Sports Monday Trivia Prior to the Buffalo Bills, what was the last team to represent the AFC East in the Super Bowl? (For answer, see page 2) cure 1Midiitgwunflta Indoor Track Wrestling Swimming Basketball Hockey Gymnastics 2 3 4-5 6 7 7-8 M 0 N D A Y .'M' knocks out Fighting hunt, 76-68 ,:.::::e :,:::; :: ;. r SF U LL COURT- PRESS Rose's heady play silences Illinois run -- -'S 177777 79 d .-.- ---..--. Only motivation for Blue: victor by Ken Davidoff Daily Basketball Writer Accompany me, if you will, on a journey through time. The year is 2053. Kids around the land go bonkers upon the arrival of the new, improved Mr. Evolution Potato Head (no pinkies), while United States President Hillary Clinton-Flowers III insists that PLO leader Yassir Arafat will fall from power within the week. In a secluded Sherman Oaks, Calif., mansion, 80-year old Jalen Rose sits around the fireplace with his grandchil- dren. "Grandpa Jalen, Grandpa Jalen," little Juwan shouts, "tell us about the time you beat Ohio State to reach the Final Four." With a smile, the elderly gentleman recalls that glori- ous day in Lexington, Ky., when the Fab Five made its mark with an upset 75-71 victory over the Buckeyes. "Hey, Jinx," rude young Jimmy barks, "I understand you guys took a trip to Hawaii once. Give me the story on it, or else I'll call the media and tell them you're mean to your grandchildren." Again, Rose reaches into his memory bank and re- lates the tale of how the much-maligned Wolverines surprised their critics with impressive victories over Nebraska, North Carolina and Kansas to capture the Rainbow Classic. "Hey, J, whaddya say?" croons the poetic Chris, "What about the day you hit two treys to beat Lou Henson and his toup6e?" The basketball legend scratches his noggin and at- tempts to retrieve this particular image. But it cannot be found. Sixty years after it occurred, this contest cannot be remembered. As well it shouldn't. Saturday night's Michigan triumph will not go down See MOTIVATION, Page 6 by Ryan Herrington Daily Basketball Writer Like a squeaky wheel constantly reminding the driver it's there, Illinois just kept making noise. What was once a 19-point Michigan lead had slowly dwindled down to seven with 2:43 remaining. Led by Andy Kaufman's 21 second- half points, the Fighting Illini clawed back into the game, leaving the sellout Crisler Arena crowd a bit nervous. But the anxiety of the Wolverine faithful would subside as Jalen Rose applied the grease that ultimately si- lenced the Illini. While the sopho- more point guard led Michigan (4-1 Big Ten, 15-2 overall) in scoring with 25 points, it would be his poise at running the Wolverine of- fense that would give Michigan a 76-68 victory Saturday night. "The only time I had a comfort level in those last seven minutes was when Jalen had the ball because I knew a good decision would be made," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "He needs to know that he has to demand the ball (down the stretch) and others need to know that i" those situations he's got to have it." Rose calmed a flustered Michigan squad, patiently controlling the tempo of the game in the final few minutes. He was in command throughout the game, adding five re- bounds and five assists to his 10-for- 14 performance from the floor. "In the beginning of the season - for whatever the reason - the shots weren't falling," Rose said. "I just felt better tonight. But I don't base the game on how much I score. I take pride in being a winner. " For much of the contest, the Wolverines looked to be crusing to another lopsided victory. After open- ing the game somewhat sloppily, Michigan picked up the pace with the substitution of Ray Jackson into the lineup at 9:25 in the first half. Jackson - who had been side- lined for almost a month with a dis- located left shoulder - quickly re- turned to the fold, scoring eight points and helping spark a 24-12 Wolverine run late in the half. Michigan entered the lockerroom at the intermission with a comfortable 40-29 lead. Michigan came out in the second half and continued to put pressure on the Illini, extending the lead to 59- 40 with a little under 13 minutes remaining in the game. But then the Wolverines became a little lax on of- fense. "We got a 19-point lead by run- ning," Fisher said. "But now the lead goes to 15 or 14 and you pass up that shot you took when you were 19 ahead. You spread the floor, you get the rebound, you make the extra pass. We did not do that until they cut it to seven or eight." Illinois took advantage of the Michigan lapse. After a dismal two- for-11 shooting from the floor in the opening stanza, Kaufman found his range, going eight-of-13 in the sec- ond half. "We need to have him have some See ILLINOIS, Page 6 Terrific Trio Michigan's Chris Webber (left), Ray Jackson (right) and Jalen Rose attempt to block Illinois' Andy Kaufman as he drive the lane in Saturday's 76-68 Wolverine victory. Rose led Michigan in scoring with 25 points and upped the Wolverines record to 4-1 in the Big Ten (15-2 overall). Michigan skates to easy victory Notre Dame falls, 7-1, in near-flawless Wolverine performance by Tim Rardin Daily Hockey Writer NOTRE DAME - While it would ap- pear that offense was the key for Michigan in its 7-1 victory over Notre Dame, it was the defense that proved to be the story. The defense did more than shut down the Irish, (4-14-2 CCHA, 6-16-2 overall) limiting them to a single tally and just 24 shots on goal, but it also had a significant hand in scoring for the Wolverines (13-4- 2, 17-4-3). "Our defense did a good job in getting the puck through," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "I thought they were re- sponsible for four of the seven goals." One of those goals - the Wolverines' first - came just 3:34 into the game. Center Mark Ouimet won the face-off at the left circle and dropped the puck to de- fenseman Al Sinclair. Sinclair sent the puck screaming in front of the Irish goal, where Dave Roberts was standing to knock the loose puck home. "We've been working in practice a lot in getting the puck off the boards, just getting it through," said Sinclair, who notched his first point of the season on the goal. "Roberts was there, so I tried to put it somewhere in the vicinity." That goal was the beginning of the end for Notre Dame, whose fate would be sealed for good in the second period. Trailing just 3-0 going into the second stanza, the Irish found themselves down, 5-0, and out less than two minutes in. Defenseman Chris Tamer struck first for the Wolverines, beating Irish goaltender Greg Louder stick side from the right side of the crease. "I think it was a deflected pass and I picked it up in front of the net," Tamer said. "The goalie had a good angle on me and I was going to pass, but I kept on go- ing to the side and put the shot in." Tamer, with his highsticking penalty in the first period, broke Alex Roberts' Michigan record of career penalties with his 192nd. "I was in the box and I read it some- where that I was going to break it," Tamer said. "I guess there's not many more penalty records to break." Just 35 seconds after Tamer's goal, right wing Dan Stiver scored his 12th goal of the season to give the Wolverines the five-goal cushion. That line of Stiver, Ouimet and Roberts would continue to do damage all night, assisting or scoring on five goals in all. After his assist early in the first period, Ouimet scored twice himself in the period, See HOCKEY, Page 7 SHARON MUSHER/Daily Forward Mark Ouimet streaks by a Bowling Green defender in last weekend's CCHA action. The senior scored five points in Michigan's 7-1 victory over Notre Dame Saturday. --7 'M' tankers top Purdue " in record-setting style Silver Bullet by Charlie Breitrose Daily Sports Writer Purdue's Lambert Pool was boil- ing over this weekend. But the Boilermakers were not the ones making waves. The Michigan women were hot, setting four new pool records. The Wolverines won the two-day dual meet with Big Ten foe Purdue by a score of 210.5-176.5. Freshman Beth Jackson posted impressive performances against a field of swimmers from Purdue, Penn State and Ohio University. Friday, she posted a pool record time of 57.98 seconds in the 100- yard backstroke, while Saturday she set another record in the 200 back- stroke (2:05.07). a time of 3:53.63. Despite breaking the pool record, Gehrs did not swim her fastest times of the season. "I wasn't real happy with my performance," Gehrs said. "I was swimming tired." This was the final meet for the Michigan women before beginning their taper for the Big Ten meet. The team was worn out by the hard prac- tices it has been putting in since the beginning of winter break. Gehrs felt that the team per- formed well under the conditions. Not only were the Wolverines fa- tigued from workouts, but they were missing swimmers as well. Coach Jim Richardson chose to rest the swimmers that had made NCAA cuts (Kathie Deibler, Lara Hooiveld by Antoine Pitts Daily Sports Writer Earlier this year, during halftime of the first home football game, all of the Michigan Olympians were honored on the field. The band played "The Olympic Fanfare" as each athlete was introduced to the Michigan Stadium crowd. For many it was probably the first time they had heard of, or even seen one curly- haired sophomore swimmer from Brazil. And when those in attendance got their first glimpse of Gustavo Borges, it is likely he made a memorable impression. After all, it is not every day you meet a 6-foot-8 swimmer. But first impressions, of course, do not always give you the full story. For behind that large frame is a two-time NCAA champion and an Olympic silver-medalist: "NP.' cn nmhl ant reaiv et rinp Silver medalist Borges leads Vl' 800-yard freestyle relay teams, and swims the freestyle leg of the 200-, and 400-yard medley relay teams. "He would be like a franchise on any club," Urbanchek said. "In the course of three days (in the conference and national meets), he's got to swim fourteen times as hard as he can." Last season, Gustavo made quite an impression for any swimmer, let alone a freshman. He set two conference records in winning the 100 and 200 freestyle events at last February's Big Ten Championship. Three of the four relays he swam in also finished first. His performances easily earned him Freshman-of-the-Year honors in the Big Ten. Seven weeks later at the NCAA championship he won both of those individual events again, this time setting a schoo1 record in the 200 freestvle, oualifving i - ~ 4]