4 Paqe 1C --The Michigan Daily - Saturday, January 7, 1984 'M' to By RANDY BERGER Sometime around 4:00 p.m. today Michigan basketball fans should know whether the Wolverines are for real. At that time the game against Big Ten favorite Iowa (7-3, 0-1 in the Conferen- ce) should be decided and either the "Maize and bleed 'til you're Blue" op- timist or the eternal pessimist will be saying, "I told you so." After going pretty much unscathed during the non-conference schedule with an 8-2 record and demolishing Big Ten doormat Northwestern, 68-51, Thursday night, today's game against the Hawkeyes is by far their biggest of the year. "WE NEED THIS one here (the Iowa game)," said Michigan co-captain Eric Turner. "We want to get off to a 2-0 start and win all our home games, so it's important for us to win this." face Twin Hawke yes will be cagers first big test Unfortunately for Turner, Michigan may be catching the Hawkeyes, who are certainly hungry for prey after their 73-72 loss to Michigan State on Wednesday, at a wrong time. "They're going to be hungry off the loss to State," added Turner. "I kind of hate to see them lose and knowing they're going to come down here thinking they have to win in order to have a good season." FOR FIRST YEAR coach George Raveling, the loss to State was anything but discouraging. "We're very encouraged by the game against State and we feel we can keep improving," said Raveling. There's no secret that the strength of the Iowa team lies in its front line. With potential All-Big Ten players Greg Stokes and Michael Payne, Iowa may have the best front court in the nation. STOKES, WHO will play opposite Tim McCormick, averaged over 17 points and seven rebounds a game last year and earned a spot on the United States Pan American Games team that won the gold medal in Caracas, Venezuela. Complementing Stokes is 6-11 forward Payne, who led the team in rebounding last year. "Our biggest thing is that we have to contain Payne and Stokes without let- ting those other guys get away from us," said Michigan Coach Bill Frieder. awers "They have a big advantage on us because they have an extra day's rest for Saturday. It's very difficult to come back from Thursday night to Saturday afternoon and play with the same inten- sity." One Wolverine who will need to keep the same intensity from the North- western game is Turner. From all in- dications it seems that the junior point guard has recovered from early season back spasms as he played his best game of the year against the Wildcats, scoring 16 points and dishing out seven assists. It couldn't be a more opportune time for Turner to get his game back together. Last year he played his most inspired games of the season against the Hawkeyes, scoring 32 and 30 points. Despite these statistics, Turner does not have Raveling committing hari- kari. -"It's foolish to be too concerned about Turner because you forget about the other players," added the Iowa head coach. "You just have to hope he doesn't play above his average." The Lineups Michigan (9-2) Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Northwestern center Paul Schultz battles Michigan's Roy Tarpley under the basket. (44)' (40) (53) (24) (25) Tim McCormick.. Rich Rellford .... Butch Wade ...... Leslie Rockymore Eric Turner ...... (6-11) F . (6-6) F .(6-7) C . (6-3) G . (6-3) G Iowa (7-3) (42) Michael Payne ... (6-10) (34) Craig Anderson ... (6-7) (41) Greg Stokes.......(6-10) (15) Steve Carfino......(6-2) ( 4) Andre Banks........(6-4) SITE: Crisler Arena TIME : 2:00 p.m. RADIO: WUOM (91.7 FM), WAAM (1600 AM), WWJ (950 AM). LAST YEAR: Iowa 79, Michigan 72, (Carver-Hawkeye Arena) Michigan 66, Iowa 60 (Crisler) SERIES RECORD: Michigan leads, 52-39 Womentankers upset Doily Photo by DAN HABIB Wolverine guard Dan Pelekoudas, hair blowing in the wind, dribbles upcourt past Northwestern's Roy Dixon, Thursday night at Crisler Arena. Smm -o m m - I0 ARMY SURPLUS 1 _ * 201 E. Washington at Fourth 994-3572 1 I- F - m - -s m- m= 15% OFF ALL MERCHANDISE I WITH THIS COUPON I (Except sale items) I I EXPIRES 1/14/84 ' md' - ----------= m m md 4 Special to the Daily ROCHESTER - Division II Oakland University stunned the Michigan women's swim team last night, defeating the Wolverines, 72-68. Oakland, a commuter school in suburban Detroit, raced to an early. lead over a Michigan team with a juggled lineup and held on for the narrow victory. Individual winners for the Wolverines included swimmers Kay Lundy and Sue Cahill, and divers Diane Dudeck and Mary Fischbach. Michigan's record dropped to 0-2. Women hoopsters lose Special to the Daily EVANSTON - Anucha Browne scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Northwestern to a 69- 51 women's basketball victor over Michigan last night in McGraw iall. It $s the 12th straight game in which Browne scored at least 20 points. Michigan, 2-7, was led by Wendy Bradetich's 28 points and 10 rebounds. Pistons roll, 118-107 Special to the Daily PONTIAC - Last night's Pistons- Knicks game at Pontiac proved to be a punishing contest. The Pistons punished the Knicks, 118-107, while the game itself was punishingly boring to the fans who attended. For the first twelve minutes the score went back and forth as the teams traded baskets. The Pistons took the lead, at the end of the first quarter, 27- 26 on a tip-in by Cliff Levingston. It was a lead they never lost. Coming off the bench, Vinnie Johnson was the spark that the Pistons needed. He hit three quick shots for Detroit to give the' Pistons a nine-point lead, 38-29. THE KNICKS' Bernard King, the games' high scorer with 32, helped bring the Knicks within six, 62-56, with under a minute left in the first half. Bill Cartwright hit two free throws with one second left to end the scoring. The Pistons went into the locker room with a 62-58 lead. - GARY EFFMAN Big Ten Standings full court PRES Good news for Blue.. . ETO's back By RANDY BERGER It doesn't take Dick Vitale or any other basketball wizard to notice the only intriguing development in the Wolverines 68-51 sleeper over the North- western Catnappers Thursday night. For all you Michigan faithful, E.T. has returned and it seems his back is back in place which could mean the return of Michigan to the top of the con- ference as in the glory days of the seventies. There's no doubt that Eric Turner is the invaluable key to a successful season for the Wolverines. While the point guard was out during most of the non-conference schedule due to back spasms, which he says are now healed, the big men carried the team. Center Tim McCormick and forward Butch Wade stomped, crushed and demolished smaller teams such as Georgia and Dayton. However, now that Greg Stokes and Michael Payne of Iowa and the rest of the lumbering giants of the BIG Big Ten roll into town, the focus will be on the guards. As most coaches will tell you, the only way you can control the inside game in the Big Ten is to have good shooting from the-outside and if Turner's per- formance Thursday night is an indication of things to come, look out Big Ten! The last month, though, has been a very painful one for Turner, not just in his back but also in his soul. "It was hard because I'm used to playing everyday," said the junior co- captain. "However, an injury builds character when you have to work to get back in the starting lineup." Michigan coach Bill Frieder said, "It has been a tough time on him because he hasn't played or practiced much since November 30. When we took him out in the second half against Georgia he didn't play or practice from December 5 to the 16." Thus, when Turner was inserted into the starting lineup against North- western it was still questionable whether the 6-3 guard would return to last year's form that garnered all-star accolades and recognition as one of the best playmakers in the country. "I knew a lot of eyes were going to be on me to see how I was feeling," ad- ded Turner. "I concentrated much more during the week than I have in the past. It was like a first college game jitter for me." It didn't take long for E.T. to show how he was feeling. He scored seven out of Michigan's first nine points and the stunned Wildcats were out of it early. Besides his scoring, Turner's passing - his hallmark - was as crisp as ever. His alley-oop pass to Tarpley brought the relatively quiet Crisler crowd to its feet. The basket put Michigan ahead 23-10 and the game was out of reach. "We need him out there and he had a great game," said a pleased Frieder after the game. When Turner is on as he was against Northwestern, no one can stop him. A team may hold him under 20 points but they can't stop him from controlling the flow of the game with his passing. Look for E.T to improve today on Thursday's 16 point, seven assist total. Last year he scored 62 points against the Hawkeyes' Steve Carfino, one of the top rated guards in the conference. Carfino will be back to try and stop Tur- ner but that could be trouble now that Turner's back is back in shape. Grapplers handed 4th dual meet I 14 4 4 *o rnoun mmmmwmmul come Join our staff TlI c nivC 'sity of Michigan Housing Division RESIDENCE HALL POSITIONS 1984-85 SEE KIN(G STUD'LENTS: nlrvisctl IIIi xoikitig vli rtt1r suciu~lsit ni;I itsithlitv ldhal I IitrcstI I IU lc lCIop inrg a sp I iit of ( ommrunriiv w ithin A rcs iccc hallI. In1c1sccl in tcvlopinig ad lslic ilgItcing skills ini group l(.I(1(sip And iid lvisiiig. Inruviestcl in tit xclopiilg Ii( Skills 4t and itts for .a lildtiC. POSIIONS AVAILABLE: MICHIGAN .... Michigan State . Illinois ......... Purdue ......... Indiana ........ Ohio State ...... Northwestern .. Wisconsin ...... Minnesota ...... Iowa ........h... 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The Wolverines managed only three victories in the meet, the first coming from a superior decision by 126-pounder Joe McFarland. The two-time All-- American toped Rocky Bonomo. 18-5.