Men's Basketball vs. Duke Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Crisler Arena *The Michigan Daily SPORTS Thursday, December 7, 1989 Women's Basketball vs. Ohio University Friday, 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena _ Page 9 100-51 Blue by Taylor Lincoln Daily Basketball Writer devours Chips, As he was walking through the tunnel at halftime of yesterday's game, Central Michigan coach Charlie Coles took a parting glance at the scoreboard and he shook his head in disgust. His team, which was losing by only three points midway through the half, trailed 53-24. The Wolverines had closed the half with a 32-6 spurt on their way to a 100-51 victory. "I thought we had a pretty good game plan until nine minutes left in the half when we started shooting those threes," Coles said. The Wolverines run began when coach Steve Fisher substituted guards Demetrius Calip and Michael Talley into the game to complement Rumeal Robinson. "Rumeal is strong enough that he can guard anybody," Fisher said. "So you can swing Rumeal to small forward and let Calip and Talley cover the guards." The infusion of the two quick guards allowed Michigan to open up its game. "Calip and Talley gave us that lift," said Terry Mills, who led Michigan with 19 first half points. With the game clinched in the first half, Fisher was able to empty his bench early in the second. Tony Tolbert and Chris Seter both played over 10 minutes, scoring eight and two points respectively. James Voskuil played eight minutes, pulling down six rebounds. "It was a pretty good win and we won the way we should win," said Fisher. "Terry was very good in the first half and Rumeal played with an enthusiasm that was infectious." Fisher was pleased with the victory, aside from the final minutes of the game in which the entire Michigan bench seemed preoccupied with getting into the scoring column. Tolbert was especially cold, shooting only two-for-eleven. "It's hard to score when you're looking for points," Fisher said. "But when you get in the flow of the game the points will come easier." Terrance Colbert led Central with 10 points. Jeff Majerle, who entered the game averaging over 21 points, was held to 6. The Chippewas shot only 29 percent for the game, but Coles dismissed their sloppy second half on lack of incentive. "It's hard to play when you don't have a chance to win," he said. Robinson said that it is difficult to gaugp Michigan's progress against Central Michigan. "Right now we don't know how good we really are. We can't find out how good we are until we play seven good teams in a row. But right now we're shooting well and getting out on the break. "The guys just want to go out and play well and feel good about themselves," he added. Yesterday's stellar performance makes a good lead into Saturday's match-up against Duke, ranked No. 6 in the country. "Duke is a top 10 team just like we are," said Loy Vaught. "There's nothing like a game like that to tell you where you are on a national level." ., _ f 4 . l 11 f- . lyres { u. R _ _ A Y. w -- if .. Jk.'. - CMU game debuts The Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight I DAVID LUBLINFR/Daily By Steven Cohen Daily Basketball Writer Michigan guard Rumeal Robinson scored 17 points en route to the Wolverines' 100-51 victory over Central Michigan Thursday night. Woime~n 's capers V w - .,' .p.~' win 78-63 in K'zoo by Jamie Burgess Daily Basketball Writer KALAMAZOO - Michigan didn't travel too far to play the Broncos of Western Michigan, but they kept at a distance on the court, o earn a 78-63 win. It seemed the further the Wolverines got from the basket, the deadlier their aim. "I felt confident tonight," forward Leslie Spicer said, who shot 55 percent in the second half. "That's all I need is my confidence and every shot I shoot will go in." The team shot only 39 percent in the first 20 minutes, but was able to ome out after the half and consistently feed Spicer, who had 12 points, and forward Tanya Powell, who amassed a game-high 16 points. But if not for the play of a few hot hands, the score could have been closer,. as easy inside shots continually banked off the boards. Center Val Hall shot only 1-for-10 from the field and was periodically benched in favor of first-year player Trish Andrew. However, coach Bud VanDeWege denies he'll be making any major changes. "When you're 4-0, I think you should leave it alone. As long as we have people coming off the bench and making contributions, I don't think you rock a boat that's going along pretty smoothly." He did hint at what should be more "physical" practices for his frosh center. "Trish Andrew is getting more physical as we go, but she is a finesse shooter," VanDeWege said. For the Broncos, 5'6" guard Denise Kirby managed to sneak into the lane for ten points, most of which were made bent over backwards to launch the ball over the taller Michigan defender. She sparked one of Western's few threats to take the lead with five minutes to go in the first half. Tanya Powell was then called for a five second violation and the Broncos' Diane DeSantis drew a foul on the subsequent possession. But she missed both free throws.' "The missed free throws really hurt us," Coach Jim Hess said. "Those are momentum-killers." Western shot 14-for-23 at the line, and only 9-for-17 in the first half. After a first half in which Michigan, propelled by 80 percent shooting and a 32-6 run, outscored Central Michigan 53-24, one would think the Wolverines would suffer a lapse of effort in the second half. But despite their big lead and an overmatched opponent, the Wolv- erines made sure they maintained their intensity. Wolverine captain Rumeal Robinson wanted to make sure they did. "Let's bring it up another ten notches so we can get all the guys in," Robinson said as the team walked on the court to start the final 20 minutes. Unlike Nigel of the movic Spinal, Tap, who possessed speakers that could go up to 11, Michigan could only raise their game to a decibel level of ten. While Michigan shot 24-30 in Express yourself in Daily Arts Call 763-0379 the first half, in the second half the Wolverines shooting percentage fell to 39 percent as they connected on only 16 of 41 attempts. Nonetheless, Michigan coach Steve Fisher was able to take out his regulars starting at 13:08 left in the final half. One by one, the future of Michigan basketball emerged. In came 6-foot-I1-inch redshirt frosh center Eric Riley for Terry Mills. Next redshirt frosh James Voskuil, came in for forward Sean Higgins with 12:20 remaining in the contest. Redshirt sophomore Chris Seter, who didn't play his first two seasons due to injuries, came in for Loy Vaught with 10:40 to go. When Tony Tolbert made his second half debut with 8:50 remaining, to join first-year guard Michael Talley, the floor was filled with players new to the Wolverines. The five new Wolverines shot only 26 percent from the field on seven of 27 shooting, indicating that they have a ways to go to catch up to the starters, who shot 76 percent, on 29 for 38 shooting. Tolbert, who took 11 shots in his 11 minutes, hitting only two, is expected to have better days to come. "Tony is a better shooter than he showed tonight, " said Demetrius Calip, whose play in the three-guard offense sparked Michigan in the first half. "He has to wait for his shot," Calip added. Tolbert, who averaged 42 points last season at St. Martin DePorres high school before a knee injury ended his season at six games, seemed restless from the year-long layoff. Tolbert exhibited his scorer's mentality in forcing a number of shots. "I feel I could have shot off the floor more, off of set plays, a little more, " Tolbert admitted. His itchy shooting hand made one wonder how many assists ti scorer compiled in high school. "About seven or eight" he responded. "Per game," he confirmed when asked if those figures were per season. Backcourt mate Michael Talley didn't shoot much better, making only one for seven from the field. But the newer players should improve, as the older players will continue to provide encouragement, a good example, and some more of what Eric Riley termed "junk time". Sean "El Deano" Higgins, and the other regulars, were quite active on the bench, and cheered loudly for the newcomers and popular walk-on, Marc Koenig, whose entrance with 2:26 left, was the earliest he ever came in. "We like to give support to the guy who don't play too much,'' Calip said. "It's been like that since I've been here as a freshman and only played two minutes a game." 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