Men's Swimming and Diving vs. Stanford Tomorrow, 7 p.m., and Saturday, 5 p.m. Canham Natatorium SPORTS Wrestling vs. Illinois, Purdue, and Central Michigan Saturday, Noon Cliff Keen Arena The Michigan Daily Thursday, January 16,1992 Page 5 OF ULL C 0 URT" PRESS Purdue boils Michigan, 65 -60 Weather brings out worst in Wolverines by Albert Lin Daily Basketball Writer Austin's 19 kills late Wolverine comeback by John Niyo Daily Basketball Writer M The weather was terrible. Snow piled high, all over the ground. With more coming down. In years past, it would be expected that students re- main in the comfort of their homes rather than brave the conditions. But this is a new era of Michigan basketball. The program has been reju- venated by the best recruiting class ever. And the thousands who did the U.S. Postal Service proud - through rain, sleet and snow (OK, just snow, but lots of it) - expected to see their team win its Big Ten home opener. They got a ballgame, the first at Crisler since Dec. 21, but they didn't like what they saw. They didn't see the running, gunning, high-flying team they were used to seeing. In fact, they booed the Wolverines off the court at halftime. What they saw was excellent offensive execution - by the other team. The bad guys. The Boilermakers. They saw 30-40 seconds run off the shot clock, and then a basket. A perfect example of Purdue patience came on its second possession of the game. Center Cornelius McNary got the ball on the left block, a short bunny for most. But only 10 seconds had run of the clock, so McNary kicked the ball back out. The Boilers didn't score on that possession, but the next time down, McNary hit a short fadeaway over Chris Webber. "Purdue runs a very structured offense. The type of offense they run, they like to get a lot of easy baskets," Wolverine point guard Michael Tal- ley said. "We just have to play intensive defense for 45 seconds, and hope to get the turnover." And therein lies the problem. It's not that the Wolverines didn't try. They did. But only for 30 seconds at a time. Or 40. But never the entire 45. The slow-down made Michigan work extra hard, and never allowed the Wolverines to get into their game, which at this point is to run. The game plan used to include rebounding, but even that went south last night, as Purdue held a 40-20 edge off the glass. "I thought the defense was OK, we just gave up too many offensive re- bounds," frosh Ray Jackson said. "They would run 40 seconds off, get the rebound, then run 40 more." Despite what Michigan coach Steve Fisher says, his team has a very lim- ited halfcourt offense. The basic scheme is to try to get the ball into the post, and then play inside-outside ball for a good shot. But young players are easily frustrated, and after one entry down low, they tend to resort to one-on-one moves. On the other hand, Purdue would rotate the ball. Set screens. Wait pa- tiently for the good shot. And as the clock ran down, invariably the young Wolverines would lose patience, and the Boilermakers would get an easy shot. Fisher maintains that his team plays a "passing game," but its last two outings seem to indicate otherwise. The Wolverines were able to over- power opponents during the preconference schedule, but now they have been rudely introduced to Big Ten basketball. It's time for Fisher to wake up and give his team at least a little structure. Otherwise, Michigan fans Don't blame Steve Fisher if he doesn't want to see the Purdue Boilermakers in Ann Arbor for a while. That's because when they come to town they end up leaving with a victory. And last night's Michigan-Pu' due contest was no different. The Boilermakers (2-1 in the Big Ten, 10-5 overall) used their controlled style of play, and a tremendous rebounding advantage to walk away with a 65-60 vic- tory. It was the fifth straight win for Purdue over Michigan, and the third in a row in Ann Arbor. Michigan (1-2, 9-3) was outrebounded by the hus- fling Purdue squad, 40-20. It was a deficit that left Fisher wondering. "We were beaten badly on the boards for the second game in a row," Fisher said. "We just gave them way too many putbacks." Many of those putbacks came in the first half, which Purdue dominated from start to finish. "I think with our experience we just had a better idea of where the ball was going to go," senior center Craig Riley said. "We got position early, and we 'I was a freshman once. You learn to play hard every day. I think they kind of take the Big Ten lightly. But as the season goes on, they'll be real good I think.' - Woody Austin Purdue guard blocked out well. It was something we've worked on hard in practice for the last two weeks." Purdue trailed for a total of 41 seconds very early in the first half, but took an 8-6 lead and never looked back. "We had guys with a little more experience," se- nior guard Woody Austin said. "We came out and took the crowd out of the game early, got rid of the noise. That was one of the things we came in here and wanted to do." Austin, who finished with 19 points and 8 rebounds, was the floor leader for the Boilermakers, continuing to improve as the season progresses. He was academi- cally ineligible for the second semester last season, but he has returned to form. Austin and his Boilermaker teammates frustrated a young Wolverine team, using the 45-second clock and countless picks and screens to get open shots. "They did just what we expected them to do," Fisher said. "We told our kids to play tag with them, but they would get caught on a pick and they'd get caught on a pick. We just can't do that." Austin felt that the Michigan first-year players may have been a little too confident. "I was a freshman once," Austin said. "You k&rn to play hard every day. I think they kind of take theig Ten lightly. But as the season goes on, they'll be real good I think." Jalen Rose was stopped cold for the first time this season. He was held without a field goal untilVhe started a Michigan run in the final minutes. Michigan closed to within three points, 56-53, fol- lowing five consecutive points by Rose, who finished with 12. But that is as close as Michigan got. Keady said stopping Rose was part of the Boiler- makers' game plan. "We just wanted to force him to beat us from the outside," Keady said. "We didn't want him to be able to drive, and get fouled, and get those free throws." Rose hopes that Michigan can improve in a hurry. "Pretty soon we'll bounce back," Rose said. "I'm just waiting for the day. I hope it will hurry up and get here." Wolverine forward Rich McIver tries to deny Purdue center Cornelius McNary during Michigan's 65-60 loss to the Boilermakers. Blue runners to be tested at first indoor meet of season ay stop making that trek to Crisler. URDUE (65) FG FT Rub. Mi. MA M-A O-T A F Pts. arner 31 1-5 2-2 0-2 3 3 5 tanback 34 6-12 1-2 5-8 0 2 13 loNary 24 5-6 0-0 2-3 0 2 10 ustin 30 9-19 0-0 3-8 2 3 19 addell 32 3-5 3-3 0-2 4 2 10 ley, 19 1-2 0-0 1-4 1 3 2 ainter 18 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 artin 5 1-1 2-2 1-310 0 4 rice 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 otals 200 27-52 8-9 16-40 15 15 65 FG%- .519. FT%- .889. Three-point goals: -7, .429 (Darner 1-3, Austin 1-2, Waddell 1-2). earn rebounds: 1. Blocks: 0. Turnovers: 25 Waddell 8, Austin 4, Trice 4, Darner 2, tanback 2, McNary 2, Painter 2, Riley). Steals: Technical fouls: 0. MICHIGAN (60) FG Min. M-A Webber 30 6-13 Voskuil 19 0-6 Howard 15 2-3 Rose 33 3-11 Talley 23 2-6 King 27 2-7 Riley 22 6-7 Jackson 12 2-4 Hunter 1 0-0 Pelinka 7 0=1 McIver 11 2-2 Totals 200 25-57 FT M-A 0-2 0-0 1-2 5-5 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 9-14 Rob. O-T 3-4 0-2 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 _1-1 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 13-20 A 2 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 F Pts. 1 12 20 2 5 4 12 3 6 0 4 1 12 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 14 60 FG%- .439. FT%- .643. Three-point goals: 1-12, .083 (Rose 1-4, Webber 0-1, Voskuil 0-3, Talley 0-2, King 0-2). Team rebounds: 2. Blocks: 1 (Mciver). Turnovers: 12 (Webber 2, Howard 2, Rose 3, King 2, Jackson 2, Pelinka). Steals: 7 (Webber 3, Voskuil 2, Rose 2). Technical fouls: 0. by Bernadette Ramsey This weekend the men's and women's track teams will journey to Bloomington for their first meet of the indoor season. Both Michigan teams will be competing against Indiana and Kentucky. "Indiana is a good team and I'm cautious about predicting an upset," Michigan men's coach Jack Harvey said. "We should, however, match up really well against Kentucky. Individually there are some bright spots, but as a team we still have not quite come together." Harvey feels they are strong and should have good showings in the high jump, pole vault, and the track events. But Harvey warns, "Indiana has a guy named Kennedy in the mile and the 3000 meter that could cause some problems." Names to look for from Michigan will be all-Americans Brad Darr in the pole vault and Dan Reddan in the high jump. Darr holds the Michigan record of 18 feet 1/2 inch. Reddan has been posting marks over seven feet and is expected to do the same this weekend. On the women's side, Michigan coach James Henry's biggest concern is keeping the team healthy. "As a team we are looking good," Henry said. "Last year we had 14 members fall prey to injury and now some of them are coming back to haunt us." During the intrasquad meet many of the women passed or came close to their best times. According to Harvey, preseason standouts include Karen Harvey, Kristi Westerby, Richelle Webb, and Kelly Chard. Harvey performed well in cross country and posted a time of 2:14 in the half-mile. Westerby set a personal best of 2:13 in the 800 meter. "If we were giving an outstanding athlete award away it would have to go to Kristi," Henry said. Webb and Chard have posted times of 7.32 in the 60 meter and 3:58 in the mile, respectively. Henry hopes the performances at the intrasquad meet are indicators of good things to come should they manage to ward off injury. Both coaches hope to have good, solid showings from their teams and believe this will be a very competitive meet. CCIHf Through January 16, 1992 Men's Hockey Standings Conference Games TEAM Lake Superior Michigan St. Michigan W. Michigan Miami (Ohio) Illinois-Chicago Ferris State Bowling Green Ohio State w 13 10 9 8 7 6 3 3 3 L 3 2 3 8 7 9 9 10 11 T 2 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 28 24 21 18 16 15 10 9 9 PTS. THE MICHIGAN DAILY 764-0552 'inEN ES IN EESIE IN AN ACTUARIA1L CAREER: Representatives from The CNA Insurance Companies will be on campus on TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST to interview Actuarial Science, Math & This Weekend's Matchups: I -Presents-- The Fourths Featuring Local Jazz Musicians in Live Performances 6-8 pm Thur, Jan 9th Thur, Jan 16th Thur, Jan 23rd ThurJa n0th t Friday. January 17 Michigan at UIC BGSU at Ferris St. Miami at Michigan St. Ohio State at Western Saturday. January 18 Michigan at UIC BGSU at Ferris St. Miami at Michigan St. Ohio State at Western { t >.A ... YOU HEARD THE RUMOR.. . WELL, IT HAPPENED! INDOOR SPORTS ALL YEAR!