Page 10-Sunday, February 8, 1981-The Michigan Daily M' 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)." top 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 01 0l *.. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . : : : : . . . . . . .... .. . : .: . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 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 ':;: _.