., a , .. : ... ., PRO BASKETBALL CLEVELAND 85, Detroit 82 BOSTON 126, Milwaukee 117 ATLANTA 112 Orlando 107 Utah 114, CHARLOTTE 93 Washington at SAN ANTONIO, inc. LA Lakers at DENVER, inc. PRO HOCKEY BUFFALO 5, Boston 1 Florida 4, NEW JERSEY 1 Ottawa 4, NY Yank NY RANGERS 3 KANSASI MAJOR LEAGUE Texas 4, BASEBALL Minneso LOS ANGELES 7, PITTSBU Detroit 6 St. Louis Florida 4, TORONT ATLANTA 1 Clevelan BOSTON 5, Cincinna Baltimore 4 NY MET ees 8, CITY 2 ta 2 RGH 13, s 3 o 5, d 2 ati 4, s 1i Tusda y March 18,1997 9 I-. I" I I --? -IDDEN HOBEY1 Madden, Michigan's other Hobey candidate, shines in the shadow of the spotlight By Andy Knudsen y Sports Writer ichigan fans have been chanting "Hobey Baker" for the entire sec- ond half of the season. And yes, captain Brendan Morrison has an excellent chance of finally winning college hockey's MVP award. But not receiving nearly as much attention has been John Madden - 'Michigan's other Hobey Baker finalist. Hearing the words "John Madden, Hobey Baker finalist" may be surpris- .ng to some people, considering that some of Madden's teammates with names like Jason Botterill, Marty Turco, Mike Legg and Bill Muckalt were not among the 10 finalists. But it's no surprise when examining Madden's senior campaign. "I think the surprise is Johnny got off to a good start and maintained it' Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "He has been as consistent a player as we've had. "He's been one of our most valuable players on our team and one of our most overlooked and underrated players on our team. And I'm pleased that he's gotten recognition." The announcement of the Hobey finalists was just one of many honors bestowed on the Barrie, Ontario, native this season. He was also recently named to the All-CCHA first team, became the first forward to be named the 'CCHA Defensive Player of the Week when he grabbed the honor on Nov. 17, and broke the NCAA record for career shorthanded goals. With eight shorties this year, Madden has stretched the record to 23, shat- tering the previous record of 16. But when he was effectively named one of the 10 best players in the coun- try last week, Madden - who has never been one for the spotlight - didn't think much of it. "It's no big deal" he said. "I haven't got a chance in hell at winning it. It's lust a name on a piece of paper, nothing else." But later, he did concede, "It's a big honor, I guess." Besides being an honor, it might also increase the courtship of Madden by professional teams, since he has not been drafted. While it's good that Madden didn't pause to reflect on the Hobey nomina- tion - there are much more important things going on at this time of year, after all - his teammates felt he earned the honor. "He's the biggest two-way player on our team," linemate Warren Luhning said. "He might not get as many points as Brendan does, but he kills a lot of penalties, and he's a lot grittier. I can see why they nominated him and Brendan at the same time. It's well deserved." This is the time of year when team defense becomes vital. And after good defensive weekends, like this past weekend at Joe Louis Arena - the defensemen and goalie Marty Turco always credit the forwards for getting back and playing good defense. See MADDEN, Page 10 s i> John Madden has been right in the middle success all season long, on both ends of the Ice. The ~,senior Hobey Baker Award finalist has 26 sgas and 35 asEists lJEANNI *i F U: 'M' readies its lasso as Cowboys ride into Cnsler By Danielle Rumors Daily Sports Editor The Michigan men's basketball team last beat Oklahoma State in the 1992 NCAA tournament Sweet 16. Now, five years later, the Wolverines feel ready to lasso the Cowboys once again in the Sweet 16. Only this time, it's more of the bitter- sweet, sugarcoated 16 - in the other postseason tournament. Even though it's not the NCAA tour- nament, and it's not exactly the Sweet 16, the Wolverines (9-9 Big Ten, 20-11 overall) face the Cowboys (7-9 Big 12, 17-14 overall) tonight at Crisler Arena in the second round of the NIT. The game is scheduled for 9:30, and will be televised on ESPN. In just the third-ever meeting between the two teams, this group of Wolverines looks to continue winning in the post- season while the Cowboys look to avenge the loss of five years ago. "We're going to take one game at a time and motivate ourselves" Michigan guard Louis Bullock said. "We're happy to be in it.' The Wolverines defeated Miami (Fla.), 76-63, while the Cowboys defeat- ed Jerald Honeycutt's Tulane team, 79- 72, last Thursday to advance to the sec- ond round of the 32-team NIT. After two consecutive first-round losses in the NCAAs, the win Thursday night gave the current crop of Wolverines their first win in the post- season. "A lot of people thought we'd be down about not being in the NCAAs,' Bullock said. "We're not crybabies. We want to come out, play and get better" Against Miami, forward Maceo Baston led all Wolverines, finishing with 19 points and four rebounds. Against Tulane, the Cowboys shot 53.3 percent from the field, their best mark since Feb. 1, and out-rebounded Tulane, 39-28, with the help of forward Chianti Roberts and center Brett Robisch. Both average in double-fig- ures for the Cowboys. The Michigan and Oklahoma State teams that will take the floor tonight have a few similarities on their belts: The Wolverines finished the rqgai. lar season on a down note, losing their last five of seven conference games. Despite nonconference wins over Duke and Arizona prior to the start of conference play, the Wolverines' down- ward spiral and subsequent .500 confer- ence record left them without a bid to the NCAAs. The Wolverines were oust- ed from the Big Dance for the first time since the 1990-91 season. * The Cowboys had much earlysea- son success, defeating the College of Charleston and Missouri. The Cowboys thoroughly defeated Charleston, 67.49, in Stillwater. Since losing to the Cowboys, to Cougars went on to win the remmindt of their regular-season games, finishing the year with a 24-3 record, a top 20 ranking and a bid to the NCAA toun* ment. They lost this past weekend to Arizona in the second round of the NCAAs. Despite their early season succs, the Cowboys finished the season tan- gled in their lassos, losing five of nime games prior to the start of the NIT. Michigan coach Steve Fisher is not used to the NIT. He has enjoyed success in the NCAAs in his eight seasons at the helm of the Wolverines. Prior to the 1996-97 season, F' guided the Wolverines to the NCAA tournament five times, including thfte trips to the Final Four in his first frye seasons. This is Fisher's second NIT at Michigan. 1 Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton is a stranger to the NIT, similarto Fisher. Sutton has coached his alma mater tO the NCAA tournament five of the past six years. This is his first trip ever to the NIT and Oklahoma State's first since 1990. MARK FRIEDMAN/Daiiy Maceo Baston and his Michigan teammates hope their season will extend past the second round of the NIT. The Wolverines will play Oklahoma State at 9:30 tonight, and the game will be televised on ESPN. r rl Irl rrr rllllrr l rr /r l rlr 1 r r I Ilr r Y . Ii GET THE LOOK 10% off all ei3( SerVi 1L5% off hir 312 Thompson St. 995-5733 (near corner of Liberty) weaves NAIL SALON $7.00 AN HOUR AT _ = New U of M Hospital Location - Now Hiring Closers Enjoy all of the usual benefits of working at Wendy's as well as premium pay for a premium position! 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