Hockey vs. Notre Dame Tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena SPORTS Men's and Women's Diving at NCAA Zone C Diving Championships Tomorrow and Saturday, 10 a.m. Canham Natatorium mmoogrorrapp.T.T -rsai MarchF~?~~ IE . 1, 9 WAAi/ Blue, stirred but not shaken, holds on rKi3DX _ *FULL COURT. PRESS Rose, Webber crash Illini Champaign bash, 98-97 Cagers bring out best in Fighting Illini* .dilkk 'by Andy De Korte Daily Basketball Writer CHAMPAIGN - After Mich- igan beat Michigan State in overtime last Sunday everyone agreed the Spartans had played their best game of the season. Assembly Hall smacked of the same feelings last night. The Wolverines started the game shoot- ing a woeful 3-for-15 to fall to a 29- 14 deficit. But when the overtime buzzer sounded and the ball hit the floor for the last time, Michigan had overcome another team's best performance. Of course, the Wolverines will be expecting the best from their opponents in the tournament so it's good to learn how to deal with it now. Michigan has enough exper- *ience to know how important games like this are to rebuild motivation and focus. "No doubt," senior Eric Riley said. "I'm glad we had a game like this. It's our second in a row." "It's definitely nice (to have a game like this)," forward Chris Webber said. "There's not as much at stake because of one game and you're out. The last three games, starting with Iowa, Michigan State in overtime and this game is the best type of preparation for the tourna- ment." Although the sluggish start had no easy explanation, it could not have been focus. Early this week a story was reported of Wolverine point guard Jalen Rose being in a drug house last October. Although nothing came of it, the story received national attention. No one involved with the Wolverines wanted to talk about Rose's situation but it had an impact on the game. However, it was not because Rose or any Wolverine thought or talked about it. Only after the Illini crowd forced the issue did it have an impact. Heard in the first half were cries of "crack house" and "Just say no," Rose exploded with 15 second half points and led the team with 23 points. "I heard it but it didn't really phase me," Rose said. "We all picked it up ... it was just like some- one doggin' me and I want to prove them wrong." His friend and teammate Webber agreed saying the worst thing the opposing team can do is get on Michigan. He can certainly count on See ILLINOIS, Page 8 by Ken Sugiura Daily Basketball Writer CHAMPAIGN - He ruined the evening for the sellout Assembly Hall crowd who wanted to get him off his game. They yelled, "Just say no! Just say no!" while he shot free throws. He sank them, and then he pointed at them. "People were saying things, try- ing to throw him off his game," Michigan guard Jimmy King said of his embattled teammate. He ruined the evening for Illinois' guards, who, try as they might, could not contain him. He connected on eight of 20 shots from the floor for a team-high 23 points. "He's really good. We couldn't get our second guards to play him the way we wanted to play him," Illini coach Lou Henson said. "But he's good. What can you say?" And Jalen Rose ruined the night for the Illini seniors, who played their final contest at Assembly Hall last night. Rose owned the overtime period, scoring six of Michigan's 15 points to lead the Wolverines to a 98-97 nail-biter over Illinois. "It didn't surprise me at all," Michigan center Juwan Howard said. "If you look back at every game, Jalen steps up to the chal- lenge." Heck, he might have even per- turbed teammate Michael Talley, as Rose played all 45 minutes to keep the backup point guard on the bench. In the overtime, Michigan (14-3 Big Ten, 24-4 overall) broke a 91- all deadlock with a Jimmy King three-pointer from the top of the key with 53 seconds remaining. From that point on, the Wolverines stayed one step ahead of the hot-shooting Illini (11-6, 18-11) to come away with the victory. Rebounding seemed to be the key for Michigan in overtime and in the game. The Wolverines owned a 21- 10 edge on the offensive glass, led by Chris Webber's seven offensive boards, and an overall 42-28 advan- tage. It provided enough of a cushion to offset the Fighting Illini's .573 shooting from the floor. Illinois forward Andy Kaufmann led all scorers with 27 points. In the extra period, after King sank two free throws to boost the lead to five points, 96-91, the Illini mounted a furious drive, but they came up shy. "All we had to do was be a little bit better and we win the ballgame, but we couldn't get it done," Henson said. 2.4 seconds left, around Rose's two free throws to make the score 98-97. Following an Illini timeout, Michigan inbounder Howard lobbed the ball toward the Michigan free throw line. Illinois' T.J. Wheeler picked it off and fired the ball down- court to Keene. Keene fumbled up a shot. Remarkably, the ball caromed off the backboard through the net, but time had run out. "When time's running out, you Webber Jalen Rose defends Illinois' Andy Kaufmann during the first half in Champaign, Ill. Michigan squeaked past the Illini in overtime, 98-97. Men netters to challenge national foes in Knoxville can't fumble the ball," Henson said. The Wolverines, as Fisher had feared prior to the game, came out flat after an emotion-filled overtime win last Sunday against Michigan State. Michigan fell behind at the outset, 25-14, before making a charge to tie the game at the half, 40-40. Regulation ended with the score tied, 83-83. MICHIGAN (98) FO FT Rb. Min. M-A Ml-A O-T A F Pts. Webber 38 7-17 8-10 7-14 3 4 22 Jackson 30 2-5 0-0 2-3 4 4 4 Howard 36 7-14 4-4 3-5 3 4 18 Rose 45 8-20 6-8 2-8 2 2 23 King 39 4-9 8-9 3-6 2 4 17 Pelinka 17 2-4 0-0 2-3 0" 0 6 Voskuil 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Riley 14 3-4 2-2 0-1 1 4 8 Totals 225 33-73 28-33 21-42 15 22 98 FG%- .452. FT%- . 848. Three-point goals: 4-12, .333 (King 1-4. Rose 1-4, Pelinka 2-2, Webber 0-2). Team rebounds: 2. Blocks: 1 (Weber). Turnovers: 9 (Webber 5, Howard 2. King,Rose). Steals: 6 (King 4, Jackson Rose). Technical fouls: none. by Bob Abramson Daily Sports Writer Forget about Graceland, Al Gore and the Grand Ole' Opry. This weekend, the men's tennis team has its mind focused on the Tennessee Volunteer Classic, its final preseason tune-up before the Big Ten season. The Classic, a dual-meet tourna- ment held in Knoxville, will include hosts Tennessee, No. 25 Virginia Commonwealth, South Florida, Wake Forest, Tulsa, and Big Ten-ri- val Michigan State. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, they were dealt the Volunteers - the second-ranked team in the country - in the first round of the tournament. "This is an opportunity to see if we can compete with a top five team in the country," Michigan assistant coach Dave Goldberg said. "I think we match up pretty well with them, and we have a definite chance to win the match." * I So far this season, the Wol- verines (2-2 overall) have held their own against some top-flight com- petition. Despite the fact that sixth- ranked Texas crushed Michigan 7-0, the Wolverines put up a fight against No. 19 Texas A&M, before losing 4- 3 to the Aggies. "Texas showed us that we are not a top ten team," Goldberg said. "But we are certainly about 15th to 20th in the country on any given day." Despite the so-so start, Goldberg sees improvement in the team's play. "We have had a pretty good year so far," Goldberg said. "Our best match came at Texas A&M, and all of our guys have performed well, especially at the Spartan Invit- ational." Michigan opens up its Big'Ten season at home April 3 and 4 against Ohio State and Indiana, two of the top squads in the conference. ILLINOIS (97) Women's tennis returns to action at Rice by Felippe Moncarz The Michigan women's tennis team hopes to rebound from two consecutive loses when it begins play today in the three-day Rice University Invitational Tournament in Houston, Texas. The Wolverines (1-0 Big Ten, 2- 2 overall) enter the Rice Tournament after a two-week layoff from com- petitive play. During spring break, the team lost to South Florida and Florida State in dual matches. Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt sees the tournament as a prime opportu- nity for the team to develop consis- tent play as it heads into the brunt of the Big Ten women's tennis season. "We struggled quite a bit during our Florida road trip," Ritt said. "This tournament gives us a chance to regroup before we hit the hardest part of our schedule." The Rice Invitational is a seven- team tournament that also includes Colorado, Kansas State, Northeast Louisiana, Tulane, South Alabama, and host Rice. The tourney will be in dual-match format with the winning teams advancing and the losing ones entering the consolation bracket. Ritt believes that this tournament will be very competitive, although none of the participating teams are nationally ranked. Ritt has completely revamped Michigan's doubles lineup for the tournament in an effort to improve the poor showings that the doubles teams had in Florida. "This will be one of the last chances to evaluate which doubles teams work the best for us," Ritt said. "I've been pleased with what I have seen the last two weeks in practice concerning doubles, so hopefully we will redeem ourselves from our past performances." Bennett Kaufmann Thomas Taylor Keene Harris Clemons Michael Davidson Wheeler Min. 36 40 43 19 25 30 1 10 20 FO M-A 2-4 10-18 9-13 2-2 6-11 0-0 4-11 0.0 0-0 2-2 PT M1-A 1-2 3-3 6-10 0-0 3-4 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 Rob. o-T 3-6 0-d 2-6 1-1 2-3 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-2 1-2 A 2 2 1 6 i 0 1 0 i 5 il-A WA T AF Pts. 2-4 1-2 3- 2 25 3 24 2 9-1 6-0 2 1 3 24 2-2 0-0 0 6 02 6-11 3-4 - I 3 19 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 I- I a t 0 Totals 225 35-61 16--24 10-28 20 25 97 FG%- .574. FT%- .667. Three-point goals: 11-19, .579 (Keene 4-9, Kaufmann 4-.,Wheeler 2-2. Taylor 1-1, Clemons 0-1). Team rebounds: 1. Blocks: 2 (Bennett. Thomas). Turnovers: 13 (Kaufmann 7, Wheeler 2, Clemons, Davidson, Taylor, Thomas). Steals: 5 (Bennett, Clemons, Keene, Taylor, Wheeler). Technical fouls: none. 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