full court 'PRES 1Cagers notoriay. B, Knight's alright By SCOTT M. LEWIS OME PASSING thoughts while filing out of Crisler Arena for the final time this season... On the game When a talented unit like Indiana has a 34-17 lead late in the first half, many ordinary teams react with panic or despair. But then, this year's Wolverines are no ordinary team. Displaying the tencity and emotion which have characterized its season, the Maize an iBlue fought its way into the fray, outscoring the Hoosiers 12-2 in the final six minutes of the half. Marty Bodnar's 50-foot heave at the buzzer gave Michigan an added lift as it headed to the locker room trailing only 36-29 at the intermission. On Thursday the Wolverines were losing at the half, 35-29, to Purdue and won by 11 points. Could they produce another upset, this one of much greater proportions? Could Michigan-unranked, unheralded, and undersized-knock off Indiana, the Big Ten co-leader and defending NIT champion?r ,aNot quite. The poise and savvy of coach Bobby Knight's squad prevailed in the final crucial moments over a determined Michigan team. Senior Indiana forward Mike Woodson's four-point play with :14 remaining sealed the 65-61 verdict, which dropped the Wolverines to .500 at 8-8. A win yesterday would have assured Michigan of a tournament bid, certainly from the NIT if not from the NCAA's. In all likelihood, the Wolvlerines now need a split this week at Iowa and Minnesota to retain post- season hopes; tournament directors probably won't choose teams with sub- .500 conference records. "We got off to a bad start, but it was a helluva effort in the second half," said coach Johnny Orr. "We did a good job defensively, but they're a great teamn." The halfcourt press, so effective Thursday against the Boilermakers, didn't produce the same result against the much quicker Hoosiers, who broke the press with regularity in the first half. . The press may not have worked as well as Michigan hoped, but its defense-a swarming, indefatigable defense led by Thad Garner-did bring the Wolverines to within one point, 50-49, at 6:02. Garner was superb yesterdpy, picking off three Indiana passes while holding freshman Steve Bouchie to a mere six points. In last month's 63-61 overtime loss at Bloomington, Bouchie scored a team-high 20 points; yesterday he was not a factor. Woodson more than picked up the slack. When Michigan last visited Indiana, Woodson was on the sidelines, recovering from surgery on a herniated disc. His recovery seems complete, as the 6-5 pre-season All- American played 40 minutes and scored 24 points. Woodson is an irreplacable part of the Indiana machine. With Woodson the Hoosiers are 9-0; without him they are 9-7. On Indiana Great players like Woodson make great teams, and the Hoosiers ae ust that. Steeped in a winning tradition which includes two NCAA crowns in he mid-1970's, Indiana has tasted the fruits of success many times in the recent past and should be savoring them again in March. With only two games left (at home against Wisconsin and Ohio State), Knight's charges will at least share a Big Ten crown, and should win it outright. They have the ability to reach the NCAA Final Four, and from 'there, who knows where they might finish? "They're the best team in the country; there's no doubt in my mind," said Orr, who voted Indiana number one in the UPI coaches' poll last week. Knight did not endorse Orr's selection, nor would he compare this team with his championship squads of the past decade 'If Orr would have been playing Ohio State today, he would have voted them number one," Knight said, smiling. On Bobby Knight Never having met Knight previously, I entered the Hoosier locker room yesterday with trepidation. After all, this was the same Bobby Knight who raised havoc last summer in Puerto Rico during the Pan-American Games. It was the same Knight whose antics on the court frequently intimidate referees and whose relationship with the press is less than cozy. What I met was a friendly, quick-witted, entertaining man who happens to be an outstanding basketball coach. In his nine years at Indiana, Knight has compiled a 202-58 record, tops in the Big Ten. (Orr is second at 233-134). The negative publicity he received last summer obscured his many coaching achievements. On Mark Lozier and Bud Van de Wege Michigan's lone senior, Lozier was given a warm farewell prior to yesterday's game. He committed a few untimely turnovers during the course of this season, but during his career provided the Wolverine faithful with some memorable moments. (Recall, for instance, his last-second shot which gave Michigan a 6563 win at Michigan State in 1978.) Lozier has been a solid performer for Michigan during his four years here and deserved the pre-game accolades. Also deserving of recognition was senior manager Edwin "Bud" Van de Wege, who accompanies the team on all road games. On basketball reporting If you enjoy the pressure of early deadlines, driving to Champaign and Madison in the middle of winter, and missing hours of classwork, then this job's for you. The Michigan Daily-S COMEBACK KIDS FALL SHOR T Woodson & Co. top Blue (Continued from Page 1) Substitute Hoosier forward Steve Risley, who played an outstandin~g game off the bench, finally ended the Michigan spree with five seconds to go in the half, but Marty Bodnar came right back and hit a half-court desperation shot at the buzzer to make the score 36-29 at the half. Indiana hit the first four points of the second half before Michigan again took control of the contest. The Wolverines scored eight straight points, and 14 of the next 18, to make the score 44-43 with 13:15 left in the game. MICHIGAN HAD a chance to go ahead as McGee collected a rebound af- ter Indiana missed on its next oppor- tunity. But Mike Woodson intercepted a McGee pass and Butch Carter put in a fast break lay-up to move back up to a three-point advantage. ThedWolverines failed again the next time downcourt, and Isiah Thomas of the Hoosiers hit a jumper to make the score 48-43. Michigan came back to pull within one point with six minutes left in the contest at 50-49, but Indiana got tough for the next five minutes to gain a 59-53 lead. TRAILING BY six with 44 seconds left, Michigan hit a quick bucket, forced an Indiana turnover, and scored 14 seconds later to trail by two points with 22 seconds left. Michigan pressed the Hoosiers as they tried to bring the ball upcourt but Risley found Woodson open for an easy team . . . I think you'll see them (In- diana) go along way when the season is over." ORR HAD given the Hoosiers his number one vote in last week's UPI Top 20 poll. With Woodson, who missed most of the Big Ten season with minor back surgery in late December, Indiana has a 10-0 record. While he was injured, In- diana was 8-7. In Woodson's four Big Ten contests the Hoosiers have won at Iowa, at Michigan State, at Michigan, and at home against Minnesota. Orr said no team in the country except for Indiana, Indiana INDIANA Sunday, February 24, 1980-Page 9 , 65-61 including DePaul, could do that. Woodson led all scorers with 24 poin- ts. Garner 16, McGee 12, and Heuerman 10, were the only Wolverines in double ' : figures. Bobby Knight, in a rare post-game press conference, said, "We're not 17.; points better than Michigan (referring to the first half lead). Everything was going extremely well for us, but then, everything went extremely well for2 them. It was just about turnabout in the first half. Had we not been in foul trouble, we could have taken advantage" of our early spurt." Ig-Knights MICHIGAN Min. FG/A FT/A R A PF Pts.- _4 McGee ........33 6/16 0/0 4 1 3 12 Garner......... 35 8/10 0/1, 4 0 4 16 . Heuerman..39 2/4 67 10 1 5 10' Bodnar, Marty 24 3/6 0/0 0 3 0 6 Johnson.......30 3/7 2/2 4 2 3 8 Smith ......... 19 1/3 1/2 0 0 0 3 Garris......... 4 1/2 0/0 1 0 0 2~ Lozier..........60/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 Person ........2 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 Bodnar, Mark. 8 2/2 0/0 0 0 0 4 Team Rebounds 3 Totals ........ 26/50 9/12 26 7 15 61 Fouled out: Heuerman (M) J Min.1 Woodson ...... Bouchie........ Tolbert ........ Thomas ... Carter ....... Brown, D.. Franz ....... Kitchel . Isenbarger .... Risley ......... Team Rebounds Totals ....... 40 19 40 31 32 8 8 6 1 15 FG/AFT/A R 9/17 6/8 3 3/6 0/0 5 4/8 0/0 10 3/4 22 0 6/8 2/2 2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0/0 0 00/1/oil 0 0/0 010 0 2/2 1/3 2 3 27/46 11/16 25 A 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 PF 1 4 0 4 4 0 .0 1 0 0 P ts. 24 6 8 f8 14 0 0 0 0 5 65 Woods on 14 14 ... pumps in 24 layup. Paul Heuerman was called for an intentionalyfoul to give Indiana a four-point play, as Woodson hit both free throws to ice the victory. "We gave a hell of an effort to finally catch-up," said Blue coach Johnny Orr after the game. "We lost to a great Halftime: Indiana 36, MICHIGAN 29 Attendance: 13,609 Buckeyes edge Iowa, 70-69, to stay in 1st HAVE A BALL of This coupon is worth Sol of excitement on the ultimate in computerized pin and video games in town. (ONE COUPON PER DAY PER CUSTOMER) This coupon good at: Expires 3/1/80 Flipper McGeeE's 1217 S. UNIVERSITY - Tommy's Holiday Camp 632 PACKARD Cross-Eyed Moose 613 E. LIBERTY COLUMBUS (AP)-Herb Williams' basket with 8 seconds left gave 11th- ranked Ohio State a 70-69 victory over Iowa yesterday that kept the Buckeyes tied for the Big Ten basketball lead with Indiana. The Buckeyes, now 19-6 overall and 11-5 in the league, survived a last- second field goal attempt by Iowa's Kenny Arnold. Arnold's shot from 18 feet fell short in the regionally televised contest. OHIO STATE used a balanced attack to beat the Hawkeyes, 17-8 and 8-8, for the first time in five years in Columbus. Kelvin Ransey scored 16 points to lead four Ohio State double-figure scorers. After the game, a St. John Arena sellout crowed, chanted, "We want Kelvin. We want Kelvin." The senior guard, Ohio State's second all-time scorer, emerged seconds later to a standing ovation.' Jim Smith and Carter Scott each scored 15 and Williams wound up with 11 for the Buckeyes, who nearly blew a 10-point lead in the final six minutes. Steve Krafcisin pumped in 20 points to lead Iowa while Kevin Boyle added 19. * * * Wisconsin 70, Minnesota 55 MADISON (AP)-Wisconsin, with three senior reserves starting in their final home game, used 20 points by junior Claude Gregory and intimidating rebounding to roll to a 70-55 victory over Minnesota yesterday. Junior Wes Matthews, Wisconsin's leading scorer, poured in all 16 of his points in the second half for the Badgers, who took a 33-18 halftime lead wich never was threatened. DARRYL MITCHELL scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half for Minnesota,nbut the Gophers couldn't overcome their intermission deficit and afterward got no closer than 56-44 with 4:33 to play. The Badgers, 15-12 for the season and 7-9 in the Big Ten, clinched their first winning season since 1973-74. They finished their schedule at Indiana Thursday and at Northwestern next Saturday. Minnesota slipped to 15-10, overall and 8-8 in the conference. The Wisconsin seniors who started were first'string forward Joe Chrnelich and three players who normally are reserves-guards Robert Jenkins and Arnold Gaines and center Mark Newburg. They joined Gregory in the lineup in place of guards Matthews and Dan Hastings and center Larry Petty. Purdue 72, Illinois 69 CHAMPAIGN (AP) - Joe Barry Carroll poured in a game-high 28 points to lead 15th-ranked Purdue to a 72-69 victory over Illinois. ILLINOIS TRAILED 44-31 with 16:07 left in the game, but their pressing defense stunned the Boilermakers, and the Illini moved back into the game with five unanswered points which cut the deficit to 62-58 with 4:21 left. The Illini got a chance to take the lead when Purdue's Arnette Hallman missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw situation with 31 seconds left. But Purdue's Steve Walker stole the ball from Griffin, and Keith Ed- monson, who scored 18 points, hit two free throws with 14 seconds left to make the score 70-67. Eddie Johnson led Illinois with 22 points. Northwestern 75, MSU 73 EAST LANSING (AP) - Guard Brian Gibson hit a jump shot from the base line with three seconds to play in the third overtime last night to give Northwestern a 75-73 victory over Michigan State and notch the Wildcats' first win on the road this season. Guard Rod Roberson led North- western with a career-high 27 points. THE GAME was nip and tuck all the way. Northwestern opened six point leads three times only to see Michigan State rally from behind. Spartan guard Terry Donnelly tied the game at 67-67 with a jump shot with four seconds to play in regulation time. The favored Spartans took a two- point lead early in the third overtime on free throws by Ron Charles and Kevin Smith. But Mike Jenkins hit his first basket of the game to knot the score and Gibson fired over two Spartan defen- ders after the Wildcats ran down the clock. 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