Women's Basketball vs. Wisconson Sunday, 2 p.m. Crisler Arena SPORTS Men's Swimming vs. Stanford Tonight, 7 p.m. Canham Natatorium 01 Blue survives overtime scare, 86-75 Rose's 28 points push Michigan past OSU I' Crisler succumbs to the Big Mak attack By TIM RARDIN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER Just two short weeks ago, no one in Ann Arbor, or Michigan for that matter, had any idea who Makhtar Ndiaye was. But after Michigan's 86-75 overtime victory over Ohio State - his first collegiate game - the 6-foot-8, 230-pound freshman will no longer need any introduction. His first official entrance donning his Wolverine uniform came with 6:55 remaining in the first half, but his presence proved to be most important in the overtime stanza. With Juwan Howard having fouled out with 2:16 remaining in the game, the Wolverines of a week ago would have been at a distinct disadvantage in size. Last night, however, you just bring in Makhtar. The Dakar, Senegal, native played almost the entire overtime period, and proceeded to shut down Lawrence Funderburke, grab a ferocious one-armed defensive rebound over the same Funderburke, change a few shots inside and then calmly stroke his first collegiate free throw to chalk up his first collegiate point. His first game. Under pressure. On just three days of practice. Somehow, you just knew he'd make it. "When he came in, he did what he was advertised to do -he blocked a couple shots, got a couple of rebounds and to some degree, he intimidated a little inside," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "We needed all of the above, especially when Juwan fouled out." "He's the presence we need," Jalen Rose said. "He's fitting in well and he'll bse a good asset." Indeed, when the NCAA declared him eligible to transfer Dec. 30, after ruling the Wake Forest basketball program guilty of recruiting violations, Ndiaye's strengths - namely his rebounding and his ability to block shots - seemed a perfect match for Michigan's weaknesses. Last night's game proved that notion. When all was said and done, Ndiaye had totaled three boards, one blocked shot- not to mention a few shot changes - and a single point in 11 minutes of action. He wasn't even expected to play more than a few minutes. "I was surprised (I played that much),"Ndiaye said. "The coaches just said to be ready and mentally, I was ready." Indeed he was. As valuable as his presence was defensively, his most important contribution will not be found in the box score. "He got the excitement into the crowd," Ohio State coach Randy Ayers said. "I thought Steve (Fisher) used him well. From an emotional standpoint, he gave them a big lift." Ndiaye played hard, he dove for loose balls, he powered down rebounds and in the last minutes of play, he even waved his arms to get the crowd into the game. Not bad for a first game. "He gave us a big lift - emotionally, mentally, physically," Howard said of his replacement. "We needed a guy like him and now we have him." Men's tenIs begIns winter seaswon at Volunteer Clasic By CHAD A. SAFRAN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER This is becoming a habit. It is certainly one Michigan basketball coach Steve Fisher cannot like too much, unless he enjoys excitement... and a bad ticker. "If we keep playing games like this, we're going to give Coach Fisher aheartattack beforethe season'sover," Michigan guard Dugan Fife said. The Wolverines reached into the comeback bag once again and pulled out their second thrilling victory in as many games. No. 10 Michigan (3-0 Big Ten, 11-2 overall) thwarted Ohio State's (1-2, 8-6) comeback bid with an 86-75 overtime win before a rau- cous 13, 379 at Crisler Arena. In its first home overtime since last March, the Wolverines put to- gether their best scoring stretch of the game, outscoring Ohio State, 15-4, including10 points from thefree throw line. "I thought they took it to us in overtime," Ohio State coach Randy Ayers said. Buckeye guard Jamie Skelton had a simpler explanation for Michigan's domination in overtime. "Jalen (Rose). I can spell his name any time you want me to," Skelton said. Rose, who sat for almost a four- minute stretch during the second half, knew he had to pick up his game if the Wolverines were to come out on top and heeded Fisher's advice. "He told me to play like the Ally American I was," said Rose, who had three points and two assists in over- time. The extra session should not have come about as Michigan had the ball with a half minute remaining. How- See OSU, Page 12 OHIO STATE (75) MIN M- F-A O-T A F PTS Anderson 40 5-12 22 1-3 1 3 14 Funderburke 36 7-14 2-6 3-10 2 2 16 Wilbourne 15 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 2 2 Simpson 36 3-7 2-2 1-1 4 2 8 Skelton 41 8-19 0-0 2-5 '2 1 20 Watson 11 2-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 4 Dudley 17 1-2 0-2 0-3 0 2 2 Eaker 7 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 Macon 16 1-2 5-6 1-2 2 3 7 Etzler 6 0-1 2-2 04) 0 0 2 Totals 225 28463 13-20 13-33 1217 75 FG%:.444. FT% .650. Three-point goals: 6-16. .375 (Skelton 4-9, Anderson 2-3, Etzler 0.1, Funderburke 0.1, Simpson 0-2) Socks: 4 (Dudley, Eaker, Funderburke, Wilbourne). Turnovers: 11 (Anderson 2, Dudley 2, Skelton 2, Eaker, Funderburke, Simpson, Watson, Wilbourne). Steals: 1l(Simpson). Technical Fouls: 1(Watson). MICHIGAN (86) FO FT RU MIN NWA I A O4T AFPTM Jackson 35 3-8 2-2 2-9 1 2 8 King 41 6-13 3-5 1-6 4 0 16 Howard 32 7-12 5-6 4-10 2 5 19 Fife 39 1-3 1-2 0-1 1 2 4 Rose 3710-18 6-8 1-3 3 2 28 Derricks 12 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 2 Saint-Jean 8 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 Crawford 10 2-3 0-0 0-2 1 2 6 Ndiaye 11 0-1 1-2 1-3 0 2 1 Totals 22S 3143 18-25 13-0 1317 86 FG .492. FM, .720. Three-polnt goals: 6-13, .462 (Crawford 2-2, Rose 2-5, King 1-2, Fife 1-3, Jackson 0-1). Blocks: 3 (Howard, King, Ndiaye). Turnovers: 9 (Rose 3, Derricks 2, Howard 2, Fife, Jackson). Steals: 5 (Fife 2, Howard 2, Crawford). Technical Fouls: 1 (Howard). Ohio State .. 37 34 4-75 Michigan. 32 39 15-86 At: Crister Arena; A:13,379 0 Michigan's Jalen Rose shoots over Ohio State's Nate Wilbourne during last night's 86-75 Wolverine OT victory. Rose lead all scorers with 28 points. Irish hope to slence 'The Victors' Up-and-down Notre Dame looks to catch M' icers napping By JAESON ROSENFELD DAILY HOCKEY WRITER It's that damn song again. Every five minutes Notre Dame coach Ric Schafer has to hear that stupid song. And it's not "Whomp, there it is." It's much worse. It's that confounded "The Victors." "We'veheardthatMichiganrouserat least a thousand times," Schafer quipped at the Central Collegiate Hockey Asso- ciation luncheon in October. Schafer was referring to the Michi- gan hockey band's performance of "The Victors" after each Wolverine goal, an event that happened all to often for the Irish last year. Michigan blasted Notre Dame by a combined score of41-7 in five games last season. Schafer can rest assured that he will not have to listen to the Michigan fight song again tomorrow when Notre Dame (5-8-2 CCHA, 7-12-2 overall) hosts Michigan (20-1-1, 15-0-1) at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Fieldhouse. But that is only because the Wolverine band will not be in attendance, not because he does not expect the usual barrage of Michigan scoring. "Theyjustskatealotfasterthan wedo," Schafer said. "We try not to think about Michigan because it upsets us too much." One certainly understands the Irish disdain for the Wolverines and their fight song. Michigan struck up the band 13 times Oct.30 in a 13-2 shellacking at Yost, silencing an Irish team that had won its first two games of the season. Notre Dame has since been an up-and- down team, beating Lake Superior State, 5-4, in overtime on Nov. 19, but more recently losing six in a row coming into this weekend. "We're a little down right now," Schafer said. "We need to pick things up this weekend." Picking things up for the Irish means they will need the defense and goaltender Greg Louder to improve their play. Louder and the blueliners have com- bined to give Notre Dame a 4.38 goals against average, eighth in the CCHA. If the Irish are to stay in the game, they will also have to score goals against a Michigan defense that has allowed only 2.50 goals per game. Captain Jamie Ling (10 goals-14 assists-24 points) heads Notre Dame's scoring efforts. Ling also showed he can score the big goal, netting the game winner in the Irish aforementioned upset triumph at, Lake State. But according to Wolver- ine captain Brian Wiseman, Ling will not have the opportunity to take advan- tage of a Michigan letdown. "I think that a lot of other teams take Notre Dame for granted," Wiseman said. "Our team plays every game like were playing the best team in the league." "I'll say this Michigan is a very good hockey team," Schafer said. "But one of these days we are going to beatS them. Hopefully it will happen before the end of the decade." And when it does happen, you can bet Schafer will be the first to sing "The Notre Dame Victory March." By JOSH BRAYER FOR THE DAILY The Michigan men's tennis team opens winter competition this week- end at the Volunteer Classic in Knox- ville, Tenn. The Wolverines, led by senior and No. 1 player Dan Brakus, will face Oklahoma in their opening match as they embark on a mission to gain national respect. The tournament features six na- tionally-ranked teams including Vir- ginia Commonwealth and Tennessee, two teams the Wolverines expect to face in the later rounds. The tourna- mentwill also give Michigan an oppor- tunity to see teams it has never played before and may not face during the rest of the season. However, the Wolverines will be missing a couple of key players as they leap intocompetition. No.2 player John Costanzos is questionable due to nag- ging neck problems. The team will also be forced to leave Geoff Prentice be- hind due to eligibility problems. What will their absence do to the chemistry of the team? "Well, it's going to be interesting to see where everybody plays this week- end," Brakus said. "All we can do is play with who's available and do our best with what we have." Michigan coach Brian Eisner feels that even though he will be missing a couple of players his team still has a chance to win. "We have some other players play- ing well right now," Eisner said. "I think we can win with this lineup. There's only one reason to go down to this tournament, and that's to win." Schafer "They shouldn't beat us if we're on our game," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "If they really check and have good goaltending, they can stay in the game." Even with flu, tankers ready for duel with Oakland By DARREN EVERSON DAILY SPORTS WRITER Having survived spending win- ter break on the tropical island of St. Croix, the Michigan women's swim team now hopes to avoid get- ting burned by the equally hot Oak- land University swimmers. And while the Wolverines may have just left paradise, all is not well with Michigan coach James Richardson's squad. Michigan - ranked fourth nation- ally -spent much of the holiday season in training for this winter's meets. The team left Dec. 28 for St. Croix to con- tinue its training, and returned on a positive note, besting Indiana in adouble- distance meet. However, many of the Wolver- ines have since fallen victim to a num- ber of viruses. Tara Higgins, one of the team's captains, has been sick all week and will not compete in today's event, which begins at 2 p.m. Several others have battled the flu recently, while two other team mem- bers are suffering from what may be mononucleosis. Nonetheless,Oakland coach Tracy 1~1 Looking for a fraternity with- - no hazing? - a young, close-knit membership? - a strong academic background? - a house manager named Mario? If you are, you might be interested in us. Come skiing with us, Sunday, January 16, 1994... and find out what we're all about. Huth isn't harboring any false pre- tenses about the outcome of the up- coming event. "If you're looking at the elite in the country at any level at all, whether it's NCAA or any kind of swimming in this country, (the Wolverines) are ranked fourth in Division I," he said. "Overall, it's not a situation where we're going to threaten them as far as beating them, butwedohavesomepeople that can give them a few races." Both sides agree on which races the Pioneers can challenge Michigan. Oak- land senior backstroker Amy Comerford has been a Division H na- tional champion, and has 100-meter times that are comparable to a lot of Division I talent. F MULTICULTURALISM & THE UNIVERSITY "Empowering the Underrepresented or Stifling Academic Freedom?" gold (A~!I l.t -1- TiT (~~1 TTE ,t,,ir m 11 01 )) 11I 1 I "11 11 I I ...E.- I I I I