I SPORTS The Michigan Daily Wednesday, February 10, 1982 Page 8 DUMPBULLS AGAIN, 128-123 Long leads Pistons to OT victory By DREW SHARP Special to the Daily Pontiac - Jerry Sloan's Chicago coach- in funeral train could very well have l'ade its final stop at the Pontiac Si1verdome last night. The Pistons t-illing 128-123 overtime victory over Bulls may have finally laid Sloan's three year tenure as Chicago coach to rest. ""he defeat, the Bulls seventh con- secutive setback, has amplified the beief growing throughout the league that Sloan's coaching days are num- bered. wLOAN refused to discuss his status 'ter the game in which he saw his Gulls throw away an 11 point advantage the fourth quarter. ;"Defensively, we gave open shots," bid Sloan. "We knew who would be booting and we talked about it, but we st didn't get it done. This is the way ings have been going for us all year, !e get into situations where we can win the game and break down." Contributing to the Bulls breakdown was the clutch shooting of Pistons' John Long and Kelly Tripucka. LONG CANNED eight of his game- high 33 points in the overtime period, while Tripucka banged home six of his 25 points in overtime. The Notre Dame rookie's Ervingesque reverse layup between two Chicago defenders with 57 seconds remaining in OT iced the win for the Pistons-a victory which catapaulted Detroit into second place in the NBA's Central Division. "We had them the whole way," joked Piston coach Scotty Robertson after the game. "John Long made some big of- fensive plays and we played smarter defense in the last two minutes of regulation and in the overtime in. general. Long ... 33 points Guards take up slack or Isiah-less Detrot By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE Special to the Daily PONTIAC - When rookie sensation Isiah Thomas sprained his big toe last Friday night in Chicago, the Detroit Pistons were forced into a precarious situation. They had to play without their floor leader. The absence of Thomas, who is expected to return to the lineup this Saturday when Detroit hosts the Portland Trailblazers, has forced the other Piston guards to play a more vital role in Detroit's game plan. And judging from the result of last night's 128-123 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls, John Long, Ron Lee, and Vinnie Johnson picked up the slack quite well. LONG RESPONDED with a game-high 33 points, including eight in the decisive overtime period, from his starting spot. Lee, a defensive specialist, chipped in with nine points and seven assists as the other starting guard. "I don't feel that there's any pressure on me," said Lee. "I'm just going to go out and do my job to the best of my ability. I'm not going to score 25 points, but if I do, it's going to come natural." Johnson added three points and four assists in only 17 minutes of playing time off the bench. "Ron and I haven't had much playing time," said Johnson, "sothis is good for us. 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Wolverine gridder Fred Brockington's shooting and intimidating defense along with Ali Ucar's inside play paved the way for Jones County. The win was Jones County's third easy win in a row. Said winning manager Dave Peress, "We like to run and we think we can run on the best." Misfits 42, Gophers 36: The Misfits, led by the scoring of Vincent Bean, Carlton Rose and Harry Gosier, and the rebounding of Rodney McPhee, held a small lead for the entire game. In the last five minutes the Gophers turned on the steam and came back. The Gophers "gave us a tough fight," said Gosier. According to Gosier, the championship is up for grabs between his team and Jones County. FRATERNITY Sigma Phi Epsilon 2, Delta Tau Delta 0 (forfeit): This game was tight until halftime when an illegal player was discovered on the Delat Tau Delta squad, giving the third-ranked Sig Eps the win by forfeit. "We haven't played up to our potential yet, even though we're 3-0,' said Sig Ep Rich Goins. "We have the team, we just have to put it all together." Sig Ep John Alli was the leading scorer at halftime with 18 points. CO-REC Nitwits 69, Alpha Omicron Pi/Sigma Nu 34: The top-ranked Nitwits easily triumphed over Alpha Omicron Pi/Sigma Nu, who had not set foot on the court this season yet held a 2-1 record because of forfeits. "They played the best game they have ever played together," Manager John Witri said. Jill Smith, Leslie Fink and Cathy Anderson, averaging 5'10", led the Nitwit's scoring attack. "This year's Co-Rec division is much improved with six or seven strong contenders, but we're trying for our fourth championship," said Witri. Fubars 86, Jams 25: A finalist last year, but unranked this year, the Fubars are currently 3-1 after their victory over the Jams. "We added two excellent girls this year to a strong second place team. We feel that we can play with anybody out there," said manager Greg Schiller. In Sunday's first 'A' division playoff game, women Jill Mamardo, Sue Ward and Kim Eaton accounted for the majority of the Fubars' points. RESIDENCE HALL Adam's Ants 33, Fisher 31: Right from the start, any IM fan knew this game was going to'be exciting. Adam's Ants went out front right away and held a four-point lead at the half. In the second half, the momentum seesawed back and forth. The contest went into six overtimes before Adam's Ants won this marathon. Tpylor Green 55, Adam 12's 42: Freshman forward Mark Horell led Taylor Green to their first playoff victory with 22 points. While Horell was busy scoring points, Ben Tobin was dominating the boards. Tobin pulled down 11 rebounds in this contest. The key to Taylor Green's strategy was a switch from a zone to a man-to-man, which their opponents could not handle. "Taylor Green is better than their 2-2 record indicates and the team has been steadily improving," says Taylor Green manager Barry Shuman. WOMEN Armageddon 54, Sweet Swishers 30: Armageddon is a new women's team and they haven't been up against any tough contenders yet, and they, defeated the fifth-ranked Sweet Swishers with little difficulty. Micki Quinn and Robin Visser were the game's leading scorers. "We feel we have a good chance and we're taking it one game at a time," said Armageddon player Dorothy Bohn. "W__R i STUDENT AtFs ooo r PERSONALS. (cash only) 10 words for $1.00 . . . starting Feb. 1 ... find us in the FISHBOWL Feb. 3, 4, 5 and 9, 10, 11 CAPTAIN JANICE COOPER 313/562-4160 Army Nurse Corps. Be All You Can Be. IMI WOMEN'S 1. Superstars (4-0) 2. Bahama Mama's (3-0) 3. Take Off (3-0) 4. Armageddon(3-0) 5. Sweet Swishers (2-1) CO-REC 1. Nitwits (4-0) 2. DIRT (3-0) 3. MMB (3-0) 4. Utopians (4-0) 5. Hi-Ho's (3-0) RESIDENCE HALL 1. Blagdon (4-0) 2. LewisHouse (3-0) 3. Huber Huberities (3-0) 4. Kelsey 'A' (3-0)' 5. Cagers (3-0) INDEPENDENT 1. Excalibur (3-0) 2. Heels (3-1) lankings 3. Arbory Pirates (3-0) 4. Powerhouse 81 (3-0) 5. Big Dogs (3-1) SUPERSTAR 1. Jones County (3-0) 2. Fellas (2-0) 3. Wildcats (2-1) 4. Misfits (2-1) 5. Skywalkers (2-2) FRATERNITY 1. Alpha Phi Alpha (4-0) 2. Sigma Nu (3-0) 3. Sigma Phi Epsilon (3-0) 4. Phi Delta Theta (3-0) 5. Evans Scholars (4-0) G/F/S 1. Ball Burnishers (4-0) 2. Purple Cows (3-0) 3. Spasms (4-0) 4. Ambulance Chasers (3-0) 5. Legal Soul (3-0) JUST WHArEHE DOCTOR ORDERED ..... E i ClIble The IM Digest briefly relates the activities of the Michigan in- tramural program during the previous week. This week's information was compiled by Daily sports writer Robin Kopilnick. bh v ., . . HAVE A DEGREE IN SCIENCE OR ENGINEERING? 1 6 0 6 MtrI& o n ii I I.I if so, put that degree to work in te United States Air Force. The Air Force has job openings for science and engineering II 4