z - me micnigan Daily - SPOFTSMonday - Monoay, December 12, 1994 t Here is how the top 25 teams in men's college basketball fared this weekend. Team 1. North Carolina 2. UCLA 3. Arkansas 4. Kansas 5. Massachusetts 6. Florida 7. Kentucky 8. Arizona 9. Duke 10. Connecticut 11. Maryland 12. Minnesota 13. Cincinnati 14. Wisconsin 15. Michigan State 16. Arizona State 17. Georgia Tech 18. Georgetown 19. Syracuse 20. Virginia 21. Ohio 22. New Mexico State 23. Michigan 24. Villanova 25. Wake Forest Record 5-0 3-0 6-1 5-0 3-1 4-1 4-1 5-1 5-1 4-0 6-2 6-0 4-2 4-1 2-1 4-1 5-0 4-1 4-1 5-2 6-2 6-2 4-3 4-2 4-1 How they fared idle beat Cal St.-Fullerton, 99-65 beat Murray State, 94-69 beat N. Carolina St., 96-91 beat No. 11 Maryland, 85-74 beat Texas, 91-73 beat Boston University, 90-49 idle beat No. 23 Michigan, 69-59 idle lost to No. 5 UMass, 85-74 beat Rhode Island, 90-65 beat Tenn.-Martin, 110-56 lost to E. Michigan, 92-76 lost to Nebraska, 96-91 OT idle beat Lafayette, 112-84 beat Memphis, 83-80 OT idle beat Rice, 67-50 idle idle lost to No. 9 Duke, 69-59 idle idle 0 0 OVERTIME Continued from page 1 off with a6-3 victory at 118 pounds, the next four Wolverines lost - two by major decision. The quartet of defeats put Michigan down, 14-3. "They have been (a problem) so far this year," Bahr said of the lower weight classes. "We've got to split those first four and not give up extra points." Michigan's Jeff Catrabone turned things around at 158, however, by de- feating Ernest Benion, 11-6. Catrabone's triumph pulled the Wol- verines to within eight, 14-6. Chad Biggert, Jesse Rawls Jr. and Jehad Hamdan then followed with critical wins at 167, 177 and 190 respectively to put Michigan ahead 16-14 going into the final match. It was Biggert's win againstCharles Gray that proved to be the most critical for the Wolverines. Ranked No. 8 na- tionallyGray ranks four spots ahead of Biggert in their weight class. Trailing 4-2 in the final period, Biggert executed a takedown in the last two seconds to tie the match at four and force overtime. He went on to win the match with a takedown, keeping the Wolverines in the meet and setting up the critical heavyweight showdown. "I thought (the heavyweight) would be a very, very close match," current Illinois coach Mark Johnson and former Michigan All-American said. "I know they think a lot of Richardson, and we think a lot of Brady, but it came down to a coin flip. "Had the coin flip gone the other way, who knows what would have happened." Biggert keys 'M' comeback effort By JED ROSENTHAL Daily Sports Writer Overtime is wrestling's equiva- lent of a shootout. In a mere two minutes, an entire team's momentum can shift. In a crucial Big Ten matchup, Michigan senior wrestler Chad Biggert altered his team's momen- tum to a full-fledged attack upon Illi- nois with his thrilling 6-4 overtime win. . "Biggert had a great match. He put us in position to win (the meet)," Michi- gan coach Dale Bahr said. "He got the guy tired and won it in sudden death. I thought he did a great job for us. And I thought that was the match that put us on the road to victory, I thought." The Wolverines had suffered through four straight individual-match losses, including a defeat in the 150- pound class by Jake Young, the nation's No. 12 wrestler at that weight. He fell to the Fighting Illini's Steve Marianetti, ranked No.3. With Michigan's Jeff Catrabone earning an 1 l-6decision at 158 pounds, it seemed as if the Wolverines might recover from their 11-point deficit. Why the optimism? Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold" was echoing in Cliff Keen Arena as Biggert was announced, giving a hint as to what was to come. In the first two periods of the 167- pound weight class, Illinois' Charles Gary (ranked No. 8)clearly outwrestled Biggert. With 1:17 remaining in the second stanza, Gary escaped from Biggert's grasp for one point. Then, with 25 sec- ondsleftintheperiod,Gary tookBiggert down for another two points. A victory seemed all buthopeless for Michigan as Biggert had dug himself a deep trench 'He got the guy tired and won it in sudden death. I thought he did a great job for us. And I thought that was the match that put us on the road to victory.' - Dale Bahr Michigan wrestling coach talking about Chad Biggert which appeared inescapable. Now down 3-0 in the final period, Biggert's teammates rallied behind the senior, and he parlayed their enthusi- asm into his performance. At 1:45, Biggert reversed out of Gary's hold for two points, but the Illini wrestler still held control of the match. At 1:05, Gary escaped from Biggert for yet another point and a4-2 lead. Then the dramatics began. With under 15 seconds remaining in the third period, a scramble ensued between Biggert and Gary in front of the Wolverine bench. Biggert tried to bring his foe back into the ring, but failed. Gary, sprawled on his back, continued to hold onto the mat, using it as a crutch. Upon the referee's orders to let go, Biggert pulled Gary back into the ring with only two seconds remaining, claim- ing two points to bring the match to a 4-4 tie. The momentum had swung full circle into Michigan's favor. In the sudden death two-minute overtime, Biggert finally gained con- trol of the match when it mattered most. He took advantage of Gary's obvi- ous fatigue and threw him to the mat for a two-point takedown with under one minute remaining. The points provided a needed win for both himself and the Wolverines at that particular moment. "One sixty-seven was a real key swing match. Our kid got tired, and Biggert did a great job coming back and winning. It was a good win for them," said Illinois coach Mark Johnson, a former two-time All-S American at Michigan. "We were down so far, if Chad loses that match, we're pretty much out of the meet. He showed a lot of heart. That got me pumped up," Michigan's Jesse Rawls Jr. said. Rawls' 12-4 win at 177 pounds, coupled with Jehad Hamdan's 14-8 victory at 190 vaulted Michigan into the lead, 16-14, with only the heavy- weight match remaining. But overtime proved to haunt the Wolverines, as Airron Richardson lost in overtime, 2-1, giving Illinois the victory. Athle-te of t"he W. m WHO: Mike Knuble TEAM: Hockey HOMETOwN: Caledonia, Mich. YEAR: Senior ELIGIBILITY: Senior WHY: Last weekend, Knuble scored five goals in Michigan's two games. Against Ohio State Friday, Knuble found the back of the net three times in the first period, his second hat trick in four games. His efforts helped the Wolverines to victories over Western Michigan, 4-3, and the Buckeyes, 7-2. 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