Page 10--Thursday, January 31, 1980-The Michigan Daily BLUE TO FACE WISCONSIN: Cagers try for 'won on the road By ALAN FANGER' It was Jackson Browne who so ar- tfully captured life on "the road" when he recorded the song, "Nothing But Time." There was, Browne said, nothing but time between his Silver Eagle Bus and the New Jersey state line. Looking at the recent misfortune which has befallen the Michigan basketball team, there seems to be nothing but overtime and heartache on the rough Big Ten basketball road. The Wolverines' have dropped all four of their out-of-town conference contests, including two games which languished into what is becoming a customary post-regulation ritual. .AND IF Johnny Orr and his Blue cagers can't bounce back with a win against Wisconsin tonight in Madison (8;35 p.m. EST), there may be nothing but the Big Ten cellar in Michigan's immediate future. A Northwestern (2-6, Big Ten) win over Minnesota at home, combined with a Michigan loss, would leave both the Wildcats and Wolverines in the conference basement. Michigan State (3-6) could also join that unheralded group by losing to first- place Ohio State in East Lansing. ,As bad luck would have it, the Badgers are coming off a stunning 72-71 upset of the sixth-rated Buckeyes in Columbus. It was their first victory sin- ce January 25, and ironically, that win came against another conference powerhouse, Indiana. "'They're a much better team, a much more talented team (than their record indicates)," said Wolverine coach Johnny Orr. "No one quite figured out how they lost five straight games." bRR IS most impressed with Wiscon- sin's rebounding power, which is the league's most potent. He says the Badgers are "strong boarders, huge up front;" that means forwards Mike McGee and Thad Garner and center Paul Heuerman will once again have to work around a significant handicap in height. While height predominates the Wisconsin front line, quickness, in the form of guards Wes Matthews and Ar- nold Gaines, is the backcourt's forte. MEANWHILE, THE Wolverines have had the "good practices and good attitude" which Orr desperately desired after the heartbreaks of the previous week. "We weren't playing up to par again- st Michigan State, then we came back against Northwestern and played ex- tremely well until we made some critical mistakes at the end and in the overtime there," said Orr. "I was down, the team was down," he rielich has been heard to complain that Matthews and Gregory were running plays which permitted only them to shoot, but that issue has been laid to rest in recent days. Big challenge awaits Michigan matmen By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE - -Just imagine the w v-rine football team having to play Alabama, Southern Cal, and Ohio State jf'ht in a row. Sound nightmarish? Of course this will never happen, but the IMnChigan grapplers face a similar challenge starting tonight when they square off against Iowa State, then continuning tomorrow and Saturday when they iheet Iowa and Minnesota, respectively. All three schools have impressive redentials, indeed. Iowa finished fir- st in the NCAA tournament last year, and t1ey currently are rated number one in the country. Iowa State took second in the NCAA and holds the number two spot in the rankings this year. As if that 5 not enough, the grapplers must also contend with Minnesota, who took sev~pth in the NCAA last year, and are ranked in the top ten this year, also. Despire this seemingly insurmountable road block, head coach Dale Bahr remains optimistic about his squad's chances. "Wtwant our guys to go out and wrestle as tough as they possibly can," said Bahi. "If they wrestle tough and stick close to those guys, I think we're going to beatthem." ' There will be a few changes in the lineup when the matmeg hit the road. Eric Klasson, a sophomore, beat senior Steve Bennett in two pm%.tice mat- ches this week, so Klasson will represent the Blue in the heav' yy ght division. Also, Mark Pearson will return to his spot at the 142-lb. level aft being replaced briefly by Lou Milani. Both coach Bahr and assistant coach Joe Wells will be experiencing a homecoming of sorts when they travel west. Bahr is a three-time All- American and NCAA champion from Iowa State. After ,his illustrious wrestling career, he became the Cyclones' assistant coach for four years, prior to coming to Michigan. Wells is a 1970 graduate of Iowa, where he let- tered in wrestling three times. Although all three matches promise to be tough, the team is neverthelss looking forward to the trip, because, as Bahr says, "It's fun to go against the best." '; . r. _ gommm THE LINEUPS (40) (45) (15) (24)- (32) MICHIGAN Mike McGee ..... Thad Garner ..... Paul.Heuerman .. Marty Bodnar .... Mark Lozier ...... (6-5).. F (6-7). . F (6-8).. C (6-4).. G (6-3).. G . .(6-8) . .(6-7) . .(6-9) . .(6-1) . .(6-4) WISCONSIN .. Claude Gregory .... Joe Chrnelich ...... Larry Petty .... Wes Mathews .... Dan Hastings (35) (50) (00) (11) (21) : t -' :Y + ''0," .+? ' .xs ' .rrv, . ; ..,; ;?'::"{.;: "1r "hF:: ' S G::< :y : "?"{:Sr:?:;:ยข:;;; f": :;<;; :^ : <:: :": fi rr. .4 Mlc(,ee ..hot shooting I NBC's basketball announcing team of Dick Enberg, Billy Packer, and Al McGuire went so far as to call Mat- thews "the most exciting basketball player in the nation." Matthews is currently third among Big Ten scorers with a 20.4 points per game average. Matthews has received plenty of scoring assistance from forward Claude Gregory, who is averaging 18.9 points per conference contest, as well as 8.6 rebounds. Another forward, Joe Chrnelich, as averaging nearly 11 poin- ts a game. continued. "But I think we're going to give a great performance from here on out. I don't know how many games we'll win, but we'll be battling to the end." WOLVERINE TALES: McGee, with a pair of 30-point games against MSU and Northwestern, vaulted into the con- ference scoring lead with a 22.5 average. . . Embarrassing Statistics Department - The Wolverines are nin- th ih team shooting percentage (.461), eighth in free throw percentage (.710), and last in field goal defense (opponen- ts average .542 against them) . . . Chr- Big 10 Standings , uvo auvva>a aas SPORTS OF THE DAILY Dr. J. stalls Pistons, 4 The !oIlegea of Pharmaecy presents' An Informal Seminar on the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Program Thursday, Jan. 31, 1980- 7-9 m 3554 C.C. Little Building 'V Conference 1. 2. Ohio State Indiana Minnesota Purdue 5. Iowa Illinois 7. MICHIGAN Wisconsin MichiganSt. 10. 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McGee honored Michigan forward Mike McGee produced the Big Ten's two top scoring efforts of the year this past week in the Wolverines' two overtime defeats to Michigan State and Northwestern. For his back-to-back, 30-point games, the 6-5 junior from Omaha, Nebraska, was selected as the Big Ten's Player of the Week. McGee hit on 13 field goals and four free throws in both games and with his 60 point production, moved into first place in the league scoring race with a 22.5 average. McGee's efforts narrowly edged out Northwestern for- ward Mike Campbell who hit on 17 of 21 field goals in two games and finished with 39 points for the week. Also receiving honorable mention were Pur- due's Keith Edmundson, Ohio State's Kelvin Ransey, Illinois' Eddie Johnson and Iowa's Kenny Arnold. McGinnis to Indiana? DENVER (AP)-Denver Nuggets forward George McGinnis may be on his way back home. McGinnis, a native of Indianapolis who later played at Indiana University and for four seasons with the Indiana Pacers, reportedly has been traded to the Pacers, pending McGinnis' ap- proval of the deal. The Rocky Mountain News reported yesterday that the Nuggets are expec- ted to receive forward Alex English and a No. 1 draft choice this year in ex- change for McGinnis. The no-trade clause in McGinnis' con- tract apparently is the only hitch in the deal. Coach Donnie Walsh said Saturday night that McGinnis had given his ap- proval to a trade, but the News said McGinnis now apparently wants a financial inducement to agree to the deal. Those talks involve McGinnis and the Pacers, not Denver, according to Nuggets General Manager Carl Scheer. Prior to Tuesday night's game here against Kansas City, Scheer released a statement indicating that a trade for McGinnis was "near completion except for the condition in George's contract concerning his approval of the trade." McGinnis was expected to miss his third straight game last night when the Nuggets played at Phoenix. Walsh said he didn't expect to have McGinnis back in a Denver uniform unless a deal cannot be completed through the All-Star break this weekend. Indiana sent its own No. 1 choice in the 1980 draft to Philadelphia prior to the 1977 season for Mel Bennett, but the Pacers have Boston's first selection via the Earl Tatum trade in July 1978. Toronto 6, Detroit 4 TORONTO (UPI)-Pat Hickey scored a pair of first-period goals and added an assist last night to power the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-4 decision over the Detroit Red Wings. Hickey opened the scoring at 10:18 of the first period as he worked a 2-on-1 with Darryl Sittler before beating goalie Jim Rutherford with ab20-foot drive. Borje Salming scored his 12th goal of the season 57 seconds later on a blueline drive. - Hickey collected his eighth goal in seven games at 16:01 after he broke behind the Red Wing defense and scored on a shot that trickled over the goal line after -a partial stop by the Detroit goalie. Toronto took a commanding 5-0 lead after 40 minutes of play as Dave Williams scored his 20th of the season at 3:37 of the middle period with a low wrist shot to the left corner. Hickey and Wilf Paiement collaborated on Sittler's 19th goal of the year at 6:08 of the second period. Detroit's Dale McCourt ruined Toron- to goalie Paul Harrison's shutout bid and spearheaded a four-goal Detroit barrage at 2:49 of the third period after he back-handed a rebound under the crossbar for his 20th goal of the season. McCourt added his 52nd point at 10:52 of the third with his assist on a goal by John Ogrodnick. Jerry Butler scored an unasisted goal at 11:44 for the Leafs but Detroit winger Mike Foligno scored twice at 13:57 and on a penalty shot at 14:09. Texas alternative DALLAS (AP)-The mayors of Dallas and Fort Worth have offered to co-host an alternative Olympics this summer should the United States and other nations decide against competing in Moscow. The offer was extended to the U.S. Olympic Committee after the mayors discussed the idea Tuesday. Dallas Mayor Robert Folsom and Fort Worth Mayor Woodie Woods said they decided to make the offer after they had "agreed to be supportive" of an American boycott of the 1980 Olym- pics scheduled to be held in the Soviet Union. Congress has gone on record against U.S. participation in the Moscow Olym- pies while Russian troops occupy Afghanistan, and a House subcommitO. tee said it is ready to explore other for- ms of competition for American athletes. "Essentially, what I told them (the Olympic committee) in the telegram is that we would like for Dallas-Fort Wor- th.to be given consideration, that we have numerous facilities in our two cities that would enable us to handle the summer athletic events," Folsom said. Included in the facilities, Folsomz said, are the Cotton Bowl and Reunion? Arena in Dallasa, Amon Carter Field in Fort Worth, "seven or eight area colleges, numerous junior colleges, the swimming facilities at Southern Methodist University and Loos Fieldhouse, the Fort bVorth Convention Center, and public schools facilities in both cities." UofD 68, EMU 63 Davi DETROIT (UPI)-Jerry Davis scored 22 points and Earl Cureton sank crucial overtime baskets last night to overcome Eastern Michigan's second half surge and give the University of Detroit a 68-63 non-conference basket- ball victory. 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