Wednesday, 3onuary-l Q, 19?:, THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, January 10, 197:. THE MICHiGAN DAILY full court PRESS Hawkeves lost . . . in the Orr-zone By DAN BORUS ALTHOUGH THE TIME is certainly not ripe to speak of a Michigan conquest ofthe Big Ten crown, the Wolverines have displayed a great deal of maturity in their two Big Ten games. Phases of the game previously left in a dusty corner of Crisler Arena have found their way into the Michigan game plan. Defense, which used to have the same value as yesterday's papers, has been used as a potent weapon for the Wolverines in the two pressure packed Big Ten square-offs thus far. Zone, once a curse or something that described a football defensive backfield, has become the word of the day for the high flying Wolverines. "We're playing team ball now," Coach John Orr says of his new-look Wolverines, "and we're helping out much more than we used to." With the exception of really great college cage squads, teams divide in philosophy along one of two lines-either offensively or defensively oriented. And in the world of college basketball offense is offense and defense is defense and never the twain shall meet. Michigan, of course, was a run-and-gun squad. Some fans speak longingly of the "good ole days" when the Wolverines would score 98 points and the opposition would score 94. In bad years the point total was reversed. Sports Illustrated claimed that Orr's idea of defense was a hook shot. But if the last two games are any indication of the kind of. basketball the Wolverines are going to play, then maybe thoughts of championship are not far fetched at all. For the first time in a long while Michigan players seem aware that there are two ends to every basketball court and that not letting the ball go in your own basket is almost as good as putting it in the other one yourself. Part of this is due to the newly fashioned zone defense the Wolverines are displaying. Basically a 1-2-2 the zone is perfectly suited for the material the Wolverines start every game. Little Joe Johnson is quick enough to play the point and Russell and Wilmore have forward muscle and guard speed. Their position allows them to sag deep, helping big men Ernie Johnson and Ken Brady. The zone defense is also great for the eagerness Michigan defenders display. "It keeps the big men out of foul trouble and makes rebounding much easier," said Joe Johnson. His point is :Well taken. The Wolverines, who averaged 16.4 personal fouls per game last year, were whistled for infractions of the personal nature only two, count 'em two, times in the first half of Monday's contect. No Wolverine was in serious foul trouble. The zone is particularly suited for a team with Michigan's quickness and bulk. There are two ways to beat a zone-out- passing it or overloading it. But to perform these tasks an offensive squad hasto be quick and patient. Monday night's game was a case for the adaptability and power of Michigan's new defensive strength. Kevin Kunnert, who is no longer the gawky player he was when he last visited Ann Arbor, murdered the Wolverines in close, while the hot shooting guards did their damage early from the outside. "We got too cautious," said Orr. "Brady did not go out after the guard in the corner as he is supposed to do. When he finally did go out after the guard, we (in the first half) did' not sag in enough on Kunnert." "Actually Ernie just missed cutting him off by inches. He (Ernie) is real quick and the zone works to his advantage." In the second half the tinkers got together and sagged and fronted Kunnert, while Johnson and Wilmore did a bang- up job on sharpshooter Rick Williams. Williams, who killed the Wolverines last year in Ann Arbor with 15 field goals, had but one foul shot in the second half. Playmaker Joe Johnson feels that the zone has helped the ball club. "You know," he says, "I think the zone makes us better on offense, too. We're making fewer mistakes so we're not worried when we get the ball." Though the Wolverines did turn the ball over 14 times, much of that could be attributed to the exhaustive (Saturday-Monday playing) and the flu. Considering the rough and tumble nature of the last two opponents, the Wolverines have maintained the rebound advan- tage. This shows the effectiveness of the zone. Usually in a zone the defensive team can be out-rebounded since the offense is charging and the defensive squad member has responsibility for an area, not a man. This combination has resulted in mediocre squads securing many offensive rebounds as the defense forgets to screen out. But the Wolverines have looked like ball hawks and they want that ball., However, before you reserve a ticket to St. Louis for the NCAA championship, a word or two of warning. One: this is a tough league. With the exception of Northwestern, there are no real patsies. After two tough games, the Wolverines must travel Saturday to East Lansing and the Spartans are looking tougher and tougher. Secondly, the Wolverines are still not a completely polished product. They still have trouble with the full court press and are a little too sloppy on some plays. But the signs remain good. As Johnny Orr says, "If we can keep the opposition below 65 points, we can beat anybody." Warriors el s Page Seven ye again slain ;Lenny Wilkens and Austin Carr SICOea sscored eight points in the third CHICAGO-Chicago's Chet Walk- period as Cleveland cut the spread er became the 18th player in Na- to 77-76 entering the final quarter. tional Basketball Association his- ; By The Associated Press MILWAUKEE - George Frazier' poured in 16 of his 21 points inj the second half last night, leading fourth-ranked Marquette to its 81st straight Milwaukee Arena college basketball victory, 82-77 over Chi- cago Loyola. Larry McNeill and Maurice Lu-I cas each scored 20 points for the Warriors, 11-0 this season. Loyola slipped to 7-4 despite 22 points by Ernie Lewis and 23 by Nate Hayes. Marquette stretched a six-point shalftime lead to 12 points with eight minutes to play and still led 74-63 with 4:37 to go before1 Loyola rallied. Marquette went into delay pat- terns with four minutes left, but Loyola forced several turnovers and cut the gap to 78-75 on Paul Cohen's tip-in with 39 seconds left. But the Warriors pulled it out on two clutch free throws by Allie McGuire with 14 seconds left and two more by Marcus Washington with four seconds to go, off-setting a basket by Lewis. * * * Terps terrorize COLLEGE PARK, Md.-Len El- I more scored 19 points and grabbed1 17 rebounds as unbeaten and sec- ond-ranked Maryland thrashed Vir- ginia 93-74 in an Atlantic Coast Conference basketball game last night. The Terps, who have won 14l games in a row dating back to last1 season, raced to a 38-22 halftimej lead and Virginia was unable to1 get closer than 10 points behind the rest of the way. Barry Parkhill, Virginia's back-I court star, was held to two points daily sports1 NIGHT EDITOR:7 ROB McGINNf -the lowest of his career, under the close guarding of Bob Bo- dell and Jim O'Brien. Tom McMillen scored 17 points' for Maryland, which won its 21st straight at home, and freshman guard John Lucas had 20 points' and nine assists. With Maryland ahead 29-18 late in the first half, Lucas assisted onI three fast break baskets by thec Terps and sank a shot of his own. The Cavaliers, now 6-4, includ- ing 2-2 in the ACC, spurted mild-s ly midway through the secondc half behind the shooting of fresh- man Wally Walker and Gus- Gerard to pull within 35-45. But McMillen, who sank five freet throws to extend his streak from the line to 21 without a miss, then followed his own missed shot to sink a basket and dropped in two foul shots to make it 59-45. Maryland is now 2-0 in the ACCc and meets third-ranked North Caro-I lina State at home Sunday in ar battle for first place. The Wolf-C pack has a 1-0 conference recordI but must play Duke Friday night.I Walker finished with 23 pointsC for Virginia and Gerard had 19. The Cavaliers were outrebounded 53-25. tory to score 15,000 points last night, leading the Bulls to a 126- 110 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The loss was No. 39 of the year for the 76ers who have won only four games. Philadelphia madena game out of it until early in the third quarter when Bob Love and his 16 points put the game out of reach. The trio of Walker, Love, and Garfield Heard once again led the Bulls' forces, this time with 67 points. Heard, who collected 27 key points, flipped in 19 in the second quarter and closed out with 12 shots out of 16 from the floor. Philadelphia, beset with injuries, suspensions, and numerous turn- overs, fell hopelessly behind early in the third quarter when the com- bination of Love and Clifford Ray, took its toll. Fred Carter led Philadelphia with 27 points. Braves bounce BUFFALO-Buffalo's front lineI of Elmore Smith, Bob McAdoo and Bob Kauffman combined for 64 points and outrebounded the entire Cleveland team in leading the Braves to a 106-102 National Bas- ketball Association victory over the Cavaliers last night. Smith scored 22 points, pulled down 19 rebounds and handed out a career-high eight assists. McAdoo had 22 points and 16 rebounds while Kauffman, who missed two games with an ankle injury, had 20 points and 10 re- bounds. The Cavaliers managed only 43 rebounds as a team. The Braves jumped to a 12-2 lead and were in front all the way. They led 55-42 at halftime, but Hawks soar ATLANTA-A three-point play by Jim Washington with 2:36 remain- ing helped Atlanta to a 120-114 Na- tional Basketball Association vic- tory over the Houston Rockets last night. Until Washington's shot gave At- lanta a seven-point advantage, neither team had led by more than five points all night. The score was tied 18 times. Walt Bellamy and Pete Mara- vich sank 26 points each for At- lanta, Herm Gilliam had 20 and George Trapp added 19. Houston's high scorers were Rudy Tomjanovich and Jimmy Walker with 25 each. The victory moved Atlanta to second place in the NBA's Central Division, five and a half games ahead of the Rockets, who are third. * * * Islanders blipped UNIONDALE, N.Y.--Mike Corri. gan, Serge Bernier and Vic. Ven- asky scored for Los Angeles in the opening four minutes of play last night and the Kings hung on for a 3-2 National Hockey League victory over the New York Islanders. Corrigan scored first, netting his 19th goal of the season at 1:29 of the opening period. Ber- nier made it 2-0 with his 13th goal at 2:58, then Venasky scored less than a minute later and the Kings led 3-0 with just 3:44 gone by. HRP Mass Meeting STEERING COMMITTEE ELECTIONS THURS. 7:30- MICHIGAN UNION Daily Photo by DAVID MARGOLICK FLAMBOYANT FORWARD ERNIE JOHNSON (30) snuffs a lay-in attempted by Iowa cornerman Neil Fegebank in Monday night action. Sources after the tilt have revealed that as the unfortunate Hawkeye left Crisler Arena his forehead was emblazoned with the words "Wilson Jet." BAY: 'MY GREATEST VICTORY' Alatme n pin By JIM ECKER Welcome back to the wonderful world of Wolverine wrestling. When we last left you, Michigan stood on the verge of grappling greatness. Today they are one giant step closer to that goal. Penn State brought its four- year dual meet unbeaten streak into Crisler Arena Dec. 13: The once mighty Nittany Lions were sent whimpering home, tails neatly tucked between their legs, after absorbing a 31-6 thrashing from Coach Rick Bay's boys. Last Saturday the Wolverines shellacked the Ohio State Buck- eyes by an identical 31-6 tally in their first Big Ten meet. Michigan's overall record is a spotless 4-0. Coach Bay called the unexpect- ed cakewalk against Penn, State "my greatest victory as a wres- tling coach, ever." Michigan's triumph marked the 300th suc- cess in the proud history of Wol- verine wrestling. The impetus for Michigan's recent wrestling success has been leadoff man Jim Brown, the muscular sophomore from Akron, Ohio. Brown's last two dual-meet outings have turned into pinning affairs. Against Penn State, for- mer high school champ and Eastern runnerup Tom Teagar- den fell after 6:57. In Columbus Saturday, Jack Low's shoulders Lions, fondled the mat 16 seconds ear- lier than his Penn State counter- part. A win by fall counts six team points in collegiate wrestling, the equivalent of two regular three- point decisions. So even if Mich- igan had dropped the two match- es following Brown's perform- ances, the score would still be knotted. But that has not been the case. Rich Valley cleared the mud- dled 126 lb. picture with a couple of solid showngs. Valley surpris- ingly pinned Nittany Lion Nor- man Palovesik 1:02 before the final horn. Valley's effort, cou- pled with Brown's six-point suc- cess, crushed Penn State's spirit and opened the flood gates. Two-time Big Ten champ Jerry Hubbard provided Michigan with two superior dual meet decisions good for four team points apiece. He wiped out Penn State's Mike Mousetis 14-1 and last Saturday coasted to a 10-0 whitewashing over John Brewer in unfriendly St. John's Arena. Gary Ernst looked solid in his two tussles. The Saline heavy- weight closed out the resounding Penn State success by decision- 'ing Ira Lubert 9-3. Captain Mitch Mendrygal re- mains unbeaten after two vic- torious decisions. The Big Ten's 158 lb. champion is a strong, shrewd and efficient wrestler who rarely makes a mistake. Michigan dropped but four of Professional League Standing s BucksY 20 combined matches against the Penn State and Ohio State grap- plers. Saddled with one setback apiece were 142 pounder Rick Neff (Ohio State); 167 pounder John King (Penn State); 177 pounder John Ryan (Ohio State); and 190 pounder Dave Curby (Penn State). This could be the year Mich- igan seriously challenges Mich- igan State for the Big Ten cham- pionship and battles the Spartans, Iowa State and Oklahoma State for the NCAA Championship. NBA Buffalo 106, Cleveland 102 Atlanta 120, Houston 114 Chicago 126, Philadelphia 110 New York 116, K.C.-Omaha 115 (OT) NHL Los Angeles 3, New York Islanders 2 COLLEGE Maryland 93, Virginia 74 Indiana 80, Miami (Ohio) 68 Ohio U. 87, West Liberty 70 Marquette 82, Loyola 77 Northern Michigan 80, Calvin 53 New Term Special REDUCED RATES BILLIARDS and TABLE TENNIS TODAY & TOMORROW 2 DAYS ONLY MICHIGAN UNION - Ev SPECIAL! HOT CHOCOLATE eryone Welcome! 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