i Cagers fall in C ham (Continued from Page 1) playing excellent defense on Michigan's Eric Turner. Winters hit on nine of 11 shots from the floor on his way to 19 points. Illinois' Doug Alten- berger and Anthony Welch also both scored in double figures with 15 and 12, respectively. Turner led the Wolverines with 23, in- cluding three three-point shots, and Richard Rellford hit seven of eight foul hots on his way to11. DESPITE TURNER'S points, it was a very long night for the Wolverines. The Illinois pep band didn't break into "Hey, hey goodbye" until there were 12 seconds left, but it could have begun playing the tune 10 minutes into the game. That's all the time it took Illinois to put the contest away. The Illini used a tenacious defense to force Michigan into numerous early turnovers and poor shot selection. The Wolverines just couldn't get untracked and with the score tied at 2-2, the Illini went on a 14-2 tear to take a 16-4 lead with just over six-and-a-half minutes gone. After Rellford hit two foul shots, Illinois scored six straight for a 22-6 ad- vantage. It was a deficit Michigan just couldn't recover from, although it did make a valiant effort. For the rest of the first half, Michigan actually played good ball. The Wolverines trailed 26-10 when they finally woke up and rattled off eight straight points to close the gap to 26-18 with 8:01 left. The two teams traded buckets but then Illinois hit four straight to increase the margin to 12, 32- 20. Michigan, though, went on an 11-4 spurt and, when freshman Robert Hen- derson hit a layup at the buzzer, it narrowed the deficit to 36-31 at the half. "I THINK we stopped executing well," Harper said about his team's performance late in the first half. "We just lost a little of our intensity and stopped playing hard." The next 20 minutes of basketball however, went much like the opening 10 - the Illini regained their intensity and completely dominated. Michigan was still within six, 46-40, with 15:51 to go but then the roof caved in. Led by Har- per's six points, Illinois went on a 13-2 run and led 59-42 at the 11-minute mark. Michigan got no closer than 14 points the rest of the way, trailing at times by as many as 24. "In the second half, we just didn't do ipaign the job in any phase," said Frieder. "They outhustled us, were more determined, beat us inside, and beat us on the boards. We took too many bad shots but some of that you have to at- tribute to Illinois' defense." ILLINOIS GUARD Harper said that the Illini's two straight road losses coming into the game helped them crush the Wolverines. "We were up," he said. "The loss we had to Iowa helped us. We came out real relaxed and played good ball tonight." The loss dropped Michigan to 3-8 in the Big Ten and 12-9 overall, while Illinois now stands at 7-5 in the Big Ten and 17-8 overall. Michigan will attempt to regroup in time for tomorrow's game at Purdue. So much for improvement By LARR YMISHKIN o sports too predictable . . . college hoops always thrilling CHAMPAIGN DON'T KNOW about you, but I'm having a great time following the Icollege basketball scene this year, and it's probably because the sport is so unpredictable. In the NBA, the only thing people are waiting to see is whether or not Philadelphia folds in the finals against Los Angeles again, denying Dr. J his long awaited and well-deserved championship. In the NHL, it isn't much better and although at least five or six teams "have a legitimate shot at the Stanley Cup, I'll still put money on the Islanders ,walking off with their fourth straight title. The only upsets in this league will be if Wayne Gretzky doesn't get his 200 points or if the Red Wings make the playoffs. But college basketball is a different story. From the Big Ten to the national scene, no team is safe from upset and this year's national champion could be any of a number of different schools. Take Wednesday night for example. Indiana, just voted number one in the U.P.I. poll and which by all right should waltz its way to another Big Ten title, lost to Iowa for the second time this season.This is the same Hawkeye squad with five conference losses, including defeats by Michigan State and Wisconsin, two of the bottom three conference teams. And it won in Bloomington! Nobody beats Bobby Knight at home but Lute Olson's team pulled it off. And how about those North Carolina Tar Heels? They were the number- one team in the nation, despite three losses. They lose to Villanova at home and only drop to number three. Two nights ago they lost to Maryland. Will they still be in the Top Ten? ;Better than General Hospital Speaking of the'Top Ten, Nevada-Las Vegas, the only undefeated team in the nation, finally made the top spot in the AP poll, but were only number two in the UPI. Why? Four coaches voting in the poll didn't even put UNLV in the top fifteen because they felt Las Vegas coach Jerry Tarkanian used unethical recruiting methods. I mean, this is great stuff. Forget about soap operas, just follow college tbasketball. Northwestern starts out the season winning nine straight non-conference games, but in Big Ten play became only mediocre. Then last week, the Wild- cats go and knock off Purdue and Illinois, two of the conference's hottest teams. Even Michigan fans aren't safe from these strange happenings. The Wolverines put NCAA tournament dreams in everyone's head with an early :season upset of the highly-touted Minnesota Gophers before going out and losing five in a row. Then they go up to East Lansing and upend Michigan State for only the second time in the last eight meetings between the two in- state rivals. After last night's game with Illinois, Michigan plays Purdue, Indiana, and Ohio State in a row. I sure hope this unpredictable streak keeps going. But the biggest upset of all is that two of Michigan's best home games; In- diana and Ohio State, are during spring break. So while Michigan fans are partying in San Francisco or sailing through the Bahamas, some of the best college basketball talent in the country will be displaying its skills in Crisler Arena. How come I don't find that so surprising? MICHIGAN ILLINOIS MinFG/AFT/A Reb A PF Pts MinFG/AFT/A RebA PF Pts wade............ Jokisch............ McCormick ....... Person ............ Turner.......... Rellford......... Pelekoudas ........ Henderson........ Tarpley.......... Brown.......... Rudy ............ Antonides ....... Team Rebounds Totals 16 2/5 0/1 16 3/4 0/0 26 2/2 2/2 28 0/6 1/2 31 8/20 4/6 16 2/7 7/8 30 2/5 2/2 21 4/8 0/0 10 0/2 0/0 2 0/0 0/0 2 1/1 0/1 2 0/0 2/2 5 0 1 0 5 2 6 3 2 7 4 0 2 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 4 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 7 6 1 23 11 7 8 0 0 2 2 welch ............. winters ........... Leonard......... Harper.......... Douglas ........... Altenberger ....... Montgomery ... Meents.......... Bontemps......... woodward......... Deemaras ....... Klusendorf .. Team Rebounds Totals Three-point field Pelekoudas. 34 28 18 35 16 17 23 9 11 4 3 2 6/9 9/11 1/3 11/17 2/5 2/4 3/5 0/4 1/1 1/3 0/2 0/1 0/0 1/4 0/0 3/5 0/0 11/13 0/1 1/2 1/2 2/2 0/0 0/0 4 1 3 3 2 4 6 6 4 4 4 2 4 4 2 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 20 12 19 2 25 4 15 6 1 3 4 0 0 1 24/60 18/24 35 15 21 71 4 36165 19/29 39 29 20 91 goals: Jokisch, Turner (3), Halftime score: Illinois 36, MICHIGAN 31. Attendance: 12,716. SPORTS OF THE DAILY: A~r rnouou Purdue's Ricky Hall steals the ball from Michigan State's Sam Vincent during last night's 61-55 Boilermaker victory at West Lafayette. Trip west no vacation for nes~ters By PAULA SCHIPPER Hard-hitting competition is an- ticipated next week when the Michigan women's tennis team travels to California for spring vacation. Vacation? The Wolverines have little time to bask in the sun. Their challenging west-coast competition is UCLA, Cal-State Fullerton, Cal-Irvine, Pepperdine and USC. From the start, Michigan, unranked nationally, will plunge into heavy mat- ches. First on the agenda is UCLA, presently ranked third in the nation. BUT THERE will be no reclining in lawn chairs after that one is over because USC, the school the Wolverines will face in the final match of their tour, is ranked number one in the nation. "Everyone expects us to lose (to USC) nine to zero," said Michigan coach Ollie Owens. But Owens does not expect the Wolverines to fare badly against Cal State and Cal-Irvine, whom they meet in the middle of the week. He is especially looking forward to challenging the 16th-ranked Pepper- dine team. "IF WE beat Pepperdine then we'll be nationally ranked," said Owens. "They take the top 16 team for Nationals so that's a key match for us." If November's close match against Indiana and last week's Northwestern tournament are any indication, Michigan has a chance to beat Pepper- dine. Owens can look forward to good California performances by Stephanie Lightvoet, who finished second at NU, and Marian Kremer, who came in four- th. Wolverine hopes of being ranked nationally may well be realized under the California sun next week. Women cagers must regroup It's time to regroup. A few weeks ago, the Michigan women's basketball team lost a pair of tough road games at Illinois and Pur- due. This weekend it will have the op- portunity to get even, and at the same time try to salvage something out of this rebuilding season. TAGGED WITH a 1-9 record in the Big Ten, (3-17 overall), the cagers face Illinois tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Crisler Arena. The Fighting Illini edged the Wolverines 72-67 at Champaign in the first meeting between the two teams. Michigan had the early lead, and was only two points behind with five seconds to go. But a tactical error and a pair of free throws cost the Wolverines the game and allowed the Illini to escape with the five-point victory. Purdue visits Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. The Boiler- makers won the first meeting between the squads at West Lafayette by an 80- 72 count. Michigan had the lead with five minutes remaining in the game but failed to put together a stretch drive. Junior Lori Gnatkowski, sophomore Peg Harte, and freshmen Orethia Lilly, Wendy Bradetich and Sandy Svoboda are expected to start for the Wolverines. -JIM DAVIS Red Wings 5, Kings 5 By JIM DAVIS Special to the Daily DETROIT - Marcel Dionne's third goal of the game, a power-play tally following a questionable interference call on the Red Wings' Greg Smith, at 17:57 of the final period gave the Los Angeles Kings a 5-5 tie wvith Detroit. John Ogrodnick and Mark Lofthouse each scored two goals and one assist, including a power-play goal apiece, as Detroit built a 5-3 lead midway through the third period. But Dionne came back with two unanswered goals to salvage the tie. -- -- ------------- m==m === q 1 1 1 "CLASSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH'" The Medical program of Universidad Tecnologica De I Santia o (UT ESA)"in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is tailored after the traditional U.S. model of 1 Medical Education and is fully accredited.I 1 OPENINGS AVAILABLE Our Medical School is WHO listed. We qualify for the ECFMG Exam. S- ----- - - - - -ini.n r n =m E V V * Boilermake WEST LAFAYETTE (UPI) - Russell Cross hit 31 points, including seven of his team's last nine points last night, to give Purdue a 61-55 Big Ten victory over Michigan State. Cross was the only Purdue player in double figures as the Boilermakers im- poved their Big Ten record to 7-5 and 'erall mark to 16-6. Michigan State fell to 11-10 overall and 4-7 in the conferen- ce. PURDUE RACED away to an early, 15-7 lead in the first half, but the Spar- tins rallied to tie the score at 17-17 and left the court for halftime with a 32-31 adlvantage. Purdue took the lead for good at 37-36 with 17:20 left in the game. But Michigan State managed ties at 39, 41 a'id 43 before the Boilermakers hit four fraight points. :Sam Vincent hit two free throws at 5:40 to narrow the gap to 52-52, but then Cross, a 6-foot-10 junior center, started his run. He had two free throws about two minutes later to up the lead to 54- 51, added another charity toss at 1:23 for 55-51 and then two baskets around a Spartan free throw for a 59-52 advan- tage. Freshman Scott Skiles and Kevin o ,rs top Spartans, 61-55 Willis led Michigan State with 14 points The Buckeyes improved their leagu each and Vincent hit 10. record to 8-4 and their overall mark t Ohio St. 71, Northwestern 55 16-6, avenging an earlier 66-64 defeata Northwestern. 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