0 Page 8- The Michigan Daily -Sunday, February 12, 1984 Cagers bounce Spartans 71-61 Spartan technicals give Jud the blues (Continued from Page 1) had to win tnis one to try to get in the (NCAA) tourney. I wanted the ball in my hands. I felt I've been in the position before and I know what to do.." THE PLAY-MAKING guard received help in leading the attack from another player who has gotten hot of late, Richard Rellford. The 6-6 Floridian tallied 12 points and capped off the suc- cessful Michigan evening with a ferocious dunk with less than 20 seconds left to play., "Rellford's been playing great," said Frieder. "It might have been something I overlooked earlier, not giving him enough playing time." "I've been working hard every day," Rellford said. "I think I can play well under pressure. I'm really proud because I can see coming in early (to practice) has helped, it's paying off for me." IT SEEMED LIKE the whole team followed the forward's cue and played hard all evening. They trailed only on- ce, that being 4-3, and buoyed by the consistent play of Roy Tarpley (16 poin- ts, 10 rebounds), the Wolverines never let the Spartans get closer than four the whole evening. "Tarpley is one of the most improved players in the Big Ten," Heatcote said. "He might have been the difference tonight." Whatever the difference, it was a happy one for the Wolverines. The win not only evened Michigan's conference mark at 5-5, it revitalized its hopes of gaining an NCAA berth. Tarple. i ...could have been the difference Revenge Rellford......... McCormick ....... Tarpley ......... Rtockymore..,.. Turner......... Joubert .......... Wade............. Pelekoudas'....... MICHIGAN MinFG/A FT/A . 24 5/6 2/2 35 2/6 3/3 28 5/10 6/6 25 1/10 2/2 39 7/12 6/7 24 2/5 1/3 17 3/5 0/0 8 0/0 1/2 R 3 6 10 2 5 0 A 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 PF ,2 3 4 0 2 2 2 TP 12 MICHIGAN STATE MinFG/AFT/A R A PF TP 7 Polec .............. 24 16 K. Johnson........ 30 4 Willis ......... ... 36 20 Skiles..............31 5 Vincent ...........36 6 Mudd ............. 9 1 D., Johnson.........13 Tower...........1 Ford ...............9 71 Gore............. 1 4/5 5/9 3/6 2/8 7/18 0/0 1/1 f/] 2/4 0/0 2/3 4/4 1/2. 0/0 4/5 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 8 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2l 0 2 3 4 5 5 0 2 0 0 10 14 7 4 18 0 2 2' 4 0 Icers stop Fe rris;0 p layof hopes alive, By JIM DAVIS Special to the Daily BIG RAPIDS - Riding a hat-trick performance by defenseman Todd Carlile and a rejuvenated spirit, the Wolverines broke a month-long victory drought by knocking off Ferris State, 7-4, last night at the Ferris State Ice Arena. The victory,coupled with Lake Superior State's loss to Michigan State, leaves Michigan alone in eighth place, two points ahead of the Lakers in the battle.for the final CCHA playoff berth. JOHN ELLIOTT started in goal for the Wolverines in an attempt to shake up the squad, which came into the game on a seven-game winless streak. The junior from Spencerville, Ont. turned in a sterling performance and kept the Wolverines close until Carlile and the power play took over in the third period. Carlile tallied on Michigan power plays at 2:57 and 7:32 of the final stanza to make it 6-4 and give Michigan command of the game. Paul Kobylarz added another at 7:52 and the Wolverine penalty killing unit kept the B Bulldogs off the board late- in the game to assure the impressive win. The hat-trick was the first of the season for Michigan. The power play was also its most effective, notching four goals. "IT'S GOOD to win one," said Michigan coach John Giordano. "We've been struggling and struggling and the pucks finally went in. "It was the mind changes, not the line changes," that made the difference in the game according to Gior- dano. Things didn't start off well for Michigan. Just over a minute into the opening period Ferris State broke out of its own zone with four skaters against Mike Neff, as every other Wolverine was caught going the Wrong way. Graham Craig finished off a pass from Ray Zabel to put the Bulldogs on top. Seven minutes later, Michigan's Tom Stiles threw a wayward pass onto the stick of the charging Bulldog Tim,.Wendt at the Wolverine blue line. Wendt carried the puck in and fed senior Randy Merrifield in front of the net, who slid the puck past Elliott. MICHIGAN GOT one back at 9:26 when Frank Downing redirected a Chris Seychel pass past goalten- der Rob Hughston. The score stayed 2-1 the rest of the period, but only because the Bulldogs blew numerous scoring chances. Paul Lowdaen hit the crossbar on a clean breakaway and four other Ferris State players had golden scoring opportunities, but Elliott stood his ground and the Wolverine net was not violated the rest of the period. Ferris outshot the Wolverines 21-8 in the period. A mental lapse in the first minute of the second frame allowed Ferris to go up 3-1. All five Wolverine skaters were heading for the bench for a player change as Brad Hildestad brought the puck out of the Bulldog zone. The defenseman hig a wide-open Craig on the left side, away from the Michigan bench, and the junior deposited it between Elliott's legs for his second goal of the game. The Wolverines got two power play goals, one from Carlile and one from Seychel, to tie it at 3-3 with five minutes gone in the period. Then things started to get rough. By the time the second, period was over, 13 penalties had been called, eight for roughing, and the game was almost out of control of the referees. Ferris' Zabel scored with Bill Brauer in the box for tripping at 11:07. Brad Jones countered for the Wolverines at 18:20 to make it 4-4 heading into the final 20 minutes. Order was restored after the teams returned to the ice for the last period, mostly due to the fact that the Wolverines took firm command early. 0 14 I 4 4 Totals..............200 25/54,21/25 30 9 6 H- MICHIGAN 33 Michigan State 28 Technicals - Skiles, Michigan State bench Attendance-13,609 Team Rebounds ... Doily Photo by DAN HABIB Michigan's Antoine Joubert fires a jump shot over Michigan State guard Scott Skiles during last night's Wolverine victory. Joubert had five points in 24 minutes of playing time. 4 Totals.............200 25/52 11/14 33 8 22 61 BIG TEN ROUNDUP: I" Reid, Purdue... boil Wildcats t WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) - Steve Reid scored nine of his 15 points within a three- minute span of the second half, sparking Purdue over Northwestern 66-65 yesterday as the 11th-ranked Boilermakers took sole possession of first place in the race for the Big Ten basketball championship. r The lead changed hands six times in the second half before a jumper by Reid put Purdue ahead to stay, 46-45, with about eight minutes to go. The score ignited a 12-2 Boilermaker spurt that broke open what had been a close battle for most of the afternoon. "WE DIDN'T DO a good job the first half attacking their zone," said Purdue Coach Gene Keady. "We just weren't sharp. I told the players I thought Paul Schultz was probably the most improved post man in the league. He did a good job on the inside." A free throw by Mack Gadis gave Purdue a 56-47 lead, with 5:27 remaining, and Nor- thwestern never seriously challenged again. The Wildcats, who have now lost six con- secutive games and nine of their last ten, Wlaved without Art Aaron. The senior for- ward, who has led Northwestern in nearly every statistical category, is battling the flu and didn't make the trip from Evanston. Indiana 74 Minnesota 72 BLOOMINGTON (AP) - Uwe Blab's bank shot with four seconds left in overtime gave Indiana a 74-72 comeback victory over Minnesota yesterday. Teammate Steve Alford scored the tying basket with three seconds left in regulation play. THE HOOSIERS, who trailed by as many as 15 points with 16:22 left in the second half, took the basketball with 4:24 left in the over- time on a turnover and maintained possession until Blab's shot. Minnesota elec- ted to stay in its zone and the Hoosiers just' kept passing the ball and dribbling until the winning shot that gave Blab 19 points. He had only four in the first half. Alford, who found the range from 15 feet to force the overtime, led Indiana with 23 points as the Hoosiers overcame a 33-point performance by Tommy Davis. Indiana pulled to within two points, 72-70, on a pair of free throws by Stew Robinson with -44 seconds to play. The Hoosiers regained possession eight seconds later when Marc Wilson was called for charging into Alford, setting the stage for the fresh- man's clutch shot. Ohio State 71 Wisconsin 65 COLUMBUS (AP) - Tony Campbell, scoring 20 points for his 55th straight game in double figures, led Ohio State to a 71-65 decision over Wisconsin yesterday. The Buckeyes, 7-4 in the Big Ten and 14-7 overall, posted their seventh triumph in their last eight league games in defeating the Badgers, 3-8 and 7-13, for the second time in nine days. OHIO STATE hit 10 straight field goal at- tempts in one stretch of the first half for a 20-17 lead en route to a 33-31 lead at inter- mission. Wisconsin, however, rallied and led 44-43 with 12 minutes to play behind the shooting of the league's one-two scorers, Cory Blackwell and Rick Olson. Blackwell hit 17 points and Olson had 14. r 14 Pur Illin Ind Ohi MIC Mini Wis Mi low: Nor1 Big Ten Standings Conf. WL due .............. 10 1 iois ................ 9 1 iana ............... 9 2 o State ............. 7 4 CHIGAN ........... 5 5 inesota ............4 7 consin ............. 3 8 higan State........2 8 sar.................28 thwestern.......... 2 9 Overall WL 17 4 18 2 16 5 14 7 13 7 12 8 7 13 9 11 9 11 9 12 14 AP Photo Purdue's Curt Clawson (foreground) protects the ball against Northwestern's Shawn Watts diring Purdue's 66-56 win at Mackey Arena. SCORES College basketball Arkansas 80, SMU 71 Bowling Green 74, Ball St. 45 Central Michigan 64, Western Michigan 63 Colorado 83, Oklahoma St. 72 Duke 89, Maryland 84 Eastern Michigan 54, Kent St. 48 . Georgetown 67, Muhlenberg 47 Ion74,Army 63 Kentucky 84, Auburn 64 Memphis St. 73, Florida St. 69 Miami, (Oh.) 82, Ohio 68 Navy 79, James Madison 73 . Nebraska 61, Missouri 56OOT Ohio St. 71, Wisconsin 65 Oregon 52 USC 47 Oregon St.72, UCLA 63 Pennsylvania 63, Columbia 58 OT Purdue 66, Northwestern 56 Rutgers 63, West Virginia 61 St. John's 84, Connecticut 65 Tennessee 45, Missippi St. 42 Virginia 50, Louisville 45 (im-. -n-it DePaul nails Irish, 62-54 14 SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Forward Kevin Holmes scored 14 points as No. 2 DePaul beat Notre Dame, 62-54, yesterday in college basketball. Holmes' six field goals and two free throws salvaged a victory for his veteran coach, Ray Meyer, who was making his last coaching ap- pearance at his alma mater. THE FIGHTING Irish led 29-27 at the half, but the Blue Demons, now 18-1, surged back to open an 11-point advantage. A three-point play by Dallas Comegys capped a seven-point DePaul spurt as Notre Dame went scoreless for nearly six minutes to fall behind 52-41 with 3:47 left to play. The closest the Irish got after that was 53-50 when they outscored DePaul 8-1 over a one minute spurt that ended with a steal by Joe T I ..I- --..- -.... _ A .1. n n l The triumph, avenging Kentucky's 82-63 loss at Auburn last month, left the Wildcats at 9-3 and Auburn 8-3 in the SEC. The Wildcats are 18-3 overall, while the Tigers dropped to 14-6. The first half started out all Aurburn, with the Tigers building a 30-22 lead with 5:12 to play on a 22-foot jump by forward Chuck Per- son. But the Tigers couldn't manage another field goal until two minutes into the second period, as Kentucky went on a 15-2 tear in the final 4:50 before intermission and added three more field goals in the opening three minutes after the half. The Wildcats took their first lead, 31-30, on a short jumper by Bennett, lost it for a minute and then went ahead for good on another Ben- got into foul trouble, but the Tigers' main problem was that they couldn't penetrate Kentucky's 2-3 zone. Charles Barkley, Auburn's 260-pounds-plus center, led the Tigers with 18 points, while Person added 16. Memphis State 73 Florida State 69 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Phillip Haynes tossed in 16 points yesterday to lead ninth-ranked Memphis State to a 73-69 victory over Florida State in a Metro Conference basketball game. Haynes helped MSU, 17-3 in the regular season and 8-0 in conference play, build an 18- point lead midway through the first half. BUT THE Seminoles, 13-6 on the season and Carlile ...scores hat-trick Plao ff hopes alive FIRST PERIOD Scoring: I.FSC-Craig (Zabel.(Courture) 1:11;:2. FSC-Merfield (Seaver. Wendt) 8:08; 1. M-Downing (Seychel, Bjorkman) 9:26. Penalties: M-Spring (highsticking) 26:26: FSCCraig (slashing) 18:00. SECOND PERIOD Scoring: 3. FScQ-Craig (Hildestad, Hughston) :48. 2. M-Carlile (Seychel, Dries)3:36:3. M-Seychel (Carlile. McCaulev) 4:48; 4. FSC-Zabel (Paul Lowden. Garbarz) 11:07; 4. M-Jones (Goff. Stiles) 18:20. Penalties: FSC-Zubel (elbowing) 2:341 FSC-Brownlie (slashing) 4:11: Fsc-Courture- (roughing after whistle) 9:06: M-Neff (roughing after whistle) 9:06; M-Brauer (tripping) 9:38: M-stiles (slashing) 13:50; FSC-Craig (roughing) 15:41; M-Mcintvre (roughing) 15:41:. M-Downing (roughing) 15:41; FSC-Podger (slashing, roughing) 19:31: M-Dries (roughing) 19:31. 4 J