.4 Check your brackets Here are the scores from last night's late games in the NCAA Toumament. Oklahoma State 73, Drexel 49 Tulane 76, Brigham Young 70 Western Kentucky 82, Michigan 76 (OT) Maryland 87, Gonzaga 63 Page 11 Friday Mnrah 17 144x, Hilitoppers use late run to climb over Blue 1 Western Kentucky to face Kansas *By Ryan White Daily Basketball Writer DAYTON, Ohio --Kansas came into its first-round game as the No. I seed with the most to prove. The Jayhawks lost in the semifinals of the Big Eight Conference Tournament and felt they weren't getting the re- spect they deserve. They made their first point to the *rest of the nation last night with a 82- 68 win over No. 16 seed Colgate. Kansas now heads into a second round matchup against No. 8 Western Ken- tucky tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Billy Thomas led Kansas with 19 points and Jacque Vaughn scored 11 on 4-for-5 shooting. Tucker Neale led the Red Raiders with 25 points. Freshman Adonal Foyle finished with 16 for Colgate *and received a standing ovation when he fouled out with 54.6 seconds to go in the game. Foyle deserved the ovation for having to deal with the trees that Kan- sas planted in the lane. The biggest of them all Greg Ostertag, 7-foot-2, fin- ished with sixpoints. Six-foot- 1I Raef LaFrentz scored 12 and Scot Pollard, 6-foot-10, chipped in 13. * On the defensive end the three forced countless shot changes and rebounding problems for the Red Raiders. No. 12 Miami (Ohio) 71, No. 5 Arizona 62 Neither Arizona's Damon S toudamire or Ray Owes knew where Miami (Ohio) was when asked on Wednesday. Now, they both know - the Redskins are in the second round of the tournament. * The Wildcats, who advanced to the Final Four last season, were upset yesterday in the first round by the Mid-American Conference's regular season champion, Miami. Devin Davis led the Redskins' effort. The dreadlocked forward scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. Redskin guards Derrick Cross and Chris McGuire led the defensive ef- fort against Stoudamire, who finished with 18 points - five below his sea- son average. "He's like no one I've ever faced before," McGuire said of Stoudamire. "I played well against him, but so did all of my teammates. We helped each other out on defense." No.4 Virginia96,No.13 Nicholls State 72 0 Virginia took only a four-point lead into the lockerroom at halftime, but pulled away - way away - in the second half to avoid the upset.G ard Harold Deane led the Cavaliers with a game-high 22 points. Junior Burrough added 16 and Curtis Staples scored 15 for Virginia. "You come out and have to give some respect to Nicholls State," zSurrough said. "(King and Watts) were as strong as any one I've played against this year." The Cavaliers now face Miami (Ohio) tomorrow at 4:50 p.m. Small conferences produce big-time wins By Scott Burton Daily Basketball Writer DAYTON, Ohio - There is an oft-cited theory in college basketball that says schools from the tough con- ferences are better fit for the rigors of the NCAA Tourna- ment than small-conference teams. The logic of this theory goes something like this: After playing 16 to 18 games against the elite of Division I, big conference schools are prepared for the high level of competition at the tourney. Small conference schools, on the other hand, may beat up on their conference weaklings and build up a impressive record, but ultimately are ill- equipped to play with the big boys. There is little life left in this theory, however ingrained it used to be in the basketball world. Much r like the flat-earth theory and the spontaneous creation hypothesis, enlightened souls have come along to distinguish the archaic thinking. Court At this year's tournament, the D oscientists of heightened mind are Miami (Ohio) and Manhattan. The Redskins - who irked many tradi- tionalists by earning an at-large bid from the Mid-Ameri- can Conference - upset the PAC 10's Arizona yesterday, 71-62. Manhattan, another shocking at-large team com- ing out of the Metro Atlantic Conference, destroyed the Big Eight's Oklahoma, 77-67. Such results give course to a revisionist theory on the relationship between conference strength and performance: It's not quality of opponent that counts, but the quality of your own team. If a team is good, it doesn't matter what kind of teams they beat in the regular-season - what matters is what kind of teams they can beat come tourna- ment time. "I think there is definitely a place for small-conference teams in this tourney," said Colgate guard Tucker Neale, whose 25 points almost led the Patriot League team to an upset of No. 1 seed Kansas. "The people who don't think so should come see games like these." Which brings us to last night's game between Michi- gan and Western Kentucky. Although the Hilltoppers were the higher seed and were nationally ranked going into the game, the Wolverines were the betting line favor- ites. Why? Perhaps because Western Kentucky comes from the Sun Belt conference, which sports such humble teams as Texas Pan-American, Lamar and Arkansas State. Yet after the Hilltoppers' 82-76 overtime victory over the Wolverines last night, it sure seemed like they had played in the ACC, SEC or Big Eight all season long. Western Kentucky played tough, they played resilient, they played like tried and tested stalwarts. "This was a big win for us and the conference," Hilltopper guard Jeff Rogers said. "The Manhattan coach said that the selection committee is not dumb, and they're not." On the other end, Michigan is a team from one of the nation's best conferences, the Big Ten and it also played one of the nation's toughest schedules. Many people suggested that such a demanding sched- ule could only better a young team trying to incorporate five untested freshmen talents into their game plan. Others figured in the preseason that their schedule would provide them with many struggles but would allow them to peak come tourney time. Did any of this happen? Quite the opposite. Before yesterday's game, Fisher complained that his team may have bitten off more than it could chew when it scheduled all those tough teams. Rather than preparing Michigan for the quality opponents in the tournament, it wore them out. And in the end last night, it was Michigan who played like they were not up to the pressure and level of compe- tition that is the NCAA Tournament, not the Hilltoppers. They let Western Kentucky fight its way back into the contest, and then wilted in overtime like newcomers. Which proves just what Manhattan and Miami already demonstrated earlier in the day - a team playing with the most will beat a team boasting the toughest schedule every time. EVAN PETRIE/Daily Michigan's season ended yesterday after an overtime loss to Western Kentucky. It was the last game for seniors Ray Jackson and Jimmy King. BASKETBALL Continued fron page 1 tion," Fisher said. "They got on a roll the last seven minutes and we weren't able to fight them off like we had before." Michigan built a 59-45 lead in the second half before the Hilltoppers mounted their comeback. Western Kentucky now moves on to face top-seeded Kansas Satur- day night, and the Wolverines head home earlier than they have in the past four years. MICHIGAN (76) FG FT REB MIN MA M.A O.T A F PIS Jackson 3713-20 2-3 1-3 2 1 28 Taylor 30 410 0-0 4-7 5 4 8 Ndiaye 37 4-8 2-3 1-8 0 5 10 Fife 16 0-2 0-2 0-1 3 2 0 King 40 8-15 5-8 7-17 8 4 23 Conian 34 1-4 0-0 1-2 4 2 3 Baston 21 2-4 0-0 4-7 0 4 4 Mitchell 10 0-6 0-0 1-3 0 2 0 Totals 225 3269 916 21-51 2224 76 FG%: .464. FT%. .563. Three-point goals: 3-16, .188 (King2-6, Conlan 1-4, Fife 0-1, Jackson 0-2, Mitchell 0-3). Blocks: 6 (Ndiaye 2,Taylor 2, Baston, King). Turnovers: 18 (Jackson 5 Ndiaye 5, King 4, Baston 2, Conlan, Taylor). Steals: 3 (King 2, Baston). Technical Fouts: none. WESTERN KENTUCKY (82) FG FT RES MIN MA MA O-T A F PTS Jackson 44 3-5 1-4 4-7 0 2 7 Robinson 44 8-24 2-4 3-9 1 3 22 Hall 26 6-7 4-5 4-8 5 3 16 Fraliex 31 3-10 1-3 0-2 6 1 10 Horn 26 5-11 1-1 1-1 1 5 '3 Rogers 31 2-9 6-8 2-4 5 3 11 Thomas 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0 Flowers 6 1-1 1-1 0-1 0 0 3 Thornton 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Totals 225 28-68 16-26 16.35 1818 82 FG%: 412. FT%:.615. Three-point goals: 10- 23,_435 (Robinson 4-8, Fraliex 3-8, Horn 2-4. Rogers 1-3). Blocks: 0. Turnovers: 10 (Robinson 3, Rogers 3, Fraliex 2, Jackson, Thornton). Steals: 6 (Robinson 4, Fraliex, Jackson). Technical Fouls: none. Michigan...................36 34 6 - 76 Western Kentucky.31 39 12 - 82 At University of Dayton Arena A: 13,045 M' wrestlers fal to injuries in Iowa By Danielle Rumore Daily Sports Writer IOWA CITY - Yesterday marked the start of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, but hardly anyone noticed amidst the excitement and commotion brewing in IowaCity. The first two rounds of the NCAA Wrestling Championships began yes- terday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in front of a capacity crowd of 13,100. The hometown Hawkeyes are aiming for their 15th NCAA team title and from the looks of things, they appear to be well on their way. Iowa qualified all ten of its start- ing wrestlers for the tournament. Nine Hawkeyes won their preliminary or first round matches. No. 12 seed and heavyweight Erik Stoner was the only Hawkeye to lose his first round match, falling to Brian Keck of Bloomsburg. Michigan qualified five wrestlers for the tournament; No. 5 Jeff Catrabone (158 pounds), No. 3 Chad Biggert (167), No. 8 Jehad Hamdan (190), Jesse Rawls, Jr. (177) and Airron Richardson (heavyweight). Freshman Brandon Howe qualified as a wildcard, replacing Rawls, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate liga- ment. The Wolverines' tournament be- gan with a quick disappointment. Catrabone lost in the preliminary round to Hardell Moore of Oklahoma State. Catrabone wrestled with a first- degree shoulder separation, which occurred in practice last Saturday. "I couldn't make my shots and stop like I usually do," Catrabone said. "I have three years left. I have no regrets with what I have done this season. I'm going to be above my league next year." Howe registered a major decision in the first round, defeating Mike Clayton of Navy, 16-7. Howe lost to No. 4 seed Shawn Enright of Ohio U., 11-3, in the second round Biggert suffered a knee injury in practice last Sunday, yet managed to win his preliminary and first round matches, defeating Brandon Slay of Penn, 4-2, and Rob Reaves of the Cita- del, 7-4. He fell in the second round to Lou Cerchio of Seton Hall, 4-2. "(Our) guys aren't healthy," Michigan coach Dale Bahr said. "They've been doing the job all year, and now I watch them out there and they're not the same people." Hamdan defeated Lonny Rivera of Cleveland State 12-8 and shutout No.9 seed Nick Szerlip of Columbia, 9-0. Richardson was shut out in his first round match, falling to No. 5 Justin Greenlee of Northern Iowa, 9- 0. He bounced back, though, to defeat Keck, 6-4, in overtime of the consola- tion bracket. STEPHANIE GRACE LIM/Daily Michigan's Jehad Hamdan won two matches yesterday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Iowa City. Women tankers hold second place at NCAAs By Rebecca Moatz aily Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas - As they say, when it rains, it pours. Yesterday, it poured on Stanford's three yearparade as the second-ranked Michigan women's swim team did what was believed to be the impos- sible - give Stanford a scare in its pursuit of a fourth consecutive na- tional title. After the first day of competition Ot the NCAA Women's Swimming Championships, the Wolverines are in second place, three and one-half points behind the Cardinal, 132-128.5. Texas follows close behind with 125, and Georgia holds the fourth slot with The records began falling at the morning preliminary session, but per- haps the most exciting record-break- ing performance was in the 400-yard medley relay. The Wolverines entered the race with a first place seed after breaking both the team an Big Ten records in the morning session. Co-captain Alecia Humphrey led the relay, swimming the backstroke leg. By the end of Humphrey's por- tion, the Wolverines were ahead, but Arizona was closing in fast. Sopho- more Rachel Gustin pulled the team ahead by five yards during the back- stroke leg, after which the Wolverines' lead never dropped below one full freestyle with a Stanford swimmer on her tail the entire way, yet Gillam managed to win the race a full body ahead of the competition, thus reset- ting the records set earlier in the day. "It was incredible!" Gillam said. "The last length hurt really bad, but I just gave it everything I had. We all just put it all on the line." After the race, the Michigan swim- mers learned that the Stanford team was disqualified for false starting their final leg of the race. "I was disappointed for them," Michigan coach Jim Richardson said. See SWIMMERS, Page 12 Minority Teacher Development Proaram i 11 - . . . . - I