Tuesday, February 8, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY rage ::even Tuesday, February 8, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY LATE SURGE WINS IT,86-80 Michigan squeaks by oers By KATHY HENNEGHAN Special to The Daily MINNEAPOLIS - Michigan. scored six straight points in thec last 1:24 in the game here lastI night to down an inspired Min- nesota basketball team 86-80 be-j fore 17,504 fans. "I'm proud as the devil ofI my team," said Michigan coachI Johnny Orr. "We hung in there and proved we're ,a pretty good team. "And it's great to have a guyI who worked for you have ai great team, too," said Orr of' second year Minnesota coach Jim Dutcher, a former Orr as- sistant.4 In a must win contest for both teams, the score was tied at 801 when Steve Grote hit on a long jump shot from the, corner.1 Gopher guard Ray Williams then missed a long jumper at' the other end of the court. Minny MICHIGAN RICKEY GREEN of all peo- ple, hauled down a key offen- sive rebound and hurled a full- court pass to Tom Staton, whosej layup made it 84-80.I The Gophers called time out with one minute on the clock. Osborne Lockhart brought the ball upcourt, only to have Grote pick off a pass intended for Williams. The Wolverines worked - at stalling the game away despite frantic pressure from Minneso- ta. Flip Saunders' foul, the fourth for the Gophers in 26 seconds, sent Green to the line for a one-and-one shooting situ- ation. Green missed his first at- tempt, but Phil Hubbard snatch- ed the rebound and threw the ball back out to resume the stall with 0:12 remaining. ON A GROTE ASSIST, Hub laid the ball in at the buzzer. Final score: 86-80.1 The win helps Michigan con- siderably in the conference race. The Wolverines retain the ibig Ten lead at 11-1, 18-2 overall. Second-place Minnesota falls to 7-2, 16-2 overall. The teams meet again in Ann Arbor 11 days from now. The game was nip-and-tuck at the outset, with Michigan event- ually surging to a ten-point half- time lead. The Wolverines keyed. on Gopher center Michaell Thompson before the intermis- sion, giving Minnesota the out-I side shots. Thompson was held to two points in the first half, but Wil- I I e 1 liams and Saunders hit virtually Minnesota with 20 each. Fresh- every shot they threw up, most- man Kevin McHale had 18 ly from long range. points, and Lockhart and Saun- ders both added 10. IN THE SECOND half, Michi- gan came out more and pres- FOUL TROUBLE hurt the sured the outside shots. Thomp- Gophers. By halftinge, Williams son then scored 18 of his 20 had four fouls, while Thompson points, and McHale had three each. Not only were those starters forced Both teams shot exceptionally to play cautiously, but Minne- well, Michigan hitting 55 per sota's inferior depth hurt its cent from the floor to Minneso- showing. ta's 52 per cent. Hubbard led McHale fouled out with 4:08 3 all scorers with 23 points lowed by John Robinson s, fol- with remaining and Thompson exited at 0:19. 20, Green v and Grote v Thompson Women cageT over Adrian C with 16, and Staton! Michigan was ontrebounded with 10 apiece. I for one of the first times this season, 40-31. Hubbard and Rob- and Williams paced inson combined for 21 rebounds, while Thompson and McHale did the same for the Gophers. "They killed us on the boards," Orr conceded, "but we got a lot of crucial rebounds. We boarded about as well as we're going to board' against a taller lineup." g ORR SHUFFLED forwards Sta- ton (6-3) and Joe Thomnson -ha-ha MINNESOTA I - A Staton Robinson Hubbard Grote Green Thompson Bergen Baxter Hardy Team FG/A 5-11 8-13 9-11 5-9 8-18 1-2 0-0- 1-1 FT/A R 0-0 2 4-6 11 5-6 10 0-1 23 0-1 1 1-2 1 2-2 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 3 A 4 3, 0 6 8 0 0 2 2I TP Tv;Williams 10 , ns 2 !McHale 20 Thompson Lochart 16 Saunders 3Wii~ey 2 Foszhi 2 Lingenfilter 0 Team TOTALS 10-7 9-11 10-21 5-12 5-9 1-4 0-0 0-0 39-74 0-0 6 2-3 10 0-0 If 0-0 4 0-0 5 0-0 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 2-3 40 4 0 2 a 0 1 0 20 20 10 10 0 0 13 TOTALS 37-67 12-18 31 Halftime score: 86 Foiled out: McHale, Mike Thompson I Attendance: 17,504 Michigan 49, Minnesota 39 full court Frieder crams... .. Blue passes test By DON MACLACHLAN MINNEAPOLIS, MICHIGAN NEEDED A SUPER EFFORT to beat the Minne- sota Gophers last night - and it got one. The Wolverines were ready for the Gophers, and came up with the best gameyof the year. "Bill (assistant coach Frieder) did a great job," said Michi-' gan coach Johnny Orr. "He reviewed tapes of Minnesota all week to see if he could find any weaknesses. We prepared our team in one day as well as you can prepare them for a game." "I devoted a minimum of two hours to Minnesota start- ing last Monday," Frieder said. "I watched films and called people so I would know my suggestions for Orr. You know, we gave up eighty points but we did a hell of a job de- fensively." The Wolverine defense excelled. Michigan constantly pres- sured the Gophers yet only committed 13 fouls in the process. Minnesota, never in the bonus situation, shot only three free throws the entire game. Most of all, though, it was a great team effort for Michigan. The Wolverines played unselfishly and maintained poise through- out the game, despite the deafening Gopher partisans. Phil Hubbard picked up two fouls in the first 2:15 of the game but didn't commit another personal foul until the second half. Hubbard limited Minnesota center Michael Thompson to only two points in the first half. Tom Staton hustled on defense and hit Hubbard with beautiful passes for layups on several occasions. John Robinson, who was "super good" according to Orr, came from nowhere to snare rebounds and tip them in. Steve Grote hustled and drew fouls in key situations on Gophens Ray Williams and Kevin McHale. "It was a great victory with that crowd," Orr said. "Beating them here was a great task." The crowd was so loud that on occasion the players couldn't hear the whistles of the officials. For example, with 6:49 remaining in the game, Michigan led 73-70 and was bringing the ball upcourt. Coaches Orr and Frieder signaled for a time out but the fans were so noisy that the players could not hear the official's whistle to stop he action. Gopher Ray Williams stole the ball on an errant Wolverine pass before an official told him play was dead. The Gopher fans erupted. "We knew there were 17,00 people against us; but we had 14 people together on the bench and that is all it took," Staton said. "There was a lot of stuff on the walls saying that their players were the best in the country,, so we had something to prove," Staton added. "We played together." "'The crowd didn't bother me at all," said Grote, a known fan irritator. "Hostile crowds turn me on. I wanted to walk off the floor and have them silent." Senior Rickey Green was also brilliant, dishing out six as- sists and netting 16 points. But for Green the game had added incentive. The talk around Minnesota is that Williams and Northwest- ern's Billy McKinney are the two best guards in the conference. Green, a unanimous All-Big Ten selection last year, supposedly takes a back seat to this tandem. "That kind of stuff gets me fired up," said Green. "I don't} let that stuff bother me as long as I know (who's best)." "We were rea'ly fired up," said Robinson. "I don't think; we've been like this all season. This could be the start of some- thing good." By MIKE HALPIN its foes 55 to 40. (6-8) to counter Dutcher's line- Overcoming both the opposi- The Blue offense was hot too. up. When Minnesota used 6-10 tion and the philanthropic ac- F'our players hit double figures, Dave Winey to spell the 6-2 Wil- tions of its own center, the incl'ding high-scorer Lydia Sims liams, Orr countered with Michigan women's basketball with 20. All but one Michigan Thompson for board strength. team (7-7) rolled to a 90-46 vic- player scored. tory over Adrian College last: "Our fast break worked par- In the aftermath Frieder stood night at Crisler. tiCularly well," said Michigan up on the team bus coming Michigan so far outclassed Ad- Coach Carmel Borders. "We back from Williams Arena and rian that no one really cared were also able to mix and match yelled, "Hey, you guys, we just when the Blue center, Kathryn our lineup really well;,- this beat the team with the best cen- Young, put one in for the op- game is the perfect way for us ter (Thompson) and the best position in the second half. to leave for the Big Ten Tour- guard (Williams) in the coun- WITH THE SCORE 75-38, nament." try. So it must have been good Young was fighting for a de- The tournament will be held coaching." fensive rebound when the ball this weekend at Purdue, and caromed off her wrist and up then the team returns to host The boos from the back of into the hoop. The Adrian play- Michigan State on February 14. the bus were deafening. er closest to the action got - ---------------- credit for the basket.!SPORTS OF TI-FDAJL Y Young had nothing to -worry;-. about, however, as she had won over the fans just one minute before with an exciting steal 1 the crowd screamed for her to dunk, the 6'2" sophomore was' too intent on scoring to think NEW YORK - Former De- ing amateur athlete in the Unit- about showmanship. troit Tiger pitcher Mickey Lo- ed States in 1976.I Those were all the fireworks lich informed the New York The Olympic decathlon for the night as Michigan sim- Mets yesterday that he will not champion, who set a world ply played solid basketball and report to spring training. record 8,618 points in the took advantage of its height to "He stated that he liked the gruelling 10-event track and overpower the visitors. Mets players and the organiza- field test at Montreal last "Their height was just awe- tion, but he did not want to summer, beat out swimmer some," said Adrian Coach Nan- spend another season away from John Naber and figure skater cy Walsh. "It's really rare to his family in Detroit." a spokes- Dorothy Hamill, both also see tall girls who can also get man for the Mets said. Olympic gold medal winners. down the floor so quickly." The 36-year-old Lolich was THE HEIGHT CAME in han- obtained by the Mets one year dy as Michigan outrebounded ago from the Tigers in ex- Spartans sputter change for outfielder Rusty IOWA CITY - Bruce King Staub. He compiled an 8-13 SCO RES recordwith a 3.22 earned run -----------_ Lolich struck out 120 batters last season to raise his lifetime total to 2,799, most among all MICHIGAN 86, Minnesota 80 left-handed pitchers and fifth on Iowa 87, Michigan State 79 the all-time list. Alabama 72, Mississippi 68 tealtm it Arkansas 76, Tulane 73 * Florida 80, Tennessee 76 rnlrhnre Kentucky 97, Florida State 57 Jenner honord Miami, Ohio 86, EMU 58 LOS ANGELES - Bruce Jen- Rutgers 90, Duquesene 70 ner expected it, and he got it - Syracuse 104, Bentley 86 Notre Dame 94, Cincinnati Xavier 63 the James E. Sullivan Meinor- NllL ial Trophy from the Amateur Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 4 Athletic Union as the outstand- ~ - - ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ - - - - - - ~ - - - ~ ~ - - - - ~ - LAST NIGHT IN Minneapolis, the Big Ten giants went to battle and here two of the real giants square off. Michigan's back-up center Tom Bergen (6-9) looks for an open teammate while Gopher forward Dave Winey (6-10) watches his every move. The Wolverines prevailed 86-80,' vaulting' them into undisputed possession of the conference leadership. 0 retire . 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