Women's Gymnastics Valentine Invitational Tomorrow, 7 p.m. Keen Arena SPORTS Ice Hockey at Bowling Green Saturday, 7 p.m. Bowling Green Blue we, Wolverines make easy win seem diflcult When you look at this morning's headline and see that Michigan defeated Wisconsin last night by 19 points, it would be easy to believe that the Wolverines had no problem beating their conference opponent. Just another 85-66 ballgame. No big deal. It's funny, though, how the Ryan Wolverines made this "blowout" so Herrington difficult. Despite shooting 54 per- cent from the field, despite having 12 steals and playing aggressive defense, despite even having a 41- 32 rebounding edge, Michigan was determined to make this game in- teresting. Too interesting. Every time Michigan seemed to be on the verge of smearing the Badgers up and down Crisler's 94- foot-long floor, the Wolverines found a way to give them another chance. For all the talent Michigan displayed, an eerie lack of concentra- tion seemed to pervade throughout the arena, giving no one the feeling that this would be as simple as the 85-66 score would suggest. The contest was far from well-played. I have seen pimples that looked prettier. It began in the first half. Michigan slowly opened a seven-point lead with just under five minutes until the intermission. The Wolverines' intensity seemed to be at its peak and the crowd was excited. Wisconsin had al- ready turned the ball over 14 times. It was time to pull away. Instead, the Wolverines felt it was better to give than to receive. For every steal Michigan made, it found a way to give the ball right back. Whether it was a bad pass or a sloppy dribble, Michigan was never able to make a run. Instead it was Wisconsin who closed the * gap to a slim four points at the half. It continued into the second half. Wisconsin even had the lead, 49-47, with 14 minutes left in the game. This was the same team that Michigan had embar- rassed, 98-73, just 32 days ago in Madison. This was a team Michigan was supposed to dispose of without breaking a sweat. After the game, no one was suffering from a lack of perspiration. In the end, Michigan did come away with a 19-point victory. No matter how ugly it was, it's still another addition to the win column. Yet, Michigan can't afford to continue making the mistakes it made last night. This is not church, where charity is applauded. This is the Big Ten. If you don't take advantage of your opportuni- ties, you get left behind. Down the road, 16 turnovers will not allow the Wolverines to win by 19. It might just end their season a little earlier than they would like. WISCONSIN (66 eb , Min. K-A M-A 0-T A F PMe. Kelley 25 2.8 0.0 4-10 2 2 4 Finley 38 10.18 2.6 2-4 2 3 25 Harrell 20 23 0-0 23 1 2 4 Johnson, J. 25 3.9 0.2 2-3 1 0 8 Webster 37 4.14 00 0.2 4 110 Cong.r 15 1-4 0. 0-0 2 Petersen 14 3-3 0-0 1.2 0 2 6 Cadl 3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 JohnsonG 9 1.1 0.0 0-1 0 0 2 Mc~ee 5 1.1 2.2 0-2 0 0 4 Mc~uff is 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 i. 0 00 00 0 1 tae 200 21-52 4-10 13-32 12 11 66 MICHIGAN (86)Q F Reb. Kin. M-A K-A 0QT A F Pte. Webber 28 10.13 1-5 6-12 3 2 21 Jackson 23 6.11 2.3 06 2 2 14 Howard 30 7.9 2-2 3.7 0 1 16 Rose 29 6-15 0.2 3.5 4 3 14 King 31 3-5 0.0 1-3 4 1 7 Talley 6 2.3 0.0 0-0 1 0 4 Riley 19 2.2 0.0 0-3 0 2 4 Pefinka 13 1-3 0.0 0-0 3 0 3 Voskuil 11 0.6 0.0 1-3 1 0 0 Fife 3 0.1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Derricks 3 1-2 0.0 1.1 0 0 2 Bc~srd 1 0-1 00 00 0a 0 0 otb 200 36-71 5-12 16-41 16 12 so Wisconsin ..... 34 32 - 66 mchgan..- 36 47 - 66 ars down Badgers, 85-66 'M' pulls away from pesky L * eBadgers in second half by Adam Miller Daily Basketball Writer Let's play a word association game. 'White.' 'Clean.' 'Sweep.' - 'Clean sweep.' The Michigan men's basketball team (8-2 Big Ten, 19-3 overall) came out decked in its white uniforms last night at Crisler Arena and pulled away from a persistent Wisconsin team (5-4, 12-6) in the second half for an 85-66 vic- tory, sweeping the season series. Chris Webber's driving slam on a feed from Jimmy King at the 12:45 mark of the second half gave the Wolverines a 53-50 lead and ig- nited them onto a 12-4 run over the next three minutes. Eric Riley's low-post set shot at the 10:00 mark gave Michigan its largest lead of the game, 63-52. From then on, the Wolverines cruised to victory, but before this burst, the contest was hardly under Michigan's control. Paced by the hot shooting of sophomore swingman Michael Finley and point guard Tracy Webster's 10 points and four assists, Wisconsin pestered the heavily-favored Wolverines for much of the game, leading as late as the 13:22 mark in the second stanza, 50- 49. Finley finished with a team-high 25 points, including three triples. The game defied the predictions of many who had expected an easy Michigan victory, especially after last month's 98-73 Wolverine win in Madison. In that game, Michigan thor- oughly dominated the rebounding department. The Wolverines out-rebounded the Badgers by an incredible 57-25 margin, and Michigan cen- ter Juwan Howard grabbed 20 by himself. "Wisconsin is good. They played hard," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "Their two players, Finley and Webster, are legit for any- body in the country." However, as in the earlier contest, Michigan's frontcourt proved to be the differ- ence. Webber scored 15 of his team-high 21 points in the second half, and fellow big-man Howard added 16 on the game. "I think we ran out of gas toward the end of the game," Wisconsin coach Stu Jackson said. "They have big, physical people, and it tends to wear you down towards the end of the game." 'I think we ran out of gas toward the end of the game. They have big, physical people, and it tends to wear you down...' -Stu Jackson Wisconsin head coach In the first half, the Wolverines trailed for most of the first 12 minutes, as the Badgers grabbed rebounds at both ends of the floor - taking 16 to the Wolverines' 15 - and built a 24-17 lead at the 8:08 mark on guard Jason Johnsen's short jumper. Michigan came back for a 38-34 halftime advantage, but the play wasn't pretty. The teams combined for 22 turnovers in the half - they eventually totaled 40 for the game - and shot a combined 7-for-19 (.368) in three-point attempts. The end of the game featured the return of Michigan crowd favorites Dugan Fife, Leon Derricks and Jason Bossard, bench players whose court time has diminished as the season has progressed. With less than two minutes remaining, and Michigan leading, 83-64, the trio entered the contest to a standing ovation from the remaining fans. None scored, and the game soon ended. For 1993, Wisconsin had been whited-out. EVAN EmlmJaly Michigan forward Chris Webber goes up for a reverse dunk during first-half action in last night's 85-66 victory over Wisconsin. Women cagers miss first by Rachel Bachman Daily Basketball Writer EAST LANSING - Sometimes compliments can be worse than insults. "(Michigan) is one of the best winless teams I've ever seen," Michigan State women's basketball head coach Karen Langeland said. Langeland's comment came just after Michigan's (0-10 Big Ten, 1-18 overall) 67-63 last-minute loss to the Spartans (3- 6, 7-11) last night at the Breslin Center. It was the Wolverine's second loss this season at the hands of MSU. "The keys to this loss were several missed layups at the end, and several missed free throws," Michigan coach Trish Roberts said. Trailing by three with 22 seconds left on the clock, Michigan center Trish Andrew was fouled in three-point range by Dianne Hall. Amidst the din made by several Lansing-area youth basketball teams in the stands, Andrew missed her first two chances from the charity stripe. She made the third, bringing the score to 65- 63. "I thought she was going to hit all three," Langeland said. Just seven seconds later, Michigan forward Carrie Stewart fouled Kisha Kelley, who led MSU's scoring with 18 points. Kelley sank both free throws, sealing the Spartan victory. "Those free throws were key," Langeland said. After leading for a good portion of the first half, Michigan blew a game-high seven-point lead as MSU went on a 15-0 run. "We let them get back into the game toward the end of the first half," Roberts said. The Wolverines fought their way back to a 57-54, three-point lead with 5:26 remaining in the second half, but that was where they ran out of gas. Big Ten win Michigan's final breakdown began at the 4:57 mark, when Kelley drove for a layup from the left side, cutting the Wolverines' lead to 57-56. The Spartans then outscored Michigan, 9-2 - a run that was capped by a Tanya Place base- line three-pointer. That gave the Spartans a 65-59 edge they would not relinquish. "Christine is the one who leads the show. She was reading the defense and setting up the offense," Langeland said. Forwards Shimmy Gray and Nikki Beaudry cleaned the glass for the Wolverines, tallying 10 rebounds each. -Daily Basketball Writer Jaeson Rosenfeld contributed to this report. MICHIGAN (63) FG FT Rob. Min. M-A M-A O-T A F Pt. Stewart 40 1-8 3-4 3-6 3 5 5 Beaudry 40 6-17 1-3 6-10 3 3 13 Andrew 35 13-23 4-8 7-3 2 3 30 McCall 28 0-7 1-2 0-0 3 2 1 Nuanes 24 2-8 0-0 1-2 1 5 5 Stanley t 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gray 32 4-8_ 1-1 0-10 0 3 9 Totals 200 26.71 10.18 22-47 12 21 63 FG% .366. FT%- .556. Three-point goals: 1-9, .111. Blocks: 4. Turnovers: 16. Steals: 5. Team rebounds: 6. Technical fouls: None. MICHIGAN STATE (67) Fri FT Rob. Min. M-A M-A O-T A F Pt. Place 35 4.11 4-4 2-5 1 3 14 Kelley 28 6-12 6-9 2-7 1 4 18 Hall 32 3-9 0-0 1-4 3 4 6 Powers 40 4-9 2-2 0-1 6 1 14 Evans 36 4.7 2-2 0-9 2 3 10 McMaster 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gray 14 1-3 3.6 1.3 0 2 a Smith 9 0-2 0-0 2-4 0 1 0 Totals 200 22-55 17-23 10-37 13 18 67 FG%- .400.; FT% .739. Three-point goals: 6- 15. Blocks: 0. Turnovers:1 7 Steals: 6. Technical fouls: None. Team rebounds: 4. Michigan.....27 36 - 63 Michigan State. 34 33 - 67 At Breslin Center; A-1,157 I - . I I . I MEMS DODD 0EI y0i U I, University of Wisco nsin -Platteville - "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." -Henry David Thoreau eUAR 11.99 CD 7.99 CS STRO S STEREO MC'S 11.99 CD 7.99 CS ST r T Quicksand Sslip 'A R CLUB CD 7.99 CS I. 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