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MICHIGAN
NORTHWESTERN
By SCOTT M. LEWIS
4dvice to persons attending today's
Big Ten basketball clash between
Michigan and Northwestern: DO NOT
make any early dinner reservations.
And for all you dilettantes who come
to Crisler Arena with a backpack full of
books, don't expect to make your
pilgrimage to the library at precisely 4
p.m.
THE OVERTIME Gang, a.k.a. the
chigan Wolverines, will put their
four-game overtime streak on the line
this afternoon when they host the lash -
place Wildcats at 2:05 p.m. The game
marks Phase II of the unpredictable 18-
game Big Ten season.
The NCAA does not keep records of
consecutive overtime games, but it's
probable the current Michigan string is
unprecedented in college history.
Western Kentucky established the
@cord for most overtime games in a
season - eight - in 1978. The''
Wolverines have been involved in five
to date.
No doubt exhausted from their ner-
ve-wracking escapades of the past tyo
weeks, the Blue cagers would rather
launch a streak of a different nature -
namely, a winning streak. Michigan,
11-7 overall and 4-5 in the conference af-
ter Thursday's 73-69 overtime victory
at Wisconsin, is lodged in a four-way tie
for fifth place, only two games behind
the leaders.
THE WILDCATS, (2-7 in the Big Ten)
normally would seem easy prey for
Michigan, especially when they're not
playing in dreary 'McGaw Hall.
However, Wolverine fans remember
dolefully Northwestern's last triumnph
- an 85-82 triple overtime decision over
Michigan last Saturday in Evanston.
In that contest, th'e Wildcats shot a
sizzling 61 pe cent from the field, many
of their efforts of the low-percentage
variety. At times it seemed everything
Northwestern tossed up found the
basket.
Michigan coach Johnny Orr, who has
come to expect almost anything during
his 12 seasons in the Big Ten, praised
the Wildcats' effort last Saturday. "We
didn't play badly against North-
western; we just madegsome crucial
errors down thestretch," he said."'If
they played against everybody else the
way they did against us, they sure
wouldn't be 2-6. If we would have made
our free throws, we would have won."
ONE THING Northwestern does very
well is shoot free throws. In fact, its 76
BULLETIN
The Michigan icers trailed the
Denver Pioneers,, 3-1, after two periods
of play last night at Denver University
Arena. Denver's Ed Beers opened the
scoring on a power, play goal at 2:46.
Michigan's Dan Lerg notted the score a
1-1 on an unassisted goal at 4:55. Den-
ver closed out the first period scoring at
7:00 with a goal by Vince Magnan. The
Pioneers increased their lead to two at
16:58 of the second stanza on Bill
Stewart's goal.
practice. We also thought a bigger,
lineup would help us against Wisconsin.
There were a few anxious times out
there, but he did alright."
Earlier this week, Orr predicted that
Ohio State would not win the Big Ten
title. After Michigan State's 74-54
shellacking of the Buckeyes, Orr's wor-
ds are beginning to sound prophetic.
Ohio State has yet to visit Indiana, Pur-
due and Minnesota, while other conten-
ders - most notably the Hoosiers -
have more favorable road schedules.,
Michigan's road slate includes trips
to Columbus (next Thursday), East
Lansing, Iowa City and Minneapolis.
But today, the Wolverines aren't
looking any further than Crisler Arena
and Northwestern.
'WOLVERINE TALES: Mike McGee
scored his 1,461st career point Thur-
sday, passing Phil Hubbard into fifth
place on the all-time Michigan scoring
list . . . An observer situated near the
Badger bench reported Wisconsin
coach Bill Cofield shoutingsat and
shoving burly center Larry Petty. The
trouble occurred when Petty was
replaced late in the first half after being
called for travelling . . . Prior to last
Saturday's loss in Evanston, Michigan
had won 18 of its previous 19 games
against the Wildcats.
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COFIELD UNDER PRESSURE
Badger coach toface axe?.
By AL FANGER
Special to the Daily
MADISON-Bill Cofield is likely to lose his job as Wisconsin basketball coach
unless the Badgers dramatically improve on their 3-6 Big Ten record, a source in
the Wisconsin athletic department said Thursday night.
The source, who asked not to be identified said Cofield, 39, will probably be
fired or forced to resign, "unless they (the Badgers) win six or seven of their last
nine games."
Wisconsin, which was beate by Michigan, 73-69, in overtime Thursday, is
holding down ninth place in the Big Ten. The Badgers have defeated Northwestern,
Indiana, and Ohio State in conference play.
Cofield has reportedly ha4 some personal difference withseveral of his players,
most notably center Larry Petty. During the Michigan game, Cofield was seen
pushing Petty after he had removed the 6'9" pivot man from the game.
Cofield came to Wisconsin in 1976 from the University of Virginia, where he
served as an assistant for two years. His won-lost redord at Wisconsin is 42-59.
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Battered and bruised ..:.
. Michigan finesse prevails
BY AL FANGER
MADISON - Take heart, romantic types. This is your kind of town.
There is a certain charm, a certain liveliness which makes this such a
special place. Madison represents more than just the memories of bombings
and demonstrations. It's the beauty of Lakes Mendota and Monona. It's the
breath-taking view of the State Capitol and the Wisconsin campus from high
atop Baspom Hill. It's the sleek compact NICKELODEON mini-buses which,
for a five-cent fare, transport passengers through downtown streets.
It thus seems fitting that the Michigan basketball 'team chose this neo-
romantic setting to extract a 7-69 victory from the throes of a third straight
overtime defeat. And ironically enough, it came at the expense of Wisconsin,
a team which gave the Wolverines a splitting headache in both of their 1979
encounters.
This one> was a nip-and-tuck battle from start to finish. Though the
Badgers hej a slight advantage throughout most of the contest, all
Michigan needed was an occasional steal or some other Wisconsin turnover,
anld one or two good shots, to quickly close the gap..
Actually, Michigan was the beneficiary of a single-faceted Badger at-
tack which, when inoperative, lulled into an inferior on-court position.
Wisconsin Coach Bill Cofield relied on strength, particularly in the area of
rebounding, of forwards Claude Gregory and Joe Chrnelich and center
Larry Petty. If his big men failed to grab a key rebound or find the hoop on
an inside shot, they were doomed.,
Wolverines badgered
At certain times, notably when the Wolverines had rallied to erase a
Badger lead, those front-liners in red would start to abuse their muscle
power. Taking advantage of a favorable 25-pound per man weight differen-
tial, Wisconsin employed its elbows, arms, and knees as weapons in a battle
to regain the lead. That tactic seemed to disturb Johnny Orr, but he voiced
his post-game concerns with restraint.
"Man, they're strong," said a mentally and emotionally exhausted Orr.
"It sure was physical out there.
"(Joe) Chrnelich's roughing up on (Mike) McGee had an effect on him,
but not on his shooting," he continued. "I give a lot of credit to Chrnelich.
He's a good, st'rong player."
Was McGee's poor shooting night (7 of 18) completely independent of the
bodily abuse that he took from the Badger co-captain? Possibly not. As Orr
said earlier in the season, "Mike isn't an extrovert." Since McGee tends to
"bottle" up much of his emotion, the wealth of physical abuse may have af-
fected his mental approach to shot-taking.
On one occasion, the 6-5 junior briefly emerged from his shell, but not in
the most desirable way. Afer a session of heavy bumping with Chrnelich
under the Michigan basket, McGee rammed an elbow into the hqfty forward
as the Badgers inbounded the'ball. He was immediately slapped with a
technical foul, one which confused both McGee and the sparse turnout of
7,850 fans.
But McGee wasn't the sole victim of the exceptional physical contact.
Thad Garner "was knocked woozy something like six times," according to
Orr, and "one time he was so woozy we had to take him out of there."
"I'm not accusing Wisconsin of playing dirty. The Badgers are just a
team that, by virtue of their relative weight advantage to other teams, can
play a tremendous physical game and escape an official's whistle most of
the time." Unflortunately for Cofield and his.team, it takes more than just
brute strength to win basketball games, particularly in the Big Ten.
Regardless of the punishment that the Wolverines incurred near the
bucket, Orr and his cagers were simply happy to emergefrom an overtime
game with a win, and on the road no less.
"If we had lost tonight," said Orr, "I don't know what I could have done
with us."
per cent average from the foul line is
seventh among the nation's Division I
schools.
The Wildcats, who lost 75-64 Thur-
sday to Minnesota, are paced by junior
guard Rod Roberson, and forwards
Mike Campbell and Jim Stack. Rober-
son, who has averaged 10.9 points per
game, popped in 23 against Michigan
last week.
Campbell, a 6-10 senior, was deadly
from long range, hitting nine of ten field
goal attempts en route to -20 points.
Stack, sidelined last season with a knee
injury, is leading the team in scoring at
14 ppg.
MICHIGAN H AS no strategy changes
in store for today's game, said assistant
coach Bill Frieder. "We would like to
play a little stronger defensively," he
said, "but they (the Wildcats) are a
great shooting team. Campbell has
made eight or nine of ten shots a few
times this season, and Roberson shot
better than he usually does."
The Wolverines will again start 6-4,2
freshman Joe James at guard. "There
are a number of reasons why we started
Joe," Frieder explained. "For one, that
guard position hasn't really produced
much. And he's been playing well in
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CAA L ES, MURRA Y QUA"LIFY FOR NC AA:
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Swimmers throttle N
By LISA T. KAPLAN
A difference in strategy accounted
for yesterday's. performance of
Michigan's men swimmers in scoring a
convincing 77-36 win over 'North
Carolina State, and last weekenid's
disappointing loss at Indiana.
"Today we didn't back down-we
worked straight through and did very
well," said coach Dan Farley, in
analyzing the turnabout in Michigan's
top two dual meets of the season.
"WE TRI ED TO rest for Indiana and
we shouldn't have-we ended up being
flat," Farley explained. "Today we got
just good solid swimming all the way
through, the way we should have been
swimming last week (against In-
diana)."
Not only did the swimmers boost
their season record to 7-1, but several
indivdual marks were set at Matt Mann
Pool. Two freestylers, Fernando
Canales and Bob Murray, swam NCAA
qualifying times in the 500 and 200
freestyle with times of 1:29.11 and 20.73
respectively.
John Spaid, in setting a new varsity
record in the 1000 freestyle, 'was
F.C. State,-,.
clocked at 9:19.30 while teammates
Paul Griffin, Tom 'Ernsting, Scott
Crowder, and Canales, teamed up for a
new pool record in the 400 medley relay
in 3:27.16.
"The freestylers have worked real
hard this week," Farley stated.
OTHER KEY performers for the
Wolverines were, as usual, the diving
squad. Michigan swept the top three
spots in the three-meter dive. Kevin
Machemer led the way (326.775), with
Ken Vigiletti (299.100), and Ron Meriott
(287.350) following. Meriott also placed
first in the one-meter dive (305.775)
while Machemer took third (286.05).
The Big Ten meeC~ in March is
"without a doubt" the key meet accor-
ding to coach Farley, as Michigan will
have another chance to face Indiana.
But first Michigan must face a strong
Ohio State team next weekend-a team
that has already beaten Indiana by over
40 points earlier in the season.
KOOSER, BACHMAN SHINE IN DEFEAT:
W lfpack flattens women tankers
By KENT WALLEY
Michigan's women's swim team was a "little flat"
yesterday, according to coach Stu Isaac, as they lost to North
Carolina State 90-50, at Matt Mann Pool.
Isaac said the team might have had "a little trouble boun-
cing back after its big emotional loss last week." Isaac also
said that perhaps the team was tired from the hard week's
practice preparing for the meet.-
WHATEVER THE reason, Michigan was totally
dominated by N. C. State. Michigan won only six events: the
backstroke (both the 100 and 50 meters), the breaststroke
(both the 100 and 50 meters), and the diving (both the one and
three meter). These events were dominated by three
Michigan swimmers.
Kathy Kooser took first in both the 50 and 100 meter
breaststroke with times of 31.51 and 1:08.84 respectively. And
Barb Don Carlos won both the 50 and 100 meter backstroke
with times of 28.05 and 1:00.13 respectively.
N. C. State dominated all of the other events except
diving. They took first, second, and third in the 100 meter
freestyle and the 100 meter butterfly.
IN DIVING, however, Michigan was "great as usual"
(according to Isaac). The Wolverines' two big divers, Julie
Bachman and Barb Weinstein, excelled in both the one and
the three meter hiving events. Bachman took first in both and
Weinstein took second in the one and third in the three meter.
Despite the disappointing loss, coach Isaac said he is
confident everyone will swim the best meet of their lives in
the Big Ten championship onFeb. 21-.23.
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If the Michigan gymnasts are having
trouble getting ,"up" after last
weekend's successes, the trip to
Columbus today could be just the right
medicine.
Both the men's and women's team
face Ohio State tonight, including its
"spring floor". At home, the
Wolverines tumble on a foam mat
covered by carpet. But the Buckeyes'
floor exercise area consists of four
layers - springs, covered by plywood,
then a foam mat and finally, a carpet -
to help the gymnasts overcome
gravity's effects.
Women's coach Sheri Hyatt said the
"spring floor" shouldn't provide any
problems. In fact, she said her squad
had their best score of the season using
a similar floor mat at Kent State in
January.
The only drawback, said men's coach
Newt Loken, is the tendency to over-
rotate. "Although the guys get better
bounce," said Loken, "it's possible to
spin right past the proper landing."
Both coaches see today's meet as
essential in their bids to post-season
meets.
However, the computational methods
for qualifying tend to relegate the
season's won-loss record to a secondary
role. But Loken stops short of saying
winning doesn't matter. He said he'd
have mixed feelings about losing, ex-
cept with a high score. "The attempt is
to emerge victorious," said Loken.
-Lee Katterman
McGinnis back home
WASHINGTON - The Indiana
Pacers reacquired forward George
McGinnis from the Denver Nuggets
Friday in exchange for forward Alex
English and a first-round pick in the
1980 National. Basketball Association
draft.
McGinnis, 6-foot-8 and 236 pounds,
starred for Indiana in the old American
Basketball Association for four
seasons. He moved to Philadelphia of
the NBA in 1975 and spent three years
with the 76ers before being traded to
Denver.
"I'm feeling great," said McGinnis.
"I'm glad to get out of here and be
coming home. Without question, that's
the best place for me." - AP
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