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While Bill' Frieder fumed over his
team's second half collapse against
Illinois Wednesday, Purdue basket-
ball coach Gene Keady waxed
philosophical about what happened to
the Wolverines.
"Basketball is a game of valleys
and peaks," he said. "Everybody has
had valleys and everybody has had
peaks."
THE Boilermakers at the moment
are taking in the scenic view from the
top of Mount Big Ten. Afterlast night's
88-83 win at Michigan State, Purdue
matches Michigan's 3-0 Big Ten con-
ference start. The Boilermakers also
went 11-2 in non-conference play
despite a starting lineup with just one
senior.
It'srthe typical climb for Purdue,
surpassing many people's pre-season
predicitons of mediocrity, including
Keady's.
"With our youth and inexperience,
it's been a surprise," he said.
THE MOST pleasant individual
surprise for the Boilers has been
Melvin McCants. The freshman cen-
ter averaged almost 10 points per
game before last night and has given
Purdue the inside strength it has
missed since the departure of Jim
Rowinski two years ago.
"Melvin McCants has played better
than we expected at this stage,"
Keady said. "He performs well in
games, he concentrates well in games
and he listens to the coaches."
McCants apparently ignored
Frieder, who said he tried to make the
6-9, 235-pounder a Wolverine.
"A YEAR ago Melvin McCants was
our number one recruit," Frieder
said. "We recruited him for two years
and we didn't get him."
McCants will face his greatest
challenge to date in Roy Tarpley, who
despite some troubles, is still
probably -the best center in the Big
Ten.
"Whether he can (play well) again-
st Tarpley remains to be seen," said
Keady. "If you expect a freshman to
keep up with a senior, you've got to be
kidding."
MCCANTS already showed he can
play with one senior. In Purdue's win
over Minnesota, McCants helped keep
Gopher center John Shasky under his
scoring average and put in 14 himself.
The most impressive thing about
McCants is that his 53 percent field goal
shooting is about average for the
Boilermakers. Troy Lewis, a
sophomore guard, who lead Purdue
with 18.6 ppg. before last night, shoots
53.9 percent. Sophomore forward
Todd Mitchell (15.6 ppg) shot 53.9 per-
cent before Michigan State; senior
guard Mack Gadis shot 54.6 percent
and only junior forward Doug Lee
made less than half his shots,
averaging 49.4 percent.
As a team, Purdue shoots about 51
percent, and while Michigan can only
equal that number, Keady thinks his
squad is overmatched.
"I SEE every position has us out-
matched because of experience," said
Keady, "but coaches are paranoid."
Seeing good reason for his own fear,
Frieder downplays the Wolverines'
experience advantage.
"When you return three starters
and supplement them with a great
player like McCants and a transfer
(from Texas A&M) like Lee, they're
not as young as you think.
"They've played a lot together," he
added. "They're proven_ players.
They've been in the NCAA.
The Boilermakers have also made it
through some rough times this year,
especially an overtime win over Iowa 4
at home. Keady said he thinks
Michigan's recent difficulties stem
from a lack of similar stress.
"Hell, they haven't had any
challenges," he said. "Sometimes"it
takes a whack upside the head to get
their attention."
Michigan will have to pay close at-
tention to a young Purdue squad, if it
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EAST LANSING (UPI) - Forward
Todd Mitchell pumped in 27 points
and hauled down 14 rebounds last
night to lead No. 18 Purdue to a 88-83
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The triumph raises the Boiler-
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Indiana 102,
N'Western 65
EVANSTON (UPI) - Ricky
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Andre Harris added a season-high
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