Sports Monday Trivia In the four major profesional sports leagues, six pairs of teams share a nickname. Name them. (For answer, see page 2) Iid POrS:,Monday 'M' Sports Calendar 2 AP Top 25 2 Bowl Griddes 2 Athlete of the Week 2 Blame it on Niyo 3 Q&A 3 Men's Basketball 4 Ice Hockey 5 Women's Basketball 6 Swimming 7 Wrestling 8 The Michigan Daily- Sports Monday December 7, 1992 Page 1 'No sympathy from the Devils Blue falls to Duke *FULL COURTe PRESS Michigan fails to find big Mo by Ken Davidoff Daily Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. - Jalen Rose hits a turnaround 14- footer to cut the Duke lead to 16-14. After the Blue Devils can't convert on their end, the Wolverines at- tempt an alley-oop to even the score. But it fails, and the next thing you know, Bobby Hurley hits a three- pointer to make it 19-14. Juwan Howard converts a powerful dunk for a 58-50 deficit, and the home squad calls a timeout. Michigan scores again and then steals the ball from Duke, but James Voskuil fumbles the ball on the fast break. Hur- ley answers with another three-pointer. Momentum. To physicists it's just another term to throw out at dinner parties, but to basketball coaches it's the stuff of which victories are made. The Blue Devils had plenty of momentum Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Wolverines were so far away from acquiring it they might as well have watched the game on television from Ann Arbor. Basketball games are often decided by streaks from the team which can be "in its zone" for the longest pe- riod of time. Last Tuesday in Houston, Michigan pulled off a 10-0 run late in the game to come from behind against Rice. If not for that stretch, Michigan is 0-2 right now. Saturday night, the Wolverines did manage an 8-0 run, but they weren't playing Rice. It takes more than See MOMENTUM, Page 4 again, 79-68 by Andy De Korte Daily Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke vs. Michigan saga has a new chap- ter. While Part III could not be de- scribed as a masterpiece, the theme was largely unchanged from the last two - Duke won its third straight game against Michigan and its Fab Five, 79-68. Saturday night, the Blue Devils maintained a relentless defensive furor, with all-American Grant Hill leading the way with seven re- bounds. Fellow all-American Bobby Hurley and his 20 points keyed the efficient offense. The never-dull Wolverines con- tinued to champion unbridled en- thusiam on offense, far outdistancing Duke in thunderous dunks and fist- pumping antics. The more mundane aspects, though, like holding on to the ball and shooting free throws, illustrated Michigan deficiencies that had cost them in the past. Duke, ranked fourth nationally, trounced the top-ranked Wolverines See DUKE, Page 4 Duke's mascot holds up a sign celebrating the Blue Devils' 79-68 victory over Michigan, their third in a row against the Wolverines. -n FIGHT MARS 'CLASSIC COLLEGE HOCKEY' SERIES "'M' icers split with MSU by Chad A. Safran Daily Hockey Writer Whenever Michigan and Michigan State tangle on the ice, a hard-hitting hockey game is almost certain. In the Wolverines' 3-1 loss to the Spartans Saturday, the hit- ting went from body checks to fisticuffs. Despite a well-played game on both sides, the scene following the contest turned ugly as a lengthy melee ended the series in which the Wolverines had won the opening game, 4-3. Both benches emptied and the capacity crowd at Munn Ice Arena displayed its dis- approval of the situation, showering the ice with boos and half-filled cups of soda. For the coaches on both sides, the inci- dent was not a positive ending to the week- end. "It was not good for the league and not good for the game," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "I don't know who was at fault at the end. It wasn't planned." "It is too bad that it takes away from us trying to prove that we don't need fighting in college hockey," Michigan State coach Ron Mason said. "It's too darn bad that it marred what was a real good college hockey game." The brawl resulted in a major fighting penalty and a game disqualification for Wolverine defenseman Aaron Ward and the Spartans' Bart Turner. Despite the fight following the contest, the game was a classic in every sense of the word. With the game tied at one and a little- over five minutes to play in the game, the Spartans gained control of the puck in their own zone and defenseman Nicolas Per- reault yelled "Ice it! Ice it!" Unfortunately for the Wolverines, Michigan State did not dump the puck. Spartan defenseman Steve Norton spot- ted Rem Murray at center ice. Murray fed the puck to teammate Bryan Smolinski. With the Wolverine players in hot pursuit, Smolinski unleashed a 60-foot blast that went through the five-hole of Michigan goaltender Steve Shields to put the Spar- tans ahead, 2-1. "(Murray) dropped it on my forehand," Smolinski said. "I was lucky Shields just See ICERS, Page 5 King of the Hill Ex-Irish wrestler continues success at 'M' by Paul Barger Daily Sports Writer Notre Dame's loss is Michigan's gain. Two days before the 1991 national signing day, the Notre Dame athletic department announced that it was shutting down its wrestling program. Team members scrambled to find squads that would take them at such a late date. Most of the wrestlers did not experience the luck that their school is noted for having. But there was one exception. Steve King wrestled at 190 pounds for Notre Dame for two successful seasons beginning in 1989. As a freshman he compiled a 21-17-1 record, pinning his opponents five times. The first-year starter headed off to the NCAA Western Regional and came away with the overall title for his weight class. With that accomplishment he earned a spot in the NCAA National Championships. King managed two victories there to cap off the campaign. Yi-- n-rtis -n try mrrn . t - -rrl t - given King all-American status as a sophomore. King was ready to make that next step, primed and ready to compete for the Irish after his redshirt junior year. But he never got the chance. King's wrestling team was terminated. He had to transfer to a different school. And while there are always positives and negatives in a change of this magnitude, so far there have been many more goods than bads. "It was a very bad time for me," King said. "It has worked out great. I am happy to be here at Michigan." When making his decision on which school to transfer to, King says he had three criteria. First, and foremost, was a good academic program. Next, he considered the quality of the wrestling team. Finally, he searched for a very good coaching staff. At Notre Dame, King was a business major about to begin his senior year. He hnr "7 -:.,. o R..r.m .ha hne:naee And as a newcomer at a large university, King feels he can devote his time to his studies and to his wrestling. "It is like starting all over again," King said. " With only two years left in college, I am not going to have many friends outside of the team. This way I can really concentrate on the two more important things (wrestling and studying)." King's favorite part of this change in his life comes from the team spirit he's found among the wrestlers at Michigan. He says they want their teammates to win as much as they want themselves to win. And, King says, he is looking forward to this dual meet season, which begins Jan. 9, because he knows that he will have nine teammates pulling for him. The coaching staff has been one of the biggest bonuses for King. Head coach Dale Bahr and his staff know what it will take for King to compete for a national title. Bahr has coached 24 all-Americans in his 14 seasons at Michigan. He has also hat ar..n n-ina l a s n.e: - -....n. Michigan's Tannisha Stevens scored 10 points in the Wolverines' 79-68 loss to Indiana State. First-half woes bury 'M' Women, 79-68 by Rachel Bachman Daily Basketball Writer TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The clock wound down painfully. "Twenty seconds left! Don't let them score!" assistant coach Sandy Thomas yelled to the winded members of the Michigan women's basketball team. But that order didn't come just before the final buzzer of a tight contest. Instead, it was at the end of the first half of Michi- gan's 79-68 loss to Indiana State on Satur- dav night and expect to win ballgames," said head coach Trish Roberts. While the Wolverines missed key layups and jumpers, the Sycamores' de- fense stopped all-Big Ten center Trish An- drew. She made only one of her nine shots from the field during the first twenty min- utes. "The kids really took it to her and weren't afraid to go against her and the re- sult was getting her into foul trouble," ISU head coach Kay Riek said. Andrew wasn't lone- thouoh -sthe i I I i I