Baseball vs. Grand Valley (DH) March 22, 2 p.m. Fisher Stadium SPORTS Basketball vs. North Carolina Friday Seattle The Miian Daily----a-- -- Monday, March 21, 1988 Page 9 I .... .......a........ Frieder Continued from Page 1 eclipsing Campy Russell's mark of 36. The junior forward hit 16 of the 24 shots he attempted, despite having eight stitches in his hand from a re- cent kitchen accident. He was perfect on three three-point shots as well as on four free throws. "The feeling that J had was that I couldn't miss. I felt nobody could check me," said Rice. But Rice was clearly able to keep Florida's Livingston Chatman in check, holding the forward to just seven points in 34 minutes. R IC E'-S near-perfection was matched by Vaught. The 6-9 Vaught } finished up nine-of-11 after making his first eight shots of the game. His only misses came on two straight follow-ups of offensive rebounds. Terry Mills also played an impres- sive game totaling 16 points and nine boards. The Wolverines led for the entire game after jumping out to a 3-0 lead on a Grant three-pointer. They held a 7-5 advantage before starting to pull I away. In one stretch, they outscored the Gators 16-4 with Rice contributing 10 of those points. The lead swelled to as much as 24 in the first half, but Michigan was determined not to let the Gators come back the way Boise State did in Thursday's first round game. "Florida has great athletes who can shoot the rock," said Grant. "They would have come back if we would have horsed around. So I was still serious up; until I came out (of the game)." And the scoring reflected Grant's work ethic. Michigan outscored Florida 54-50 in the second half, leading by 27 at one point, never al- lowing the Gators back in the game. "This is the best club we played call year," said Gator coach Norm Sloan, whose team has also faced Kentucky, Pittsburgh, and Duke this season.' On Friday we'll find out if the Tarheels feel the same way. p Golden Words BY GREG MOLZON SALT LAKE CITY - The night before Michigan's second-round game against Florida, Gary Grant couldn't sleep. The All-American guard knew that Saturday's contest could be his last as a collegian. Each of the past three years, Grant and the Wolverines had won their opening game before bowing out of the NCAA tournament in the next contest. So, what did the anxious Grant do? Watch ESPN? Go over the game plan? Talk to his teammates or coaches? NO, he bided his time by talking to a telephone operator for more than an hour. What did Grant say to the operator? "I was just talk- ing to her," Grant said. "I got her phone number and stuff." Well, whatever motivations this unknown operator gave Grant, it sure worked. Coming off a nine-point performance against Boise State, he scored 19 points and had 11 assists in Michigan's easy 108-85 victory over the Gators. Most of those assists contributed to Glen Rice's 39 points and helped Michigan break its second-round jinx. FOR GRANT, advancing to the third round was a thrill that surpassed any in his college career, even be- ing a part of back-to-back conference champions. "This is better than the Big Ten championship because we ad- vanced to the Sweet 16," Grant said. "I haven't been 16 for a long time, and it feels good to be there again." Florida head coach Norm Sloan, who won the na- tional championship with North Carolina State in 1974, certainly was impressed with the Wolverines. "They played very well," Sloan said. "We just haven't played anyone that big this year. It will take a big team with experience to beat them." Which team that will be, if any, is an unknown. If the Wolverines play like they did against the Gators, they may not lose again. "If we play that way, it's going to be hard to beat us," Grant said. Yet, the senior guard only gave the team's play a "B" grade on Saturday and said that they- can still improve. IF THAT HAPPENS, who will beat the Wolverines? Could it be the next opponent, North Car- olina, which eliminated Michigan last year and played magnificently in trouncing Loyola Marymount Satur- day? Or how about Arizona, which downed Michigan at the beginning of this season? We'll find that out next week in Seattle. But if Grant or his teammates have any more sleepless nights before then, perhaps they could think up a slogan for this - year's quest for Kansas City. Because for the Wolver- ines, there's only "Two more 'til the Final Four." It isn't easy coming up with such original slogans,- so if the Wolverines need some help, I'm here. I've already come up with a couple. For this past weekend, how about, "We showed no pity in Salt Lake City." And for next weekend, the Wolverines will be entrenched in "The battle in Seattle." SHOULD THE WOLVERINES emerge as the best of the west, they'll be "Sittin' pretty in Kansas City." Then, you know Frieder will be singing, "It's the Wolverines and me in K.C." Gee, I'm a poet and I didn't even know it. OK, I'm no Robert Frost, so I'll get lost. If you ; wanted some real poetry, you should have seen the Wolverines in their romp over Florida. Those who did have great things to say. Sloan said, "I see them getting better and better in the tournament. They can go as far as anyone." In the tunnel following the Wolverines' win, North Carolina head coach Dean Smith also praised Frieder. "You guys are great. You can go all the way this year," Smith said. If they do, you can bet Gary Grant won't be doing much sleeping on April 4 in Kansas City. He may even decide to call back his operator friend and read her some prose. Now that would be very pretty indeed. -Associated Press Glen Rice scored 39 points in Saturday's 108-85 win over Florida. The Wolverines now move on to Seattle to play the North Carolina Tarheels. N.C. runs to record win By GREG MOLZON Special to the Daily SALT LAKE CITY - If the Michigan Wolverines think they'll be able to outrun North Carolina in next Friday's West Regional matchup in Seattle, maybe they should take a look at what the Tarheels did to Loyola Marymount, the best running team in the country. North Carolina earned the right to face Michigan by destroying Loyola, 123-97, at the John M. Huntsman Center on Saturday. It is the eighth straight year that Dean Smith's Tarheels have made the final 16 in the NCAA tournament. "I promised you we'd do our best to keep up the circus act," said Loy- ola coach Paul Westhead after the game. "We weren't the Wallendas today, and we didn't get shot out of the cannon. We couldn't find the cannon, sowe'll fold up the tent and try again next year." Loyola had entered the game as the media darlings, but North Carolina beat the Lions at their own game. Loyola had led the country this year by averaging 110 points per game. Loyola had become a fan and me- dia favorite because of its high-flying offense which attempting to shoot before seven seconds ran off the shot clock. That offense stalled, though, as the Lions' shooters missed their long-range bombs and shot only 32 percent from the field. North Carolina ran right at the Lions to score an NCAA-tournament record of 123 points. The Tarheels also recorded another tournament record by shooting 79 percent from the field. North Carolina guard Jeff Lebo said the mass publicity lavished on the Lions didn't bother his team- mates, but that the Tarheels did think they had something to prove in the contest. "We knew they were a very good ballclub, and we weren't looking by them at all," Lebo said. "Everybody really got emotional and wanted to prove that we could play with any- body." If there were any doubts, the Tarheels got rid of them right from the start. They shot off to a 7-0 lead and increased the advantage to 65-40 at the half. Lebo had 17 points in the first half. The second half was more of the same as the Lions never pulled closer than 23. Ranzino Smith led North Carolina with 27 points, while Lebo and J.R. Reid each added 19. Jeff Fryer was the Lions' top scorer with 27 points. CLASSIFIED ADSI Call 764-0557 PASSPORT PHOTOS $7.95 With This Ad. KINKO'S OPEN 24 HOURS 540 East Liberty 761-4539 1220 South University 747-9070 ""iiii*ii""""i*iii"""i "iii**ii""isieii"" i" 0 FREE PLAY * * 0 ANN ARBOR'S FINEST VIDEO & PINBAL0L 254 Candy * 254 Pop * Ann Arbor's Only Instant SPhoto Booth * Pool Table * Foosball " 0 0 "603 E. 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