'I }1RV rP11lr ( r r/ i ps coreas~ nGP MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL (1) Duke 101, N. CA ROLINA A&T 66 (18) XAVIER 72, St Joseph's 62 (21 West VirgnaS, RUTGERS 72 (23) CLEMSON 69, Virgin a 52 (25) Cincinnati 60, TULANE 50 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (1) Tennessee 125, DePAUL 46 IOWA STATE 82, (5) Texas Tech 73 Iowa 66, (15) WISCONSIN 63 PRO HOCKEY NEW JERSEY 3, Detroit 1 NY RANGERS 3. St. Louis 1 Ottawa 0. PITTSBURGH 0, (OT) PHILADELPHIA 3, Buf ala 0 CHICAGO. NY Islanders 2 PRO BASKETBALL ATLANTA 113. Mlwaukee 90 Por tland 86. CLEVELAND 84 DALLAS 107, Seattle 98 Wednesday January 21, 1998 9 m so II 5 some Webber 1arrested for marijuana possession SEAT PLEASANT, Md. (AP) - In too much of a hurry to get to practice, for- *mer Michigan star Chris Webber ended up with a face full of pepper spray, six hours in jail and a marijuana charge. After a routine traffic stop for speed- ing, the Washington Wizards forward was arrested yesterday and charged with assault, resisting arrest, -possession of marijuana, driving under the influence of marijuana and five other traffic-related violations. All the charges are misdemeanors, and Webber, a member of Michigan's Fab Five recruiting class, will probably be tried before a District Court judge some- time this spring. Webber was released on his own recognizance. "We look forward to having the matter tried," said Webber's lawyer, - Bruce Marcus. Webber avoided reporters by sit- ting in the back seat of his black, dark- windowed Lincoln Navigator as it depart- ed from a rear exit of the Prince George's County District Ill police station. See WEBBER, Page 10 It was ugly, but Michigan takes Big Ten By Dan Stillman Daily Sports Writer What a difference a year makes. Last season, the Wolverines, on their home court, watched Minnesota cut down the nets in celebration of its first Big Ten championship in 15 years. This season, the Golden Gophers could barely even find the nets. Minnesota shot a dismal 29.4 percent last night as Z Michigan 65 No. 16 Michigan K Minnesota 57 won, 65-57, ulead notching its eighth victory in nine games and taking sole possession of first place in the con- ference - at least for now. The Wolverines (15-4) sit on top of the Big Ten with a 5-1 conference record. Both lowa and Michigan State, who play each other tonight, are tied for second in the conference at 4-1. First place "feels good, but it's not a surprise," Michigan forward Baston said. "Now, we're going into the hard part of the conference schedule." The Wolverines play Illinois (3-2), No. 12 Purdue (3-2) and No. 10 Iowa (4-1) in their next three games, going on the road to face the Illini and Hawkeyes. The defeat dropped the Gophers, a Final Four team last season, to 0-6 in the conference and 7-10 overall. After the Wolverines dominated the first half, thanks mostly to a horrible shooting performance by Minnesota, a reversal of fortune helped the Gophers make things interesting in the second. Minnesota shot .441 in the second half, .500 from 3-point land, compared to a dismal .147 shooting performance from the floor in the first stanza. Even though Michigan improved its overall shooting percentage from the first to second halves (.321 to .375), the Wolverines followed a 4-of-7 perfor- mance from 3-point land in the first half by missing all 11l of their attempts from beyond the arc after the break. The Wolverines, who started the sec- ond half with a 26-15 advantage, led by as many as 15 points with 7:57 remain- ing in the game. But Minnesota guard Sam Jacobson cut the Michigan lead to 60-55 with 40 seconds left in the game when he made his third 3-pointer in less than six minutes. But the Gophers had dug themselves too deep a hole, as the Wolverines made 5-of-6 free throws in the final 40 sec- onds of the game. The Wolverines con- verted on 21-of-31 (.641) attempts from the charity stripe overall. Michigan's Robert Traylor finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Baston also helped the Wolverines with 14 boards. The game got off to an ugly start, with neither team scoring until Louis Bullock nailed a 3-pointer to put the Wolverines ahead 3:41 into the game. Meanwhile, the Gophers committed three fouls even before getting on the board. Minnesota finally scored when freshman Kyle Sanden hit a bank shot with 13:43 remaining in the first half to cut the Michigan lead to three points. But Minnesota baskets were few and far between in the first half. The Wolverines .321 shooting perfor- mance in the first half, well under their .496 average, was more than enough tO overpower the Gophers who made just 5-of-34 (.147) shots in the first half. "It was an ugly game tonight," Minnesota coach Clem Haskins said. "Nothing pretty about this game. I wsant to thank God that it's over." Michigan's defense held Jacobsoi, an All-America candidate, to one baskct on 1-of-7 shooting in the first half, The senior guard, who played in his second game back after missing three games due to injury, came storming back in the second half to finish with 21 points. As if the Gophers weren't embarrass- ing themselves on offense in the first half, Michigan defenders managed to humiliate the Gophers even more. Midway through the half, the Wolverines stuffed the Gophers tice on one possession. First, Traylor rejcct- ed a shot by a driving Kevin Clark, fol- lowed by Josh Asselin's swatting away of another Gopher shot attempt, high- lighting a run that put the Wolverines up, 17-4, with 7:45 left in the first half. Minnesota scored the next five points to pull to within 17-9, but 3-pointers from Travis Conlan and Robbie Reid gave the Wolverines a 15-pointer lead with 1:51 left in the half. NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA/Daily WARREN ZINN/Daisy * (Left) LSA junior Evan Schiffman shows his support for former Fab Fiver Chris Webber, who was arrested yesterday on marijuana charges. (Right) LSA senior Maceo Baston muscles in for two of his 13 points as Kinesiology junior Robert Traylor looks on. Baston finished with 14 rebounds and Traylor collected 12 boards to go with 21 points. Last yr I a ln time ago for Go hes Hasks 6y James Goldstein Daily Sports Writer Last February, Minnesota basketball r coach Clem Haskins walked into the 0 Crisler Arena press room following the Gophers' 55-54 victory over Michigan, donning a basketball net around his neck aiida wide grin on his face. Who could blame him? The No. 2 team in the nation had just captured the Gophers' first Big Ten title since 1982 and beaten the Wolverines at Crisler Arena for the second time in 28 tries. After the buzzer sounded, Minnesota players rightfully celebrated their confer- ence title. But it's how the Gophers cele- brated that lingered in the minds of the Wolverines. Minnesota players were hooting and hollering on center court and they didn't stop there. Players remained on the floor as the Wolverines headed to their locker- S twine for a souvenir. down went the nets. room and the Crisler fans left for the exits. And then came the scis- sors. Haskins said he asked the Minnesota ath- letic director if it was okay to cut the Crisler He approved and year's victory. "I try to show class in defeat and I try to show class the same way we win." For a coach who is known to show all class, the move was kind of surprising. Was it the most unappropriate gesture that a team could give? No, not at all. The Gophers, who advanced to the Final Four, had a special team last year and Haskins - the 1997 National Coach of the Year, - had the right to celebrate. This was not bulletin-board material, but that's not to say the Wolverines let it completely slip their minds. Jesse Mae Carter, Robert Traylor's grandmother, best summed up the Michigan players' feelings of the Minnesota trim-job, heading into last night's game. "Minnesota is not going to cut any nets tonight;' she said. The Gophers didn't cut the nets, they didn't grace the nets, they didn't get any- See HASKINS, Page 10 "I think there's a right way and a wrong way to do things," said Haskins after last v. r. m