Page 10-Sunday, February 8, 1981-The Michigan Daily
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stops Badgers,
By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE
It wasn't flashy, exciting, even par-
ticularly well-played, but as far as
Michigan is concerned, a win is a win.
The Wolverines held off a determined
Wisconsin squad, 71-64, before 12,874
fans yesterday at Crisler Arena. The
really important news came after the
game, however, when Michigan found
itself in a three-way tie at the top of the
Big Ten standings with Indiana and
Iowa. The Hoosiers, formerly the lone
residents of the top spot, were beaten
by Purdue in West Lafayette, 68-66.
It marks the first time all year that
Michigan has been in first place.
THE WOLVERINES relied on a
blistering 63 percent success factor
from the floor to carry themselves past
,the Badgers. That helped negate a less-
than-adequate 58 percent free throw
performance.
"It was the type of game I really ex-
pected," said Michigan coach Bill
Frieder. "Wisconsin's a good team, I
really believe that. But I thought our
guys did a good job. They made the free
throws at the end when they had to."
With 1:09 left in the contest, Michigan
held a 66-62 advantage. Frieder then
decided to put his best foul shooters. in
the. game, anticipating a spree of
Wisconsin fouls to stop the clock. With
Mark Bodnar on crutches due to an
ankle sprain he sustained against
Michigan State Thurday night, Frieder
decided to put freshman guard Dan
Pelekoudas in the game.
PELEKOUDAS responded
beautifully to the situation, to the
delight of the Michigan partisans. With
only 16 seconds left in the contest,
Pelekoudas began a drive to the basket
for a layup when he was fouled by
Wisconsin's Dan Hastings. The shot
nonetheless fell through the rim,
bringing the crowd to its feet.
Pelekoudas then calmly sank the bonus
shot to ice the victory.
"I was a little nervous when I went in,
but you always have to be ready," said
a happy Pelekoudas. "It's a lot better
playing at home. We've got a great
crowd."
Michigan was led in scoring, as it
usually is, by Mike McGee. The senior
forward hit on 11 of 16 shots from the
floor, and a miserable two of seven
from the foul line to finish with 24 poin-
ts. That puts McGee a mere ten points
shy of the top position on the Michigan
career scoring list, where Cazzie
Russell now sits with 2,164 career poin-
ts.
"I WAS THINKING about the record
in the first half and I was off a little,"
McGee said. "But I wound up shooting
11 of 16 for the game, so I think I did a
good job in the second half."
Junior forward Thad Garner had a
good shooting day, ending up with 15
points. "I try my hardest every game,"
said Garner. "But it seemed like today
everything was working for me offen-
sively." Johnny Johnson also ended up
in double, figures for the Wolverines
with 10 points.
Wisconsin was paced by 6-3 guard
John Bailey, who connected on
numerous jumpers from the top of
the key to finish with 21 points. Larry
Petty tossed in 15 points while Claude
Gregory, the Badgers' leading scorer
with 20.3 points per game average, con-
nected for 12 points in the first half. But
Gregory managed to find the basket
just once in the second half as he
finished with 14 points.
PAUL HEUERMAN, who got the
assignment to cover Gregory, brought
praise from Frieder. "I thought Paul di(
a good job on Gregory," said Frieder.
"Our guards and forwards sagged in to
help out on him, and that worked out
well."
Michigan shot out to an early 13-5
lead, despite some erratic play.
Wisconsin then fought back to take a 16-
15 lead, as Wisconsin coach Bill Cofield
decided to give his starters a rest
Cofield made a mass substitution, put
Not-so-lonely at the
71-64
ting four new players in to throw the
ball around while his starters took a
breather.
When the Badger regulars came back
in, the game remained close the
remainder of the half. Michigan took a
32-29 lead into the dressing room at
halftime, but Frieder said his team was
"fortunate to get out at halftime with a
d lead."
The Wolverines came out strong in
the second stanza, using their superior
speed to pick up numerous baskets on
breakaway layups, most of them by
McGee.
"Michigan is one of the quicker
teams in the league," said Cofield. "We
weren't reacting well enough to their
transition game. We also can't afford
that many turnovers (17)."
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WISCONSIN
Min
Gregory.........
Mitchell ...........
Petty ..............
Bailey...........
Dandridge.........
Hastings ........
Renfroe..........
Jacobson ..........
inkgraf........
Kreklow........
Team Rebounds
Totals...........
39
30
35
28
30
30
2
1
4
1
fg/a ft/a R
6/13 2/3 6
2/5 0/0 2
6/12 3/4 8
10/12 1/2 2
1/2 0/0 2
3/4 0/0 1
0/0 0/0 0
0/0 0/0 0
1/1 0/1 0
0/0 0/0 0
0
29/49 6/10 21
A
i
0
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
PF Pts
3 14
2 4
3 15
4 21
2 2
5 6
0 0
0 0
0 2
0 0
MICHIGAN
Min fg/a ft/a
R A PF Pts
McGee.........
Garner..........
Heuerman.........
Johnson ...........
Bodnar, Mt.
McCormick ...
Person..........
James.............
Pelekoudas........
Team Rebounds
Totals .............
40
37
32
32
25
5
1
l
11/16 2/7 1
5/11 5/5 6
3/5 2/3 3
5/9 0/0 2
3/4 0/0 2
2/2 1/2 2
0/0/0N 0
0/0 0/0 1
1/1 1/2 1
2
30/48 11/19 20
0
3
5
5
3
0
0
0
3
3
0
a
a
15
8
10
6
0
0
3
9 19 64
Blocked Shots: Wisconsin 2, MICHIGAN o
Fouled Out: Hastings, McGee
Halftime: MICHIGAN 32, Wisconsin 29
Attendance: 12,874
16 14 71
Daily Photo by MAUREEN O'MALLEY
ALTHOUGH WISCONSIN FORWARD Claude Gregory was successful in
stopping this drive by Michigan's Thad Garner, the Badgers weren't as
lucky in shutting down the Michigan attack in yesterday's game at Crisler
Arena.
Crisler fans rally
aroundfrosh cagers
By DREW SHARP
With 16 ticks remaining on the .clock and a Michigan victory virtually
assured, Michigan freshman guard Dan Pelekoudas took the ball, drove
down the base line and as he went up for the layup was fouled. The ball
kissed off the backboard and fell through the cylinder - Crisler Arena went
wild. Thad Garner hoisted his teammate triumphantly off the floor, Marty
Bodnar hugged him, Paul Heuerman patted him on the back, and the 12,874
fans gave him a standing salute - one of the Freshman Five had done well.
Outside of Tim McCormick, freshman participation among Wolverine
players has been rare during the Big Ten season. When the freshmen do see
action, their every move raises the fans' enthusiasm. The Michigan faithful
strongly rally around these freshmen even though they may make the
smallest of contributions during the game. They know that Michigan's
future is in their hands.
Evidence of this is seen whenever McCormick touches the ball. When the
6-10 forward receives a pass near the basket, the Wolverine partisans
eagerly anticipate seeing McCormick make one of his power moves to the
hole that made him an all-stater at Clarkston and one of the more highly-
sought-after recruits in the country last year.
Anytime he comes down with a rebound, people hope he's moved one step
closer to becoming the dominant force that Michigan needs to win consisten-
tly. After the game, when public address announcer Howard King gave
Pelekoudas' game statistics, the crowd once again answered with joyous
applause - for a one-minute, three-point performance by a player, who had
yet to fire a shot from the field in Big Ten play.
Pelekoudas took all the treatment in stride.
"Yeah, I was nervous," said the 6-0 playmaker from Downers Grove, Ill.
"None of the freshmen have been in much except for at the end against Ohio
State and at Northwestern when we were really ahead.
"Danny did what we wanted him to do," said coach Bill Frieder. "He han-
dled the ball well, was fouled, and made the free throw."
Although Michigan is having a good season to date, Frieder must be con-
cerned about next season when he loses four seniors from this year's starting
group (Mike McGee, Heuerman, Johnny Johnson, and Bodnar). They will be
a much less experienced club during the 1981-82 campaign, and it is likely
that Dean Hopson and M.C. Burton will be thrown into the fire quickly next
season.
"I think we're losing a great deal of experience this season sitting on the
bench," said Burton. "I'm not unhappy, but a little disappointed by the way
events have turned. It's hard coming into a situation like this. Very few
freshmen can come right in and play in a conference like the Big Ten."
McCormick has found the going tough, but insists that his confidence
hasn't been shattered.
"As far as me not shooting enough is concerned, our guards have been
shooting well all year so there's no real need for me to do a lot of scoring,"
said McCormick. "I've passed up some shots that I would have taken in high
school. I do it because right now I think it's best to pass the ball around. I
haven't lost one bit of confidence."
BIG TEN ROUNDUP:
Purdue rally edges Indiana 68-66
WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) - Purdue
guard Kevin Stallings hit a pair of foul
shots with five seconds remaining
yesterday and the Boilermakers,
taking advantage of Indiana's poor per-
formance at the free throw line, beat
the 17th-ranked Hoosiers 68-66.
Purdue rallied from a 14-point deficit
in the first half and from eight points
down midway through the final period.
Freshman center Russell Cross, who
led Purdue with 20 points, had seven
points in a 15-4 burst that gave the
Boilermakers their biggest lead at 65-62
with under four minutes remaining.
Indiana managed to hit only four free
throws in 12 second-half attempts.
Isiah Thomas, who led the Hoosiers
with 20 points, hit one of two free throws
to tie the game at 66-66, and Purdue
held the ball until Stallings was fouled
in the closing seconds.
Iowa 77, Illinois 66
IOWA CITY (AP) - Steve Kraf-
cisin's 14 second half points fueled No.
15 Iowa to a 77-66 victory over No. 18
Illinois yesterday.
The victory avenged last week's 13-
point loss to the Illini.
Iowa pulled to a 23-21 lead with just
under six minutes to play in the first
half and tood command with a 34-23
halftime edge.
Two baskets by Kenny Arnold and
another by Vince Brookins gave the
Hawkeyes their biggest lead of the
game, 40-25, with 18:03 to play.
Minnesota 68,
Northwestern 62
EVANSTON (AP) - Sophomore cen-
ter Randy Breuer canned four clutch
free throws in the final seven seconds
yesterday to lead Minnesota to a 68-62
victory over Northwestern.
Minnesota seemed to lose its shooting
touch in the last nine minutes as
Northwestern almost overcame a 10-
point deficit.
Minnesota's Mark Hall, who led all
players with 23 points, helped the
Gophers build a 59-49 second-half lead.
But in the next six minutes, North-
western outscored the Gophers 11-2 as
Jim Stack hit eight of his 16 points.
Northwestern's Rod Roberson, who
hit 11 of 14 shots from the floor for a
team-high 22 points, brought the Wild-
cats to within one point at 61-60 with
3:14 remaining.
Wildcat freshman Paul Schultz then
went to the foul line twice in the one-
and-bonus situation, but each time
missed the first shot.
Ohio S. 73, Mich. State 61
COLUMBUS (AP) - Herb Williams
and Clark Kellogg teamed for 48 p.oints
and 21 rebounds last night, sparking
Ohio State to a 73-61 over Michigan
State that kept the Buckeyes in the
thick of the Big Ten basketball race.
Williams scored 25 points and Kellogg
added 23 points and 14 rebounds as Ohio
State ran its league record to 6-4. The
Buckeyes are 11-8 overall.
Jay Vincent had 27 points before
fouling out for Michigan State, 9-10
overall and 3-7 in the conference. The
Spartans had beaten the Buckeyes 60-54
one week earlier.
Ohio State held Michigan State
without a basket for more than seven
minutes starting the second half,
rolling up a 37-27 lead. Michigan State
was never closer than five points there-
after.
Ohio State reeled off seven straight
points to ensure the victory in the final
minutes.
Michigan State tried holdingthe ball
with the score 6-1 in the opening
moments. The Spartans held it for more
than 212 minutes in one stretch, but
gave up the strategy a few minutes
later and trailed 24-23 at halftime.
Big Ten
Standings
Conference Overall
W L W L
MICHIGAN .............. 7 3 16 3
Iowa ..................... 7 3 15 4
Indiana............... 7 3 14 8
Illinois ................... 6 4 14 5
Purdue ................... 6 4 13 6
Ohio State ................ 6 4 11 8
Minnesota............. 5 5 13 6
Michigan State ........... 3 7 9 10
Wisconsin ................ 2 8 8 10
Northwestern............ 1 9 7 12
Yesterday's Results
MICHIGAN 71, Wisconsin 64
Iowa 77, Illinois 66
Minnesota 68, Northwestern 62
Purdue 68, Indiana 66
Ohio State 73, Michigan State 61
Thursday's Games
Ohio State at MICHIGAN
Illinois at Wisconsin
Iowa at Minnesota
Northwestern at Indiana
Purdue at Michigan State
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By JAMES THOMPSON The tide changed once again when SIU's Pat Looby edged
The cards were stacked against the Southern Illinois Michigan co-captain Bob Murray in the 50-yard freestyle,
Salukis when they rolled into Matt Mann Pool yesterday for a and Roger Van Jouanne and Pablo Restrepo combined for a
dual meet against Michigan; they had never beaten one-two finish in the 200-yard individual medley.
Michigan in dual competition, and they were swimming in a THE LATTER EVENT was particularly important as
" pool that was totally unfamiliar to them. Wolverine Tom Ernsting, who had not lost a race in Matt
S a lu k is 5 So much for stacking the cards. The Salukis took an early Mann in three years, finished fifth. Ernsting said his first
command of the meet, winning four of the first five events, defeat "had to happen sometime."
and posted an easy 64-49 win over the Wolverine tankers (5- Von Jouanne, along with Looby, turned out to be the
3). Salukis' big gun in the pool. He followed up his individual
d ro w n "AFTER BEATING SUCH a good team as Michigan, we're medley victory with a first-place finish in the 200-butterfly,
looking for a good performance in the NCAAs," said Saluki leaving Wolverines Scott Crowder and Tom Dudley second
coach Bob Steele, adding that his team is aiming for a finish and third, respectively.
among the top 12 at the national championships March 5-7 in Looby then nipped Murray for the second time in the meet,
Princeton, N.J. claiming a .15-second margin in the 100-yard freestyle. From
Southern Illinois, sporting several foreign swimmers who there, Kevin Williamson was the only other Michigan swim-
hold American records, breezed to a six-second victory in the mer to emerge with top honors - he scored a convincingfour-
400-yard medley relay, but the Wolverines looked like they second victory with a 4:35.23 clocking in the 500-yard
were on their way back when Kevin Williamson and Bruce freestyle.
Gemmell swept first and second place in the 1,000-yard Michigan's Ron Merriott kept his undefeated diving record
freestyle. intact with victories on both the one- and three-meter boards.
GRAPPLERS SWEPT OVER WEEKEND:
Gophers pin Miehigan wrestlers, 31-12
By JOHN KERR
When the referee slapped the mat, signifying that
Minnesota heavyweight- Mark Miller had pinned
Michigan's Eric Klasson with 45 seconds remaining
in the opening period, it became official. It had
definitely not been a good weekend for the Michigan
wrestling team.
Klasson, the defending Big Ten champion, was
stunned by a wrestler with a 2-8 record, and his fate
typified the last two days for the Wolverine grapplers
as they fell to the 17th ranked Golden Gophers 31-12
last night at Crisler Arena. Michigan was crunched
40-3 Friday night by the second ranked Iowa
Hawkeves.
THE GOPHERS, however, were in no mood to fool
around and came back to take the next three mat-
ches. Gary Lefebvre smothered Michigan's Jim
Mathias 12-0 in the 126-pound match, and at 134 poun-
ds, Dave Henry pinned Wolverine Larry Haughn at
the 3:45 mark. Kelly Lewis, wrestling at 142 pounds,
was then edged 4-1 by Minnesota's Daylund
Wasmund.
Michigan's Tim Fagan then slowed down the
Gopher express as he notched a 10-5 decision over his
Minnesota opponent, 150-pound Greg Evans. Evans
jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead when he took Fagan
down, but late in the first period Fagan escaped and
then took Evans down with just 11 seconds remaining
to grab a 3-2 lead. Fagan increased the lead to 8-3 af-
to clinch the meet for the Gophers.
The fact that Minnesota had wrapped up the match,
however, didn't stop Michigan's 190-pound Pat
McKay from raising his record to 14-6. McKay fell
behind 2-0 to Minnesota's Mark Mueller after the firstO
period, but garnered an escape and takedown to hold
a slim 3-2 lead. Then suddenly, McKay put Mueller on
his back and the match was over in a matter of
seconds.
"I caught him (Mueller) with a bar arm cradle but
he rolled through it," McKay explained, "Then I
stuck him in a grapevine and not many people can get
out of that one, thank God," He said.
THEN MICHIGAN'S Klasson was pinned in the
surprise of the evening. The match was 'scoreless
':;: _.