Friday, January 7, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page ECeven Friday, January 7, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven E .firfull court Cagers run wildcats ragged Balanced Blue rolls, 102 -65 1 11TIp -"J"Ob l" game wish the quicker Wolver- "It's a mater of being ready ines. whenever you're called on," "'Every time a team has said Staton. zoned us, we've really ripped MICHIGAN broke the century the zones up,," said Orr. "'We mark for the third straight have too much quickness. home game - Crisler fans have u u u 'I esptrtg new looks . .. Sporting ne looks By KATHY HENNEGHAN Grote and David Baxter added Six Wolverines scored in 11 each. 1I By DON MacLACHLAN SINCE ITS DOUBLE-OVERTIME LOSS at the hands of Providence eight days ago the Michigan basketball team has a few new looks. The Wolverines are no longer top-ranked in the country and Joel Thompson has emerged as the new starting forward opposite co-captain John Robinson. The, junior jumping jack from Flint replaced the aggres- sive Tom Staton in the starting line-up. Last night in his first start in Crisler Arena, Thompson netted 13 points hitting on six of eight shots from the floor. "I used to be hesitant to shoot," said Thompson who has hit on 65 per cent of his field goal attempts this year. "Now I go ahead and take the shot and don't worry about it instead of being undecided. "I doubt many people can block my shot - there aren't too many forwards taller than I am," Thompson added. In addition to his hot hand, Thompson haunts opposing forwards with his spring-like jumping ability. "A lot of players can be intimidated, and any little thing can throw someone off when they are shooting. Even if I don't block the shot I can force them to miss it. Staton: Mr. Defense double figures as Michigan blew out Northwestern 102-65 in the Big Ten opener at Crisler Arena last night. Michigan built a 16 point lead in the first eight minutes of the game and from then on it was all over for the Wildcats. "They took us out of our game quite quickly and we couldn't regroup," said Northwestern Coach Tex Winter. "It's an old cliche and I hate to use it, but we were intimidated." RICKEY GREEN led all scorers wi.h 20 points and John Robinson added 18. Joel Thomp- son, starting his second game, scored 13 while guards Steve "I'd say we were ready for the Big Ten opener," said Michigan coach Johnny Orr. "Northwestern has lost some, but they've never been blitzed like that. "I think that's the sharpest we've been for the longest stretch so far." Billy McKinney led North-i western with 16 points, well be- low his season's average (21.4), while Tony Allen and Mike Campbell scored 12 apiece. "Rickey Green did an out-i standing job on McKinney. He was really ready to play," said Orr. "I LIKE TO be known as a balanced ball player," said Green. "Playing against a quick guard like McKinney wears you out faster. I like to press - II like to surprise my man. I look for a time and then I dart in." Stavale leaves Sophomore-walk-on D a v e Stavale left the Michigan basketball team and is now on a full athletic scholarship at Western Michigan. He will be eligible to play next Jan- uary. i ,, ! i "Anytime you win like that you've got to be happy, and I'm happy. If we win 17 more like that, we're on the road to At- lanta, said Orr. ATLANTA IS the site of this ; year's NCAA finals. And al- though Michigan is no longer un- defeated (having lost in double overtime at Providence), no- body is calling it quits. Orr acknowledged the, pres- sure that goes with the number one ranking, but said, "Would we rather still be number one? You bet your life we would. You sure hate to give that up." Another change involves the starting lineup. After the loss to Providence, Joel Thompson re- placed forward Tom Staton. "Our lineup may change de- pending on who we're up against," Orr explained. "Joel has given us an offensive lift, and Staton adds a lot of quick- ness. He comes off the bench with about as good an attitude as I've ever seen." yet to see a close contest this year. Despite the sellout crowds, some of the players aren't sat- isfied with fan support. "The main' talk of the game among the players after the game wasn't the 40 point win, but how bad the fans were," said one starter. "If you jut my name in, the fans would just hoot on me." "After two beautiful dunks by Joel, ten people get up," said a sub. "The rest sit back like they expect it. What does it take?" "'Hell, they act like they're in the theater and just sit there ana clap," said the first. "I could round up 200 guys from my old high school and they'd make more noise than 13,000 at Crisler." Northwestern drops' to 2-8, while Michigan is 8-1. Michigan's next action is at Crisler tomorrow against Wis- consin. The, Badgers lost to Michigan State last night, 84-61. Tip-off is 2:05. Northwestern negated Northwestern zoned Michigan early, but the strategy failed. The Wildcats reluctantly found themselves in a run-and-gun GRAND VALLEY PREVAILS, 84-78 MICHIGAN FG FT R Robinson .... 7-9 4-5 0 Thompson ... 6-8 1-1 2 Hubbard ...5-11 5-7 12 Green....... 10-15 0-0 4 Grote......... 4-9 3-3 4 Baxter........ 4-8 3-3 2 Staton.......3-6 0-1 5 Hardy........2-3 0-0 1 Bergen........'0-0 0-0 0 Lozier... 0-0 0-Q 3 Lillard........ 2-2 0-0 1 hones.........0-1 0-0 0 TOTALS....... 43-72 16-20 38 Attendange: 13,609. A 1 1 6 6 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 22 TPSvete......... 1-2 18Allen........6-16 13Klss . . 2-3 15McKinney .. 6-11 20Hildebrand .. 1-5 11Campbell .... 6-9 11Fields.........4-6 6Fenlon........1-4 4Boesen.......2-10 OGibson........0-0 OMarifke 0-1 4Carroll .. . 0-1 OTOTALS ... 29-68 102 0-0 4 0 0-0 1-4 4-4 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-15 5 6 4 1 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 42 1 3 2 5 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 16 2 12 5 16 2 12 9 2 5 0 0 0 65 F NORTHWESTERN Woecaestripped MICHIGAN............51 Northwestern..........35, 51-102 30-- 65 Thompson adds a strong offensive threat to five, but when it comes down to defense Staton man for Orr to call on. Staton in his new role coming off the bench, western forward Tony Allen to two points after A 10 in the first six minutes of the game. the starting is still the held North- Allen hit for Known for his defensive hustle, the sophomore from Ferndale is called upon to shut down the opposing big gun, whether it be Nate Davis of South Carolina last Sun- day or ex-Notre Dame star Adrian Dan tley in the NCAA tournament last year. "When a player is hot at the time, I try to apply a little extra pressure that causes mistakes," Staton said. "Being small- er gives me the advantage of being a little quicker. I'm just a little fella under the boards." Grote: Hard-nosed? The other new look is Steve Grote's two black eyes, as a result of his broken nose, an injury suffered last week in Providence. "It's taken me awhile to get used to breathing through my mouth," said -Grote, who was panting for breath on a couple of occasions last night. Despite his fragile nose, Grote continues his physical style of. play and is not afraid to drive inside and risk reinjuring his nose. "I guess I just don't think about it," Grote said. "I just hope it doesn't get hit again. I'm going to start wear- ing a protective device in practice, but not in the games." The Wolverines other neW look is no longer undefeated due to the 82-81 drubbing at Providence. "It was a heartbreaking defeat," said Orr. "It was amazing how many times we had a chance to win the game," Grote said. "Sometimes you lose and there's a reason why - but we played hard and a victory jst wasn't meant -to be." By RICH LERNER Grand Valley employed a furious full-court press to run off 11 straight points late in the game, and spoil the Michigan women's home opener, 84-78, last night. With star guard Lydia Sins on the bench in foul trouble, the Wolverines could not bring' the ball upcourt against the Laker press, allowing Grand Valley severe easy baskets aft- er Michigan miscues. Kim Hansen paced the vis- itors wish 29 points and 11 rebounds, including three bas- kets within a ten-second span during Michigan's late col- lapse, putting GVSU ahead for good, 77-74. Carol Vande- bunte and Diane Miller sup- ported Hansen with 22 and 15 points respectively. Guard Melinda Fertig dis- played a strong shooting touch, pacing Michigan with 24 points.« But with Sims on the bench, the 5-5 sophomore could not handle the Laker pressure, committing 15 turnovers. Grand Valley jumped to an 18-6 lead in the game's first ten minutes, but Michigan utilized a press of its own to battle back, taking 40-37 halftime lead on the strength of Fertig's shoot- ing. The Lakers stormed out at the start of the second half, regain- ing the lead at 46-44. However, Michigan's full-court zone press and the accurate shooting of Fertig and Karen Gilhooly pow- ered the Wolverines to 16 straight points and back into the lead,, 60-46. Faced with a 14-point de- ficit, the Lakers applied their press, closing the gap to 66-60, while Sims languished on the bench with four fouls. With Michigan still leading by six and 6:27 remaining in the game, Wolverine coach Carmel Borders re-inserted Sims. But a mere two seconds later the senior from Detroit picked up her fifth foul. Fueled by Wolverine turn- overs, the Lakers overtook Michigan with two-and-a-half minutes remaining after Han- sen's three straight baskets. "Our press was very success- ful." said Borders. "But the other team's was quite success- ful too. I keep frying to tell people women's basketball is exciting." SC OR E S College Basketball MICHIGAN 102, Northwestern 65 Purdue 80, Indiana 63y Michigan St. 84, Wisconsin 61 Illinois 89, Ohio St. 72, Tri-State 108, Hillsdale, Mich. 82 Furman 88, Jacksonville, Fla. 74 Connecticut 52, St. Peter's 50 NBA Cleveland 129, Golden State 100 Indiana 103, Atlanta 95 Milwaukee 119, Buffalo 111 NHL Minnesota 7, DETROIT 2 Montreal 9, Buffalo 2 Philadelphia 7, St. Louis I Pittsburgh 3, washington 3 if your club recruiting ?- Cadvertire.. with we'll design & print them, 663-2023 A. Scott Corporation Boilermakers topple Hoosiers, 80-63 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. UP) -I The Purdue Boilermakers, led by the scoring of junior Walter Jordan and the aggressive de- fense of senior Bruce Parkin- son, ran off 16 straight points in the first half last night, and beat Indiana 80-63 in their Big Ten baske' ball season opener. The Boilermakers took a 34-24 lead at the half and coasted to their first victory over the Hoosiers in three years and their first here in five years. THE LOSS snapped Indiana's 37-game winning string in Big Ten play and left the Hoosiers 5-5 on the season. Purdue, which lost its first two games, raised its record to 7-3. Jordan, a 6-8 forward, led Purdue with 20 points, forward Wayne Walls added 19 and Par- kinson, a playmaking guard, wound up with 14 points after scoring 10 in the first half. Benson, held to just four points in the opening period, finished with 19, while Wood- son added 14 for the Hoosiers. I 1 F Slilli I THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BILLBOARD All IM sports managers will meet Monday, December 10, at the IM Building on Hoover St. This meeting takes place at 7:30 p.m., not 9 p.m. as previously announced. "" I. SHIRTS - 25% OFF on selected "."' "- 'e flannel and c o t t o n shirts. Shirts by Levi, - Lee, Dee Cee JEANS 25% OFF all fashion jeans. 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