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November 12, 1996
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randun Hughes' first thought
when he stepped on the court
last night went something like
this: These Australian guys aren't that
big.
Which was pretty accurate, at least
when compared to the Michigan men's
basketball team.
But that didn't
mean that
Hughes still was-
n't the smallest
player on the
floor during
Michigan's 97-
91 double-over-
time victory over
JOHN the Australian
LEROI Adelaide 36'ers
last night at
_Out of Crisler Arena.
Bounds Hughes,
though listed at
n even 6-foot-0 in Michigan's media
ide, is probably an inch or two
sialler. But he didn't play that way
last night.
Even though he didn't start, Hughes
:layed a large role in the Wolverines'
iictory - despite his small stature.
"He's got some talent," Adelaide
i ach Steve Spencer said, strangely
enough, without a trace of an Aussie
accent. "He's a quick little bugger. He
,,"bit some off-balance shots and stepped
and hit some big threes.
"Size isn't everything. Quickness
means a lot in basketball."
Quickness is something that Hughes
has quite a bit of. It's been something
that hasn't been seen from a Michigan
point guard in a long time.
See LEROI, Page 10
By Will McCahill
Daily Sports Editor
When the Michigan men's basketball
team hosted the Adelaide 36'ers last
night at Crisler Arena, it was most cer-
tainly an exhibition game.
Such contests are played for a variety
of reasons, and most of them were evi-
dent in Michigan's 97-91 double-over-
time victory over the Australian tourists.
Michigan coach Steve Fisher was
hoping to give his troops the opportuni-
ty to work on rebounding and defense,
two things he felt the Wolverines had
been lacking.
And both teams were hoping to give
the Crisler Arena crowd its money's
worth.
As things panned out, everyone got
almost everything they wanted.
The Wolverines did indeed get plenty
of chances on the boards, somehow out-
rebounding the 36'ers, 54-48. The num-
bers, however, do not nearly indicate
how many more rebounds Michigan
should have piled up, given its tremen-
dous height advantage over the Aussies.
"We've got a whale of a lot of work to
do with our rebounding," Fisher said.
"This is just what we needed to see, all
the little things we need to work on, and
a whole lot of the big things."
One of the things that was big for
Michigan last night was Maurice Taylor,
who scored a game-high 29 points in
leading the Wolverines to victory.
"(Taylor) had the best effort for 50
minutes he's had since he's been at
Michigan'" Fisher said.
Taylor brought the crowd to life early
and often with some of the monster
dunks that have become his signature.
With Adelaide up, 16-12, just under
eight minutes into the contest, the junior
forward's one-handed putback slam
ignited an 8-2 run.
Newcomer Brandun Hughes followed
Taylor's lead two possessions later,
pulling up on the break for a one-handed
floater that gave the junior guard his first
points as a Wolverine and the team a
two-point lead.
The visitors were not to be put away
easily, however, and were able to beat the
Wolverines down the floor off missed
shots and inbounds passes for some easy
layups. Adelaide had a 33-32 halftime
lead.
Michigan started the second half
quickly, with junior swingman Jerod
Ward tossing in four points to give the
Wolverines a 40-36 advantage.
Michigan was able to hang on to a
slim lead until the 36'ers made a run
with five minutes left in regulation.
Adelaide guard John Rillie was the
key down the stretch, hitting a 3-pointer
to tie matters at 70, then another basket
to knot the game at 74.
After sophomore center Robert
Traylor missed the front end of a one-
and-one from the free-throw line, Brett
Maher sunk a trey to give Adelaide a 77-
74 lead with 1:13 left in regulation.
With Michigan down by two, sopho-
more guard Louis Bullock's free throws
tied the score at 77, where it remained as
time expired.
The action and the lead see-sawed for
much of the first overtime before
Bullock went to the line again with 20
seconds left, missing the second shot
after sinking the first to give Michigan
an 83-81 lead.
Adelaide center Brett Wheeler was
able to convert an offensive board into
the tying points on the next trip down,
and into double-overtime the teams went.
In the second extra period, Bullock
was able to ice things for the Wolverines
on the strength of a trey and some clutch
foul shots.
Bullock put Michigan up, 93-91, with
just under a minute remaining, and after
Rillie missed the front end of a one-and-
one, Bullock tossed in the final two nails
in Adelaide's coffin from the line, giving
Michigan a 97-91 victory.
Bullock was a meager 2-of-12 from
the field, but he finished 10-of-12 from
the stripe.
"I think I was too excited about (the
game) and not really focused on taking
my time and hitting my shots," Bullock
said. "I'm just glad that we were able to
get a win out of it."
MARKFRt.IEMAN/Daily
Michigan's Maurice Taylor reacts after entertaining the Crisler Arena crowd with one of his signature monster dunks last
night in the Wolverines' doubleovertime 97-91 victory over Adelaide. Taylor led four Michigan scorers in double figures with
29 points, and he also pulled down nine boards.
Crozier out 8-12 weeks with a broken arm
Andy Knudsen
Xly Sports Writer
. Michigan left wing Greg Crozier
:will miss eight-to-12 weeks due to a
fractured radius and ulna in his left
Forearm, trainer Rick Bancroft said.
w "(Crozier) had surgery Sunday
;morning" Bancroft said. "Everything
ent very well."
The injury occurred during
:Michigan's 4-1 victory over Bowling
Green on Saturday.
Crozier was released from the hos-
pital yesterday morning. A plate was
put on each of the two fractured bones
,and 13 screws were inserted into his
4arm.
"It was just very unstable, with both
7bones broken in basically the same
lace" Bancroft said. "It kind of cre-
ates another joint right there - some-
thing you don't want - so the plates
will help it heal faster and help it heal
stronger."
Initially, the injury was thought to
be a result of a slash by Bowling
Green's Dave Faulkner, but after
watching the
tape, Michigan
coach Red
Berenson was
convinced it was
a clean play.
"( F aul k ne r)
kind of came
across and hit
(Crozier) with
his hip,"
Crozier Berenson said.
"(Faulkner's)
stick went up, but it missed (Crozier)
completely.
"(Faulkner) just jammed Greg's
(arm). You could see (Crozier's) arm
go up, and then he just crumpled."
Crozier said he still wasn't sure how
accidental the play was.
"I was carrying the puck through
center ice, and I went to make a pass
to Bobby Hayes," he said. "As I was
turning, (Faulkner) came across with a
hip check.
"I'm not one to say that it was delib-
erate, but it wasn't really that clean I
didn't think."
With emotions running high after
the game, some of the Wolverines said
they were plotting revenge when they
travel to Bowling Green next Saturday
for a rematch.
"Faulkner's absolutely dead,"
Michigan defenseman Bubba
Berenzweig said Saturday.
Berenson played the tape of the hit
yesterday at practice to show his team
that it was clean.
Berenson said Crozier might be
able to skate again in a few weeks, and
Crozier said he will be working on his
strength and mobility until his arm has
fully healed.
"Injuries are a part of the game,"
Crozier said. "You've got to be pre-
pared for them like anything else. It's
just a setback.
"I still have two more years here.
I'm definitely not panicking at all."
Crozier tallied 24 points (14 goals,
10 assists) in his freshman campaign
last season, including two goals in
Michigan's 4-0 victory over Boston
University in the NCAA semifinals
and an assist in Michigan's 3-2 over-
time victory over Colorado College in
the NCAA championship.
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