FANS Continued from page 1 Welcomed the Wolverine starters: "R1 CHRIS! HI TONY!..." They even got "HI DEMETRIUS!" in ,Dtison. However, it became obvious that crowd would turn on Michigan 4s the PA announcer introduced coach Steve Fisher as "Bill." MICHIGAN (68) & = r TPG Fr R A P TP Tolbert 3-9 1-2 4 0 3 7 Saer 0-1 1-2 0 1 0 1 Riey 6-8 5-5 10 1 5 17 Clip 10-23 0-1 3 0 3 23 Tlley 0-8 0-0 1 1 3 0 Mtchel 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 S4-10 3-3 5 3 2 12 elver 2-2 2-3 4 0 0 6 hbia 0.1 0-0 0 0 0 0 T-rs 26-64 12-16 33 6 16 68 3-pt goals: 4-7 (Calip 3-4, Taylor 1-2, Tolbert 0-1) FG- 406, 3-pt FG%- .571, Fr%- .750. Blks.: 5(Riley 4. Melver 1). Turnovers: 27.Steals: 10r(Taylor 4.Calip 3, Taley 1,TTobert 1,Riley 1). Duke (75) P$ayer TFG Fr R A PF TP Hall,2G. 9-15 1-2 8 1 4 19 JAM. 4-7 4-4 5 4 3 12 mr r 2-3 0-0 0 0 3 4 Maffey 4-5 0-0 0 0 1 9 H ly 4-8 0-1 0 7 1 9 2.5 0-0 3 2 2 4 HiUT. 5-7 1-2 7 2 3 12 1-3 2-4 2 1 2 4 cobk 0.1 0-0 2 0 0 0 ak 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 2 2obls 32-55 8-13 28 17 21 75 3-t. goals: 3-5 (r. Hill 1-1, McCafferey 1-1, Hurley 1-3). +0%-.582, 3-pt. FG%-.600, FT%-.615. Blks: 9 (Lang 6, Lattner1, Palmer 1,T. Hill 1). Turnovers: 25. Steals: 13 (Laettner 3, G. Hill 2, Palmer 2, Hurley 2, Davis 1, T. Hill 1. Lang 1, Clark 1). Halfime: Dua 45-28. Atcrnan: 9,314 The crowd noise continued its deafening intensity once the game began. Like the video game Q-bert, "BOINK" echoed through Cameron every time Michigan bounced the ball. And like a Rocky Horror audi- ence, the crowd boomed with every move the Wolverines made: "PASS," "SHOOT," and the shrill "MISS" as the ball bounded off the rim. When Demetrius Calip missed a wide open dunk midway through the opening half, the fans didn't let him forget it. Every time he touched the ball after that, "DUNK" reverberated through the building. And when the Blue Devils' Antonio Lang provided a monster slam during the second half, the crowd's jeer erupted: "THAT'S HOW YOU DUNK!" Michigan's big men experienced the brunt of Cameron's chastisement during the second half. Both Chris Seter and Rich McIver were bom- barded for their not-so-stylish hair- cuts. And when Eric Riley fouled out, a deafening "I'LL!" hung over the court until he sat down. The crowd then greeted him with a booming "SEE YA!" While the crowd blew away anything Crisler Arena could offer, it was far from an exceptional Cameron crowd. "It was lousy," alumnus Jim Dun- lop said. "They were more con- cerned with studying than being a good crowd." The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday - December 10, 1990- Page 7 F0 COURT , LLPRESS. 75-68, was it really that close a game? by Phil Green Daily Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. - Steve Fisher and the Michigan Wolverines lost to Duke by seven points in their first road game of the year. How do they feel? Would this be considered a moral victory? The opposition, full of compliments, seemed to think so. "I thought Steve did a real good job keeping the margin below 20 in the first half," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "They played good man-to- man defense, and then in the second half I think Steve's move to the zone was good." "(Demetrius) Calip's got great shooting ability and Riley's got a soft touch," Duke guard Bobby Hurley added. "And Kirk Taylor, I was impressed with the way he played." Fisher also stressed the Wolverines' positives. "We appeared to at least get into a few things and fought hard," Fisher said. "We can hopefully take some of the good things that we did. If you take effort with you, you'll win, Kirk did that." On the other hand, Taylor, like the rest of the players, did not see any victory Saturday. "I think it was a good learning experience," Taylor said, "but I feel we should have beat them." Calip added: "Michigan isn't in to moral victories. We're a team that's used to rings." In this bevy of opinions, the only thing to do is to look at the facts. Despite its record, Duke is one of the nation's best teams, and its fans represent the country's best. The atmosphere for the Wolverines' first road game of the year couldn't have been much tougher. Many of them had never faced a hostile crowd in their lives. And in all honesty, the Wolverines held their own. Calip rebounded from his blown dunk in the first stanza to score 15 sec- ond half points in the best half he has played this year. Rich McIver, in his first action of the young season, played extremely well. And Riley demon- strated an impressive touch from the outside while dominating the inside. Michigan also held Duke All-American Christian Laettner to eight points and six rebounds below his season average. Granted, Duke guard Billy McCaffrey's ankle injury contributed to the Wolverines' performance, but they still earned their praise. Even though Saturday's game didn't provide the Wolverines with mucIt inspirational lift, it definitely pointed out some bright spots as they head into the conference season. When Duke opened up its 20 point leads, the inexperienced Wolverines could have folded. They didn't. Twice during the second half, the last time with 8:11 remaining' Michigan cut the lead to under 12. However, both times Duke proved its na tional ranking by reopening its lead. And although the Wolverines' late. spurt occurred when the game was all but over, they still accomplished it. And don't forget the effect this game could have on the conference sea- son. Michigan will defeat one of the conference's elites, and then everyone can ask the Wolverines again if the Duke game provided any moral victory. BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK M . Mclver strikes it 4tich against Duke by Jeff Sheran Daily Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. --Rich McIver, the man on the Wolverine bench with the conspicuous "ramp" haircut, saw his first action Saturday against Duke. In seven minutes of play, McIver amassed six points, four offensive re- bounds and a block. His impressive performance prompts the question of where Steve Fisher has been hiding this raw talent, especially with Michigan's dearth of bench *ize this season. The 6-foot-9 rookie earned a less-than-adulatory description from Fisher prior to the season opener. "The only good thing for Rich right now is the weather," Fisher told re- pcrters one 70-degree day in October. Since then, McIver's presence on the team had gained little import. He never even opened the top button on his warm-up jersey during the Wolverines' victory over Central Michigan. SAgainst Utah, when forwards Sam Mitchell and Chris Seter fouled out, leaving Michigan with a four-guard offense, McIver again sat and watched. owever, he didn't talk. His mouth was swollen after a visit to the dentist, d he will undergo root canal surgery December 17. Last Tuesday, as McIver watched his teammates barely repel an Eastern Michigan comeback, Crisler Arena fans elected him their honorary bench fa- vorite. "Put in McIver," they yelled. It was a bit kinder than what Duke fans offered. "Gumby" and "Nice Do" tained down from the Cameron bleachers, along with pleasantries for the rest of the Wolverine squad. x But McIver played in a vacuum, ignoring the jeers and igniting the Michigan offense. "It was my chance to show how I could play," McIver said. "I just }locked the crowd out and tried to concentrate." Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski recognized McIver's significance in the game, referring to him as a "spark." 4 And Fisher conceded he should have inserted McIver into the Wolverine lineup earlier in the season. While the Texas forward was not the lone star for Michigan Saturday, this lone start proves McIver will provide much-needed relief deep in the beart of the frontcourt lineup. :ALMOST, BUT NOT QUITE: Heralded Chicago recruit Juwan Howard, *ho last month signed a letter of intent to play for the Wolverines, scored a 917 on his October ACT. Howard has easily cleared the necessary 2.0 grade- point average, but must score an 18 in order to clear eligibility requirements tp play at Michigan next year. SORRY, K: Detroit Country Day's Chris Webber was scheduled to travel to Duke Saturday on a recruiting visit. However, the blue-chipper pulled ligaments in his ankle Thursday in practice and did not make the trip. Webber had reportedly narrowed his choices to Michigan, Michigan State 4nd Minnesota, but when he opted not to commit during the early signing period, Kentucky and Duke resurfaced as additional frontrunners. Webber still has yet to visit either school, but he plans on rescheduling the Duke p in the near future. Duke senior Glenn Coleman dons the honorary baskethead. Coleman led the Duke student body in giving Michigan an unfriendly welcome in its first road game of the season. DUKE Continued from page 1 Michigan changed its defense." With outside threat McCaffrey ic- ing his foot on the bench, Fisher opened the second half with a zone defense that plugged Duke's low- post scoring flow. "I think Steve's move to the zone was good. Our best shooter is out," Krzyzewski said. "I thought we didn't race the ball down the court like we should have." Michigan cut the Blue Devil lead to 10 points with 14:56 remaining in the game. But Grant Hill helped double the lead with six of his ca- reer-high 19 points, upping the score to 73-53 with 3:03 left. However, the Wolverines closed the game with a 13-1 run. In one three-second span, Kirk Taylor scored, stole the inbound, scored again, and sank a free throw for five of his 12 points. "We made some dumb mistakes in the last minute and a half of the game," Krzyzewski said. "But it doesn't take away from the overall good defensive performance we had." Krzyzewski did not take away from the overall good defensive per- formance Wolverine center Eric Riley had, either. "I was impressed with Riley - he showed a lot of poise and disci- pline," Krzyzewski said. "He's got long arms and he doesn't foul you." Riley posted 10 rebounds and four blocks; he also established his offensive prowess from outside the paint, sinking foul-line jumpers all afternoon. Riley finished with 17 points, garnering praise from Duke center Christian Laettner. "Eric's a good player," Laettner said. "I didn't think he got the ball enough. He probably could have scored a lot more."- "I felt I could hit anything," Riley said. "But in the second half I couldn't even touch the ball - they collapsed on me." Rich McIver bolstered the front- court in his first action for the Wolverines. McIver finished with six points and four rebounds, all of- fensive, in seven minutes. "McIver came off the bench and I thought sparked them with some re- ally good offensive rebounds," Krzyzewski said. Fisher agreed. "They were McIver's first minutes, and he proba- bly should have gotten some be- fore." The Wolverine backcourt felt the effects of Duke's press. Taylor, Michael Talley, Demetrius Calip and Tony Tolbert combined for 15 turnovers. "Turnovers are important, but the number of assists a team makes against you, that tells you how you're playing." Krzyzewski said. "Michigan had six assists, and that's good for us. They got a lot of points from one-on-one moves and offen- sive rebounds." While Calip led all scorers with 23 points, he acknowledged the guards' difficulty in controlling the Michigan offense. "We came out and didn't execute too well," he said. "We let their pressure dictate our offense. "That happened all game," Taylor agreed. "I think we learned we have to be the aggressor." However, Fisher took solace in his team's performance. "I don't think we'll see anybody that plays better press than Duke," he said. "That will certainly prepare us for the Big Ten." . Michigan guard Kirk Taylor drives to the basket in the second half. i L , ,. . Ptz Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity is reestablishing the Phi Xi Chapter at U. of M. P.C. 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