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MALL OF AMERICA, Minn.
- First of all, Boss, I want
you to sit down. Have a glass
f water. Relax. I know you sent me to
Minnesota to cover the Michigan bas-
etball game. So that's exactly what I
lid. Tipoff to tipoff. Didn't miss a sec-
md. I just, uh, well, I never made it to
Williams Arena.
You see, I've been inside the Mall of
America since Friday afternoon.
And even if
I could find my
way out of this
78-acre mod-
ern miracle of
tourist heaven,
I have to admit
- I'd rather be
JIM here than at the
ROSE arena with the
Rose rest of the
eef media. I didn't
miss a thing.
I still saw
he game from start to finish. I caught
he first half in Planet Hollywood, then
plit the second half between Fat
'uesday and Hooters. It's amazing
vhat kind of perspective you can gain
y watching the game on television
vith friendly waitresses and delicious
ot wings, as opposed to the below-
rt view all the other reporters suf-
d through on Saturday afternoon.
Trust me, I know what it's like. I
aw them struggling from their overrat-
d courtside seats, straining to see past
he cheerleaders and referees. And
hose other sports writers would never
dmit it, but this is the truth: I don't
eed to be courtside in order to know
hat Michigan can't win if Louis
3ullock scores five points in the
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Gophers detonate
14 from long range
By James Goldstein
Daily Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS When 6-foot-
11 freshman center Kyle Sanden -
whose role is primarily to get down
and dirty with the big boys in the paint
- drained his second 3-pointer of the
year in only his third attempt of the
season, it was clear Michigan was in
for a long day.
Maybe the center from Thief River
Falls, Minn., felt the effects of the
balmy 30-40 degree temperatures in
the Minneapolis area - a treat for a
city that usually struggles to get out of
single digits -
around this,--
time of year. ..
Maybe El
Nino not only
affects the weather,
shooting hands.
Whatever the
Minnesota 88
Mchigan 78
but also warms up
explanation, the
Gophers were sizzling. Minnesota,
which scored just 15 points in the first
half of Michigan's 65-57 victory at
Crisler Arena two weeks ago, used a
68-percent second-half shooting per-
formance and a 3-point clinic
Saturday afternoon to defeat the
Wolverines, 88-78, in front of a rowdy
crowd of 14,714 at Williams Arena.
"Our defense wasn't very good
today," Michigan coach Brian Ellerbe
said. "We're not a team that can give
up 88 points and expect to win. The
tempo wasn't too bad, but we would
have liked it a little more to our
advantage.
"But when they are making threes
like that, the score balloons quickly."
The Gophers' 14 3-pointers, high-
lighted by backcourt mates Eric
Harris 5-of-6 and Kevin Clark's 4-of-
6 3-point shooting, set a school
record and temporarily tied the Big
Ten mark for most threes in a game.
(Purdue broke the record later that
night.)
Minnesota made 17 of 25 from the
field, causing even Minnesota coach
Clem Haskins to marvel at his team's
shooting performance.
"Wow," Haskins said. "Who said
those Gophers couldn't shoot?"
Michigan (7-4 Big Ten, 17-7 over-
all) lost at Williams Arena for the
fourth consecutive time, a streak that
dates back to the Fab Five days in
1993. With the loss, the Wolverines
dropped to fifth place in the Big Ten
and fell three games behind confer-
ence leader Michigan State with five
games left on the conference slate.
The loss to Minnesota (3-8, 9-12)
also means that members of
Michigan's senior class - Travis
Conlan, .lerod Ward and Maceo
Baston -- can't say that they ever
came away victorious from an arena
known as "The Barn" in their colle-
giate careers.
"My four years they have never beat
us here," said senior point guard
Harris. "That's a great accomplish-
-ment because Michigan has good
teams year-in and year-out. I think we
have their number."
Harris had the biggest hand in keep-
ing that streak alive in Minneapolis.
He led the Gophers with 24 points on
7-of-9 shooting from the field and 5-
of-6 from the free throw line. Many of
the charity shots came in the waning
minutes of the game, putting an end to
the Wolverines' comeback.
The number that Minnesota had
wrapped around its finger all after-
noon was Michigan's No. 11 - Louis
Bullock. Bullock couldn't get himself
going against the Minnesota zone and
Clark chased the Wolverines' sharp-
shooter all over the court, preventing
him from setting his feet and getting
comfortable.
Bullock scored 12 points and hit 2
of 6 3-pointers. Michigan was led by
See GOPHERS, Page 4B
SARA STlLLMAN/Daily
Minnesota guard Kevin Clark throws his hands up in celebration and Michigan guard Louis Bullock can only look on in the
waning moments of Saturday's 88-78 victory over the Wolverines in Williams Arena. The Gophers put on a long-range shooting
clinic, draining 14 3-pointers on 20 attempts and shooting 68 percent from the field in the second half.
Icers explode to victory
with 4 goals in the third
JOHN KRAFT/Daily
ichigan center Pollyanna Johns had
ants and 10 rebounds in the
erlnes' 62-60 victory over Purdue.
MWI'hoopus
edge out
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B.J. Luria
wily Sports Writer
WEST LAFAYETTE - After losing
o of its last three games, the Michigan
women's basketball team needed a vic-
ory in a big way. Scratch that - the
Wolverines needed a victory as if their
NCAA tournament bid depended on it.
'esterday, Michigan got that desper-
a y-needed win as it knocked off
Purdue in a nailbiter, 62-60, at Mackey
Arena. Purdue guard Ukari Figgs' last-
second, desperation shot bounced harm-
lessly off the backboard, and the win
was secured.
By Fred Unk
Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan hockey team only played one
game this weekend, but Saturday's 4-1 victory
against Lake Superior State (9-10-4 CCHA, 12-12-
4 overall) seemed like it could have been two dif-
ferent games.
After being shut out in the first two periods, No.
6 Michigan (17-4-1, 23-6-1) looked like a different
team in the third, scoring four goals on 17 shots.
"Their defense really had to work hard to contain
our forwards, and I think it was just a matter of time
before we got the break we needed," Michigan
coach Red Berenson said.
The Wolverines fell behind midway through the
B obby Hayes didn't come to first lin
Michigan with much confidence. ward Bi
In fact, when Hayes originally Muck
committed to play hockey for the goal-sc
Wolverines, he wasn't supposed to lot of hi
come to Michigan with much of any- ing cher
thing - including a scholarship. even Mu
So as he prepared to leave for Ann before th
Arbor, Hayes wasn't worried about how would b
much playing time he'd get, how many today.
goals he'd score or how many assists "If yo
he'd dish out. No, Hayes had much thought]
more basic concerns on his mind. goals, I'
"Before I came here, my friends used Muckalt
to ask me for tickets," Hayes said. "I'd he's doii
tell them, 'Don't worry about it, Actua
because I won't be plaving. I don't think seems t
first period after a Lake Superior goal by forward
Jason Sessa.
The Lakers clutching style shut down Michigan's
offense for most of the first two periods, limiting
the Wolverines to just a couple of scoring chances.
But Michigan got on the board early in the third
period when a Scott Matzka rebound ricocheted off
Geoff Koch's skate into the net to tie the game, 1-1.
Less than two minutes later, Michigan's Matt Herr
skated down the left wing, deked around a Laker, cut
across the crease and scored with a backhand shot.
"I stand there in practice for five or six hours
and try to put those in the upper part of the net,"
the senior captain said. "In the second period, I had
See LAKERS, Page 4B
MAIZE-
Michigan goal-
tender Marty
Turco kept the
Wolverines in
fl Saturday's game
against Lake
Superior. The
04°senior netminder
maintained a one-
goal deficit long
enough for a third
period flurry by
Wolverines, rally-
ing to victory,
4-1.
WARREN ZINN/Daily
By Chris Farah Daily Sports Editor
e, playing center with star for-
ill Muckalt on the right wing.
kalt, one of the nation's leading
orers with 26, probably owes a
s success this year to the amaz-
mistry he has with Hayes. But
Muckalt wouldn't have guessed
he season began that Hayes
e the offensive presence he is
ou asked me right now if I
he would've had 18
'd say probably not,"
t said. "I just think
ng well this year."
ally, Muckalt still
o have trouble grasping the fact
cess.
If anybody understands that about
Hayes, it's teammate Dale Rominski.
The two roomed together when they
were freshmen and even played together
before they wore the maize and blue.
Hayes joined Rominski on the
Compuware team of the United States
Hockey League midway into the sea-
son, the year before both players
came to Michigan.
"All I think he needed was the
confidence," Rominski said. "In
juniors he was a real crafty
o player, and he had the confi-
dence to make moves
and know that he
He keeps working at it until he gets it,
and once he gets it, he's not going to let
go of it."
Hayes never did let go of his chance
to be a Wolverine. Contrary to his origi-
nal fears, he did play his freshman year.
And he did end up playing with a schol-
arship his first season, even though he
would've come to Michigan as a walk-
on in a second, no questions asked.
"To be a part of this is something l
don't think anyone could turn down if
they had a chance," Hayes said. "And if
they did, I'd find it really hard to believe
that it was their choice. This place
speaks a lot without even saying any-
thing."
Confidence. The world of S
sports is famous for its cliches.
The big game. The team player. The
i