0 Page 8- The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 27, 1986 SKILES CANS 40 IN UPSET Spartans bomb Cagers (Continued from Page 1) 45-point game in a losing effort again- st Minnesota. "THERE'S NO comparison," said Skiles. "Winning the game is the bot- tom line. I'm elated even though I might not look it." Actually, he did not look it. But then, he doesn't even look much like a basketball player either. Play basketball he does, however, and beat the Wolverines he did on Saturday night. For its part, Michigan did not play terribly. The Wolverines shot 53 per- cent as a team, Joubert broke out of his shooting slump with a six of eight outing, and Garde Thompson had by far his best showing of the season with 14 points, 12 in the second half. THE PROBLEM from Michigan's standpoint was total ineffectiveness in the areas they should have dominated. The Wolverines outrebounded thehSpartans by only three, and the inside game, where Michigan was supposed to work over Michigan State, was almost nonexistent. That was due in large to Roy Tar- pley's foul trouble. The 6-11 center, who was expected to eat State's Barry Fordham alive, saw only 16 minutes of playing time, and was able to con- tribute only nine points and four rebounds. Tarpley had his third foul before most of the crowd had found their places on the portable bleachers. He sat out the last 11:37 of the half. In the second half, he hadn't even broken a sweat when he picked up his fifth foul, putting him on the bench for good with 11:49 left in the game. "WE'RE NOT a very good basket- ball team without Tarpley playing well," said Frieder. "I've watched this team for two years, and Tarpley has got to be effective for us and he's got to score.'' With Tarpley keeping the water jug company most of the game, the Wolverines seemed to play without any semblance of a gameplan, especially in the first half. GOING OVERSEAS? Learn Spanish, French or German Quickly at ACCESS night & day tutorial classes English as Second Language also available Call 994-1456 OR VISIT 617 E. University Suite 250 LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN Michigan's 1st & Only State & Certified Commercial Translating Study Program The guards forced passes to the in- side, and the front line in turn simply tried too hard, not working for good shots. WITH THE score tied at 18, the Spartans ran off eight straight points, and State rode the Skiles wave into the locker room with a 44-31 lead. Skiles had a casual 22 points in the half, going nine for 12. The Wolverines were forced to play catch-up the rest of the way, something very difficult to do against a perimeter shooting team. But Michigan did fight back. Even with Tarpley gone, the Wolverines cut the lead to eight, 74-66 behind Garde Thompson's own Skiles-ish shooting (seven for ten). Before the Wolverines could get within striking distance, however, Skiles put the game out of reach. THE SENIOR from Plymouth, Ind., completed a three point play on a Joubert foul with just under four minutes to play, and then turned around and did the same thing on the next possession. This time, however, Joubert decided he'd had enough and threw his wristband into the crowd in frustration. Joubert was awarded a technical, and Skiles was good for all the free throws. Grant summed up the feelings after the disaster. "I just hope we can regroup and get up for our games this week." Michigan takes on Northwestern on Thursday and Wisconsin on Saturday. Bears are Super, win 46=10 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Chicago Bears completed one of the most dominating NFL seasons ever by crushing New England 46-10 in the Super Bowl yesterday behind the clutch quarterbacking of Jim McMahon and an overpowering defense that turned the Patriots' of- fense into a retreat. McMahon, whose sore buttock and off-the-field antics dominated the week before the game, scored on two short runs and compled 12 of 20 at- tempts for 256 yards before leaving the game in the third quarter with a sprained left wrist. AND WILLIAM "The Refrigerator" Perry, the 300-pound defensive lineman, ran for a touch- down after being sacked in his first pro passing attempt. The score might point to an offen- sive game. But it was the defense, with seven sacks and a safety, that brought the Bears their first NFL title since 1963. Women cagers upset By JEFF RUSH fall for the Wolverines. Behind 50-44, Disappointment and frustration. Lilly passed to Wendy Bradetich who Disappointment for the 1,015 fans who missed two short attempts. showed up to see the women's basket- "When you look back at this game, ball team unexpectedly lose to you'll certainly remember how many Michigan State, 68-62. Frustration for easy shots we missed," commented head coach Bud Van De Wege, who Van De Wege. could find no way to stop the upstart And while Bradetich (26 points) and Spartans. Feldman (15 points) both had high "It was frustration I felt all game," scoring games, neither they nor any said Van De Wege. "It was our of the other Wolverines connected on inability to stop them when we needed over 50 percent of their field goals. to." Conversely, State had four players at IT WAS that inability that haunted or above the 50 percent mark. the Wolverines throughout the second PERHAPS THE person least sur- half. After a short jumper by Sue prised with the Spartans' caliber of Pearsall put State up 28-26, a fierce play was Van De Wege. run by Michigan brought back "I knew they were going to be memories of last week's victory overgood" said the Wolverine coach Iowa. State's hot shooting quicklyg" inthe Wosverynepcoach. dasedhoes f nysuch deja vu. "Michigan State was very up for us. dashed hopes of any sThey came in, competed, made their Michigan turnovers allowed outside shots and beat us." Michigan State to climb back from an His expectation of a tough game 36-28 deficit. Traveling on Lorea didn't make the loss any easier for Feldman and a pass to the opponents Van De Wege. His frustration came by Orethia Lilly led to Spartan out in the form of a technical foul with baskets and the score was quickly tied 7:23 left in the game. Four Spartan at 36. points after the foul ran the Michigan "Michigan State weathered our State lead to nine points. streak with some incredible outside "It's back to reality," said Van De shooting," said Van De Wege. "They Wege. "I think we deserved the wins just flat out shot the ball incredible." we got, but this just shows you how WHILE STATE was able to convert tough this league is. Anybody third 50 percent of its field goal attempts, through tenth in the league can beat Michigan hit but 42 percent anybody else." throughout the game. Shots refused to The loss drops Michigan to 4-3 in the Big Ten and 11-6 overall. AssociatedPress Chicago Bear quarterback Jim McMahon cheered with the crowd as his team overwhelmed the New England Patriots yesterday in Super Bowl XX, 46-10. McMahon left the game in the third quarter with an injured wrist. By Steve Wise EAST LANSING IT WAS A strange weekend in college basketball. The University of Minnesota forfeited a game and lost a coach because three of its players allegedly raped a woman. Louisiana State canceled a game because too many players had the chicken pox. And the allegedly mighty Michigan Wolverines got thrashed Saturday by a one-dimensional, mediocre Michigan State squad, 91-79. It's not so strange that the Spartans won; upsets happen all the time. It was the way they won. MSU outshot, outhustled and simply outplayed the Wolverines. The Spartans were well in control for the last 35 minutes of the game. "If you'd a' told me that before the game, I'd a' told you you were crazy," said Michigan State head coach Jud Heathcote. "I never dreamed (of a blowout). I thought if we could win it might be on a half-court shot at the buzzer." All the other shots MSU took, especially those of guard Scott Skiles, made Heathcote's dream un- necessary. But State's 32-of-54 shooting doesn't really answer the big question: Why did Michigan lose? The Wolverines didn't suffer from any childhood diseases. Nor were they penalized for off-court illegalities which hampered and eventually benched Michigan's best offensive weapon, Roy Tarpley, and its best defensive player, Gary Grant. Great teams are supposed to overcome such misfor- tunes, especially those with "the best depth in the con- ference," which the Wolverines are supposed to possess. When I asked Michigan head coach Bill Frieder exactly how Michigan had been shut down, I got only a blast of frustration instead of explanation. "Didn't you see the game?" he snapped. "Did you see' Skiles hit nine in a row?" Yeah, but... "Then what the hell did you ask the question for? Blue lacks spirit... @0changes needed That's a stupid question." So Skiles tore up the. Michigan defense. None of the four Wolverines assigned to Skiles could keep up with him. Nor could Michigan slow down the other three Spartans who made double figures. What about Michigan's offense? The Wolverines shot over fifty percent, and Michigan's guards, especially Antoine Joubert and Garde Thompson, finally had decent shooting nights. But neither they nor anyone else seemed to figure out the Spartans' two- three zone. Now we're getting close. We've noted an iheffective defense and a stale offense. Here's where the brilliant basketball analyst gives his audience some insightful comments that will cure a team's ills. If he'd just return my calls I'd tell you what he said, but I'll have to use my own ideas instead. The biggest problem seems to be intensity. Frieder admitted last week that his team doesn't have "the killer instinct." That usually comes into play when a team leads by a few points, has momentum, and blows 'its opponent off the court. Saturday, and in their earlier loss to Minnesota, the Wolverines seemed to lack "the survival instinct" as well. That's where a lesser opponent gets ahead but the good team pulls together, usually with some big defensive plays to regain the lead and control the game. Saturday, the Wolverines reacted to adversity with bewilderment. After Skiles beat him twice for three point plays and he drew a technical foul in frustration, Joubert was benched briefly. Draping himself in a towel, Joubert turned to Tarpley and raised his hands in wonder. Thompson used the same gesture later when the game was effectively over, turning to friends in the crowd while Richard Rellford shot a meaningless free throw with seconds left. Hell, I don't know. I ask stupid questions. But if Michigan doesn't change a few things, or at least do them with more spirit, losses won't be strange events anymore. RENT A REFRIGERATOR Phone: 1-815-895-2443 or 1-800-255-2255 ext. 7368 free phone call FREE DELIVERY FORGET LIST PRICE! 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