Sports Monday Trivia Who had the lowest batting average ever to win a batting title? Inside Sports Monday Sports Calendar 2 AP Top 25 2 Fraternity/IM standings 2 Football recruits 2 Men's swimming coverage 2 'M' track coverage 2 Get Rich Quick 3 Q&A 3 Men's basketball coverage 4-5 Griddes 5 ice hockey coverage 7 Wrestling coverage 8 (For the answer, bottom of page 2) turn to the The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday- Monday, February 12, 1990 .Illini feeling Blue after M' victory Vaught, Michigan take fight out of Illini, 93-79 Taylor Lincoln *Benefits accrue for patient Wolverines Since Terry Mills' first season, critics have said that he hasn't received the ball enough. When Steve Fisher took over last March, Mills did start to get the ball. He played six of his best games, and many people credited Mills' integration into the offense as one of the reasons for Michigan's tournament success. This year, Mills has continued to play like he did in the NCAA's, averaging 17 points per game (up from last year's 12). But his appetite for inclusion into the offense remains unsatisfied. When he's posting up, he'll frequently wear an animated expression - an inquiring, frustrated look. The request is obvious: "Just give me the damn basketball." Where Fisher is concerned, the goal is always to get the ball inside to Mills and his high-flying, high-percentage counterpart, Loy Vaught. Sunday, it worked. The Wolverines took the time to get the ball into the big pillars. Mills scored 20, Vaught added 18. Rather than playing like five disparate, uncomplementing parts, Michigan took on the appearance of a single, cohesive unit. Early in the game, as the Wolverines were crawling out of their early 11 point deficit, Illinois presented them with a 2-1-2 zone defense. Michigan worked the ball around and around. Michael Talley, Rumeal Robinson and Demetrius Calip stood on the perimeter while Vaught and See LINCOLN, Page 4 by Steven Cohen Daily Basketball Writer In a game which honored Michigan's proud basketball past at halftime, the current edition of the Wolverines created a legacy of their own by defeating Illinois, 93-79. The victory marked the first time since 1978-79 that a Michigan team defeated Illinois twice in one season. The more than 100 former players assembled for the first inagural letterwinners weekend, including Roy Tarpley, Tim McCormick and Phil Hubbard, as well as a national television audience witnessed a Wolverine squad which displayed an increasingly patient off- ense and a more aggressive defense. "It's a very good Michigan vic- tory and we've won three in a row after the shellacking by Purdue and losing (Sean) Higgins," Fisher said. "And who knows? Let's hope at the end of the year we'll say that was the thing that flipped us the way we wanted to go. "It's important to win, but also the way you win. I like the look of what we were doing. I was pleased with how they played and you can go through all of them. I thought Michael Talley (who finished with 9 points in 22 minutes) played the best game of his Michigan career. Illinois coach Lou Henson was not as disappointed in his team as he was impressed with Michigan. "You look at how well they rebound the ball and that tells us what kind of a job we did last year. We could not do a thing with the front line. We did a pretty good job otherwise. It was a case of their front line just domin- ating ours." Last month in Michigan's 74-70 win at Champaign, the Illini shot only 41 percent and were outre- bounded 41-31. Though the Fighting Illini shot 47 percent this time, they were outrebounded again, 40-30. Though Michigan guard Rumeal Robinson said after the game that "the guys came out ready to get the job done," the Illini jumped out to a 17-9 lead. But after Illinois led 22-11 seven minutes into the game, they See ILLINI, Page 4 A~VID LUBLINERDaiy Terry Mills fights for position with Illnois forward Earvin Small. Mills led the Wolverines with four assists and added 20 points and nine rebounds. Icers by Eric Lemont Daily Hockey Writer squander sweep By winning Friday's game against Alaska-Anchorage, 4-1, and tying the Seawolves 3-3 on Satur- day, the Michigan hockey team extended its unbeaten streak to eight. Coupled with Western Mich- igan's 3-3 tie against the University of Illinois at Chicago on Saturday, the Wolverines secured home-ice for the first round of the playoffs. But frustration replaced elation in a somewhat stunned Michigan lock- erroom after Saturday's tie. "We had two mistakes and they capitalized on both," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "At home, with seven minutes left and a 3-1 lead, it feels more like a loss than a tie." Leading 3-1 in the final period, the Wolverines, (19-10-5 overall, 14-10-4 CCHA) lost a chance for a sweep when Alaska's Doug Spooner scored two goals in the game's final seven minutes and 39 seconds. "We had the game and gave it away," Michigan goaltender Warren Sharples said. "It's as simple as that. Completely unsatisfactory." Said right winger Denny Felsner: "We got too relaxed. We were watch- ing what they were doing instead of concentrating on what we should be doing." Felsner had put Michigan up 3-1 earlier in the third period when he received a pass in front of the net from Don Stone, only five seconds into the period. "That was a big goal for us at that point," Berenson said. "I thought we put them back on their heels. They didn't get going again until about ten minutes left (in the game)." Felsner almost won the game for the Wolverines in the overtime when he skated in alone only to put the puck high over Alaska goaltender Paul Krake's shoulder. The puck appeared to hit the cross bar and bounce straight out. Felsner thought it was the game-winning score, but the red light never went on and the goal was waived off. "I had the best angle on the puck and saw it go in," Felsner said. "It hit the back of the net." Said Berenson: "He (Felsner) said it was in. You couldn't tell from the bench, but I'll feel bad if we find out later it was in the net." Michigan built an early lead in Friday's game as well and was able to hold the Seawolves scoreless after Alaska's Sean Noble's goal six minutes into the game. The Wolver- ines won the game through a com- bination of a potent offense (out- shooting the Seawolves 39-23) and a See HOCKEY, Page 7 KENNETH SMOLLER/Daily Sophomore right winger Ted Kramer moves in on Alaska-Anchorage goalie Paul Krake, scoring the game- winning goal in the second period of Friday's victory. BROWN, BU TT NOT OUT M' guard Tempie Brown Wrestlers take ISU, Minnesota down Hot and cold by Theodore Cox Daily Basketball Writer She led the team in scoring in 1988. She led the team in scoring in 1989. She leads the team in scoring in 1990. And she sits on the bench. Michigan guard Tempie Brown is a pure shooter. She squares up to the basket as well as anybody in the Big, Ten. But a recent slump has caused he shooting percentage to plummet from 54.5 percent to 34.9 percent. She added only two points in last week's victory over Illinois, and her scoring average has dropped from 13 points a game to eleven. "Currently she's having a confidence problem," Michigan coach Bud VanDeWege said. "The basket is looking as big as a quarter right now. She hasn't quite burst through yet, but she has to keep her, attitude positive." Brown's backcourt partner, Carol Szczechowski agreed. "She just has to keep her confidence up. Right now that might be what she's lacking: knowing that we need her to score, knowing we need her to drive, streaks plague Despite the slump, Brown has been averaging 10.8 points a game. Often, her baskets have been created on the defensive end where she has converted steals and rebounds into fastbreaks. "Overall, this year, defense has been her single biggest improvement," VanDeWege said. "She has finally understood exactly how much alertness and how much hard work it really does take." Defense or no defense, the one r thing that scares opposing teams the most about Brown is her shooting touch. "Tempie is the key to the Wolverine offense," ESPN commentator Nora Lynn Finch said. "A player of her shooting and scoring ability has to handle the ball some." One would think that the all-star guard, who grew up in Florida, worked year-round to perfect her shot as many other well-skilled athletes have. Right? Wrong. In middle school, basketball took a backseat in the winter. "I was in band," Brown said. "That took up a o lot of time. I practiced quite a bit. I loved music." one year, three of which ran in the spring. A typical day for Brown consisted of school, softball practice, track practice, tennis practice, homework, and maybe, if she was lucky, a few hours of sleep. However, after a track injury and a move to Colorado, Brown decided she was doing-too much. She gave up all other sports besides basketball - but she couldn't give up playing the drums. That's right, she was a drummer, the first female drummer in the Denver public school league. "Going to a new high school and being the new kid, that kind of See BROWN, Page 6 by Jeff Sheran Daily Sports Writer The Michigan wrestling team reestablished itself at the forefront of collegiate wrestling with 21-16 and 21-13 victories over Iowa State and Minnesota, respectively, this weekend. The road triumphs improved the Wolverines' dual-meet record to 8-2 (5-0 in the Big Ten). And, unlike other matches, which have featured individual highlights, these contests illustrated Michigan's genuine team effort. "This team seems to bend, but not break," Wolverine coach Dale Bahr said. "Every time one of our big guns gets beaten, the other guys pick up the slack." The combined efforts of the Wolverine squad, ranked 13th by Amateur Wrestling News , catapult- ed Michigan past the sixth-ranked Cyclones and the eleventh-ranked Golden Gophers. In the process, Michigan extended its undefeated Big Ten record over the past three seasons to 25-0. Bahr was especially satisfied in defeating his alma mater in Ames, Iowa, something he had yet to accomplish in his twelve-year head coaching tenure. Sparking the Wolverine victory over Iowa State was 118-pound redshirt Jason Cluff. Cluff (16-13-1 See WRESTLING, Page 8 'M' upsets OS-U in big weekend sweep by Theodore Cox and Ryan Schreiber Daily Basketball Writers Carol Szczechowski sank all four of her free throws in the final 30 seconds yesterday to lift the Michigan women's basketball team scored 14 of her game-high 16 points in the second half, it was deja vu at the foul line. "What was going through my mind," recalled Szczechowski, "was back in high school (Mt. Carmel), when we were in the state final T mP T cnt turtn frpi- thrnwco with n