 29 of Minnesota's points in their 56-S0 upset victory over Michigan State just two weeks ago in East Lansing. The Wolverines, confident of "a berth in some postseason tourna- ment, need wins over the Gophers tomorrow and Michigan State next weekend to become only the third Michigan team ever to post a 20-victory season. The other two, of course, were achieved by the great Cazzie Russell-led teams of the mid-60's. EVEN IF the Maize and Blue do get by the Gophers, the road to that 20th win at Jenison Field- house will be rocky. The Spar- tans have had a successful yet heartbreaking season, and Gus Ganakas' crew would like nothing better than to derail the Michigan express. C e n t e r L i n d s a y Hairston, Campy Russell's nemesis from 'way back' is the key to the Michigan State attack. Hairston leads the Big Ten in rebounding with 14 per game and has shown the ability to carry the entire team with him in a victory over Purdue and in a near-upset over Notre Dame. If Michigan can win its re- maining games, all it can hope for is that either Ohio State or Purdue (next Saturday) can break the Indiana winning streak. But even if the Hoosiers don't falter, a 20-4 record for a team nobody expected anything from 'and a trip to the Conference Com- missioners Tournament in St. Louis in two weeks, will be any- thing but disappointing. DRUG HELP is accepting. volunteers QUALIFICATIONS ARE: 0 a desire to help people in crises * the ability to make a 6 month commitment WHAT'S IN IT F OR YOU? training good people, etc. FOR MORE INFO: call Drug Help (761-HELP) before March 14 6: i a Evil Bill THE GOPHERS, 12-10 overall and 6-6 in the league, have been somewhat of a surprise since the Minneapolis school did not re- tprn a single letterman from the 21-5 club of last year. Minnesota has come on strong lately, win- ning 6 of its last nine games to leap from the conference cellar to fifth place. Forward Dennis Shaffer leads the deliberate Gophers in scoring with at 20-point average and has waged 'a season-long battle with Campy Russell for therleague lead, which Russell currently holds. Coach Bill Musselman is one mentor not clamoring foria 24- second rule in college basketball. The fiery 33-year-old coach is not adverse to having his team sit on the ball for long periods of time, and will probably be up to his old Ashland College tricks tomorrow afternoon. M o n d a y night, the Gophers built up a 20- point bulge and held the anemic Harv Schmidt Illini to 52 points the lowest total by an Illinois team in 6 years. Johnny Orr expects more of the same from Musselman tomorrow. Conference Playoffs to be at Illinois From wire Service Reports CHICAGO - In event of a dead- lock for the Big Ten basketball; title, a playoff game has been scheduled for Monday night, March 11, at the University of Illinois to determine the Conference's repre- sentative in the NCAA tournament.' Commissioner Wayne Duke an- nounced yesterday that coaches of, the top three contenders, Indiana,I Michigan and. Purdue, agreed onI selection of the Illini's Assembly Hall as a neutral playoff court: with an 8:05 p.m., CDT tipoff. Should an unlikely three-team title tie develop at 11-3, Duke said the playoff would be between Michigan and Purdue since Indi- ana last represented the Big Ten in the NCAA meet, that being last' season. For Michigan to make the trip: to the fungus-shaped Assembly Hall, it must win the remaining two games on its schedule and' hope that the Hoosiers stumble against either Ohio State or Pur- due.; Daily Photo by ROLFE TESSEM LIONEL WORRELL (23) puts the move on a dismayed Jerry Nichols in last Saturday's game with Purdue. Unfortunately for the world, Main Train's lighted candle will be hid under the bushel of the CCA tournament in St. Louis. Big Camp PLAYOFF BERTH ASSURED Ic e rs By ROGER ROSSITER No coach in any sport enjoys having to rely on getting a little help from another team to im- prove his own team's standing. That's what Michigan hockey coach Dan Farrell faces this weekend. The Wolverines currently hold down sixth place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Farrell would like nothing bet- ter than to climb to the lifty heights of fourth place, giving the Maize and Blue the home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. But the only way for that hope to become reality is if the Wolverines sweep their two game set with Michigan State, and Notre Dame takes three of four points from Wisconsin at Madison. Because of a new method of tie-breaking for final position standings, Michigan cannot af- ford to finish tied with Wiscon- sin. The "new deal" gives the higher position to the team that has the best goals for versus goals against recordin the two team's head to head series, which would give the nod to Wis- consin. Under the old system, the Wolverines would have been awarded the higher position be| cause they would have been awarded the higher position be- cause they would have had more' total wins in league competition. H o w e v e r, another reward awaits the Michigan dekers this weekend - a Big Ten cham- pionship. Farrell's charges need a win and a tie to cop the league award. A split would create some type of multi-cham- pions arrangement shared among' the Wolverines, Wisconsin andj Minnesota. face Farrell feels the Wolverines' biggest problem this weekend will be to stop the awesome Spartan scoring machine. The farmers' roster includes four of the seven leading scorers in the WCHA, featuring current scor- ing leader Steve Colp. Colp tops the circuit in both goals (37), and total points (64) and trails assist leader Doug Palazzari of Colo- rado College (40) by three. Centerman Tom Ross and Daryl Rice have also notched* over twenty goals apiece with 25 and 24 respectively. The Spartans score a lot of goals but for most of the sea- son they gave up a large num- ber, too. Freshman goaltender Gary Carr (4.9 GPG) has hand- led the brunt of State's netmind- ing since returning from an ear- Feisti ly season injury. Only lately has he begun to nerform with any degree of consistency. The Wolverines h a v e not scored anywhere near as many goals as the Spartans (135 to 102), but they have not surren- dered as many either (116 to 135). Although Michigan goalie Rob- hie Moore only ranks fourth among the league's regular net- minders with a 4.2 goals against average, his percentage of goals , to shots on goal is the best in the league. Only 9.1 per cent of the shots taken on Moore reach the net compared to 9.4 per cent for second place goaler Brad Shelstad of Minnesota. Moore leads all league goalies in saves with 918, and could cross the one thousand mark for the sec- ond straight season this week-, V Fa rmers end. team hosting number eight, num- Angie Moretto still leads the ber two hosting number seven, Wolverines in scoring with 15 and so on. goals and 18 assists in league The four survivors will be competition. Don Fardig ranks paired in two sets that will again second to Moretto in points with go to war for another two game 25 (11 goals, 14 assists), while total goal series. The first round Pat Hughes is second in goals survivor with the most total scored with 13. points in league play will host the No matter what happens ,this opening round winner with the weekend, the Wolverines;;will be fewest points. The second lead- among the teams in the WCHA's ing point totaller will host the opening playoff 'round scheduled third with both series to be for next Tuesday and Wednes- played on Saturday March 9 and day. Unless the Blue deker can Sunday March 10. weasle their way into fourth The two triumphant squads play they will open on the road will then wing to Boston for the more than likely at Denver, National Collegiate Athletic As- Michigan State, or Wisconsin. sociation finals in the Boston The playoffs consist of two Garden March 14-16. They will games with total goals deter- be joined by two teams from the mining the victor. The first Eastern Collegiate Athletic Con- round will have the number one ference. Fom the play and performances that won The Pulitzer Prize. The New York Critcs Award and The Tony Awad 20th Century-Fox Presents A Lawrence Turman-Martin Ritt Production. The Great White Hope Starring Jamcs Erl Jones, Jane Alexander. -AND- WOODY ALLEN Take the Money and Run BENEFIT for Graduate Employees Org. for legal costs and continuing organizing and educational work Friday and Saturday Modern Language Auds. 3 & 4 $1.25 single, $2 double feature contribution 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. FROM IRISH TO DAYTON NCAA fills nine slots By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY - Nine at-large teams, including second-ranked Notre Dame and eighth - rated Marquette, were tapped yesterday to compete in the National Colleg- iate Athletic Association basket- ball championships. The others are No. 11-ranked Pittsburgh, No. 12 Providence, No. 14 South Carolina and No. 16 Creighton and Syracuse, Dayton and Oral Roberts. The at-large delegation will join winners of 16 major confer- ences to round out the 25-team- field. NOTRE DAME, 23-1, will be making its 11th NCAA champion- ship bid. The Irish staged a major surprise this season when they ,irn 1than tnn r.nPA TTk T A 71-7A the last 10. The Bruins currently tra in Philadelphia in East region- are ranked third. al openers. The Irish have never fared too' ORAL ROBERTS was paired well in search of a national crown. They reached the regional finals in j against the Southwest Conference 1953, 1954 and 1958. In their latest champion in the Midwest Regional bid, in 1971, they lost in the sec- ond round. Dayton, with a 17-7 record, will meet the Pacific Coast Athletic MARQUETTE, 22-3, which de- Association champion and the win- clined an invitation four years ago, ners of the Big Sky Conference: has played in the last three NCAA and the Western Athletic Confer-'3 tournaments and in five others. It ence will collide in the West Re- reached the regional finals in 1955 gional at Idaho State March 9. s and 1969.-- The University of Hawaii was Notre Dame will play the winner selected Thursday for the 16-team: of the Ohio Valley Conference inNtoa niain Bsebl the Mideast basketball regional National Invitation Basketball tournament's first round. Tournament at Madison Square Marquette will face the mid- Garden, joining St. John's, Man- American Conference champion in hattan and Massachusetts which the same tournament. ' were chosen earlier in the day. COLLEGE JUNIOR PROGRAM FOR GIRLS Attend the college of your choice. Receive over $500 per month for your senior year. 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