4 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Sunday, March 4, 1984 Crucial free throws turn back Gophers (Continued from Page 1) "THE STORY OF the game was made and missed free throws," said Coach Jim Dutcher, who saw his Gophers fall to 6-10 in the Big Ten and 15-10 overall. "They made and we missed." However, missed free throws weren't the only reason for the Golden Gophers demise. Minnesota committed eighteen turnovers and ";,ly Tommy Davis, who scored a game-high 16 poin- ts, could provide any offensive punch. "Offensively we didn't do much and there's a good reason for that, good defense," added Dutcher. IT WAS A good effort defensively by both teams, though, as Minnesota shut down the Wolverine offense. After high-scoring games against Ohio State and Wisconsin, Michigan only shot 39.2% from the field in the game and an even more pathetic 29% in the first half. "The things we did against Ohio State and Wisconsin didn't work as well because Minnesota played better defense and was much bigger," 'said Frieder, who celebrated his 42nd birth- day yesterday. What Michigan couldn't do was go in- side. The height of McCormick and Roy Tarpley was equalized by Minnesota's 6-10 Petersen and 7-0 John Shasky. Although they ended up scoring 12 poin- ts a piece, McCormick and Tarpley only shot a combined 9 for 22 from the floor. "I SCORED 24 points and 22 in the last games so I had a lot of confidence in my jumper and shooting but the ball just didn't go in enough for me," said Tarpley. "We might have gotten a little spoiled on Thursday because Roy was just a machine but we were playing a team that wasn't as good as Minnesota in- side," added Pelekoudas. Michigan realized how good Min- nesota was by halftime as the Gophers led at the intermission 24-22. However, behind Eric Turner, who led the team 3 with 13 points, Michigan rallied in the second half. IN FACT for a moment, it looked as if the Wolverines were ready to break it open and push Minnesota back to Min- neapolis. Michigan went up 39-34 with 12 minutes left after Turner and An- toine Joubert hit two quick jumpers. Richard Rellford then made a steal but Joubert was called for traveling as he became too anxious on the fast break. Minnesota was able to edge back and cut the Michigan lead to one with 5:30 remaining at 42-41. The game then became a free throw contest and Michigan won it and thus, still can be included amongst the 53 elite teams in the nation likely to be invited to the NCAA tournament. Now that he's seen his team lose twice to Michigan this year, Min- nesota's coach Dutcher would certainly include the Wolverines in that list. "If they (the selection committee) don't take four out of the Big Ten, something's got to be wrong and Michigan appears to be in the best position for number four," said Dut- cher. "Our records aren't as good because we play 18 conference games and there are no easy wins." That's something Michigan knows for sure now. Frieder's birthday wish. bid ...an NCAA bid If Bill Frieder wants to assure his team a berth in the NCAA basketball tournament, maybe he should recruit a player whose birthday is Wed- nesday. The Wolverines are undefeated on birthdays, beating North Carolina A&T on Roy Tarpley's 19th and Illinois on Rich Rellford's 20th. Yesterday they made it three-for-three with 51-50 victory over Minnesota on Frieder's 42nd. Against Iowa Wednesday night, Michigan might need the help of super- stition. The Wolverines have not beaten the Hawkeyes at Iowa Citysince 1979. In fact, they haven't been close. The last four years have produced 16, 17-,18- and seven-point Michigan defeats. To make matters worse for Frieder's team, they will be playing against a tournament-hungry Iowa team. The Hawkeyes can salvage an otherwise-disappointing season by beating Michigan and Michigan State and earning an NIT bid. It won't be easy, but if the Wolverines want the NCAA berth, they'll have to beat the Hawkeyes. Wednesday's game will be televised nationally on ESPN. If Michigan loses to a 13-13 team, a team that CBS pulled off its national televsion schedule becasue of its mediocrity, any tournament selection committeeman will cross the Wolverines off the NCAA's guest list. A season-ending victory over Northwestern might not be enough to erase the memory of a poor showing at Iowa. Saturday night's game at Evanston is on ESPN's television schedule, too, but a Michigan victory over the last- place Wildcats is expected - as expected as a Big Ten win can be, anyway. The Wolverines would need to handle Northwestern pretty easily in order to impress the selection committee. Frieder and Co. should not worry about Northwestern, though; March 10 is Tim McCormick's birthday. Say it ain't so, Eric Brace yourselves, Michigan faithful, because Eric Turner might not play for the Wolverines next year. The 6-3 junior said Thursday night that he will sit down after the season ends and decide whether or not to apply for the NCAA hardship draft. "I've heard that some people are interested in me," Turner said. "I'll have to give it some thought after the season. I'd rather not discuss it right now because of the opportunties we (the Wolverines) have. I'm not thinking about it right now because of what we have to do right now." Turner said his decision will depend on how Michigan finishes this year and what other underclassman apply for the draft. Several agents already have written to offer their services, according to Turner's father. Personal opinion: Turner should stay at Michigan for his senior year. His perfor- mance this season has not been worthy of the NBA. If he puts together a good, 1984-85 season, his signing bonus as an early- round draft choice would more than offset the year's salary he would earn by turning professional now. " Further waring: Despite the game program's comparison of Turner and Magic Johnson, the Michigan guard's play Turner this year better resemble that of another ex-Spartan-Kevin Smith. Turner might note that Smith now plays in the Con- tinental Basketball Assocation, where players earn about $400 a week. Think about it, Eric. Birthday gift MICHIGAN MinFG/A FT/A Rellford..........27 McCormick.......39 Tarpley ........... 40 Joubert............28 Turner...........38 Wade ............. 6 Pelekoudas........ 19 Rockymore........ 8 Team rebounds .... 3/5 3/7 6/15 1/3 6/15 1/3 0/0 0/3 0/0 6/7 0/0 2/3 1/2 0/0 2/2 0/0 R 2 4 12 1 1 1 0 3 A 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 PF TP 1 6 2 12 0 12 3 4 3 13 0 2 2 2 0 0 MINNESOTA Min FG/A FT/A Smith............ 38 3/4 0/2 Peterson..........,38 5/7 2/2 Shasky.............39 3/6 0/0 Jackson........... 25 1/5 2/2 Davis ............40 8/14 0/0 Wilson............ 16 2/4 2/3 Brooks............4 0/0 0/0 Team Rebounds ... R 4 9 5 4 4 1 0 2 A 0 3 5 0 0 0 PF TP 1 6 4 12 3 6 4 4 3 16 2 6 0 0 TOTALS.........200 20/51 11/14 25 7 11 51 TOTAL'S...........200 22/40 6/9 29 9 14 50 SCORING 1 2 T Minnesota ...........................24 26 50 MICHIGAN....................22 29 51 Attendance: 13,485 Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Minnesota's Jim Peterson (20) goes up over Rich Rellford for any easy two. However, it was not enough as Michigan upped it's record to 17-9. Purdue roasts Buckeyes, 85-63 WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) - Jim Rowinski had 15 of his 23 points in the first half as No. 11 Purdue defeated Ohio State 85-63 yesterday to give the Boilermakers first place in the race for the Big Ten basketball championship. Ricky Hall had 10 of his 14 points in the second half when Purdue took command. PURDUE OUTSCORED the Buckeyes 10-2 in the first six minutes of the second half, completing an 18-2 spurt that began late in the first half. The streak gave Purdue a 48-37 advan- tage with 14:48 to play and Ohio State never got closer than nine again despite a game-high 24 point effort by Tony Campbell. Purdue lifted its conference mark to 13-3 and moved to 20-6 for the season. Ohio State fell to 8-9 in the league and 15-12 overall. Atkinson and S'tieve Reid led the Pur- due streak with Reid scoring eight of his 14 points and Atkinson having six of his game-total of 14. THE VICTORY in its final home game gave Purdue a half-game edge over Illinois in its battle for the con- ference crown. v Georgetown 88 Syracuse 71 LANDOVER, Md. .(AP) - Georgetown's Patrick Ewing scored 16 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the fourth-ranked Hoyas tripped No. 16 Syracuse 88-71 yesterday to capture the Big East regular season champion- ship. The victory gave the 26-3 Hoyas, 14-2 in conference play, their second Big East title in five years. 30 - Kentuckv 90, LSU 68 LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Sam Bowie, playing what could be his last college basketball game inRupp Arena, scored 20 points yesterday, powering third-ranked Kentucky to an easy 90-68 Southeastern Conference triumph over Louisana State. Bowie's fellow "Twin Tower," senior center Melvin Turpin, added 19 points for the Wildcats. KENTUCKY IMPROVED to 14-4 in the league and 23-4 overall. LSU drop- ped to 11-7 and 18-9. North Carolina 96, Duke 83 (2()T) CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP)-Michael Jordan scored five of his 27 points inthe second overtime to spark top ranked North Carolina to a 96-83 victory over No. 15 Duke yesterday in an Atlantic Coast Conference basketball game. Jordan's three point play with 4:23 left in the second overtime gave the Tar Heels an 82-79 lead. Sam Perkins then scored six straight points, keying a 15-4 run, as North Carolina became the six- th team in ACC history to go unbeaten in regular season conference play and the first since North Carolina State in 1974. Big Ten Standings Conference Overall 4 I I e . Place an ad in - - Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Tim McCormick (left) places his arm around close friend QDan Pelekoudas during the pre-game festivities honoring Michigan's seniors. Pelekoudas, who played in his last home game, also learned yesterday that he had been accepted to the University's Law School. Purdue........... Illinois........... Indiana.......... MICHIGAN........ Ohio State........ Minnesota .......... 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