8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 21, 2000 Breslin highlights Crisler shortcomings By Arun Gopal Daily Sports Writer Seven thousand, seven hundred and thirty-three That's the number of fans who flocked to the Breslin Center yesterday to watch the Michigan-Michigan State women's basketball game. The figure broke a Michigan State record for women's bas- ketball single-game attendance Those who have been to a women's game at Crisler Arena know that Michigan draws nowhere near that many fans. For example, a nationally televised contest against defending national cham- pion Purdue drew only 2,106 people. Though the crowd was boisterous at times, it wasn't near as electric as the atmosphere in East Lansing yesterday. Aided by a strong contingent from the Izzone, the noise inside the Breslin Center reached deafening levels several times. Ironically, some of the loudest cheering came during officials' time- outs when the Spartan cheerleaders tossed out free Rice Krispies Treats and stuffed Keebler Elves to the crowd. "The Izzone came out today for Coach Langeland's last game," Michigan State sophomore Jenny Depger said. "The crowds are like this especially for men's games, but we try to keep all of our teams really supported." As Depger noted, a big reason for the record-setting crowd was that this was the final game at the Breslin Center for retiring Michigan State head coach Karen Langeland, who has been at the Spartan helm for 24 years. "We're here sponsoring these kids from the Lansing school district in the Junior Izzone, to support Karen Langeland in her final game," Spartan junior Jared Folsom, also an Izzone member, said. "I think it's really great that a lot of students were able to come out for the game. It's a tribute to the coach." Aside from the fact that the Breslin Center has a larger seating capacity than Crisler Arena, the seating arrangement at Breslin Center is far superior than what is available to Michigan fans. The Izzone is given the best seats in the arena - right on the floor, directly behind press row. As a result, when the students get into the game, the noise level is astounding. Contrast that with Crisler Arena, where some members of the Maize Rage are forced to sit in the upper deck, and it's no wonder why Michigan State bas- ketball teams had won 41 consecutive home games (26 for the men, 15 for the FG FT RE8 MIN M-A M-A O-T A F PTS Thomas 36 8-15 1-3 4-8 1 S 18 Goodlow 14 2-5 0-0 0-3 1 4 Miller 37 2.5 0-1 2-7 0 3 4 Thorius 44 7-15 5-6 3-5 4 3 21 Ingram 48 6-18 5-7 0-1 5 1 19 Oesterle 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bies 40 10-18 0-0: 4-4 1 1 24 Totals 250 35-80 15-21 18-38 12 17 90 FC%:A38.FTW .714.3-point FG: S-15,333. (Thorius 2- 3 Ingram 2-5, Thomas 1-6, Goodlow 0-1. Blocks: 1 Nonus) Steals 8 (Miller 3, Ingram 2, Thomas, Walker, .Bies) Turnovers: 12 Thorius 3, Thomas 2, Goodlow, Miller, Ingram) Technca Fouls: none. MICHIGAN STATE (87) Cummings 41 5-6 1-2 2-8 1 4 11 Rasmussen 45 8-15 6-6 3-15 2 1 22 Skelly 31 4-4 4-5 0-7 1 4 12 M. Reese 48 10-23 2-2 1-2 3 1 25 V. Reese 34 1-3 2-2 1-1 7 4 14 Pung 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Recker 6 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 3 Salsdheder 21 3-6 0-0 0-1 2 3 6 Johnson 20 1-4 2-2 0-1 2 1 4 Totals 250 33-64 17-1910-4019 18 87 FG%:.516. FT%:.895.3-point FG. 4-16,.250.(M. Reese 3-11, Recker 1-1, Pung 0-2, Rasmussen 0-1, Salscheider 0- 1) Btocks: 6 (Rasmussen 2, Johnson 2, Skely, V Reese) Steals: 5 V. Reese 2 Skelly, M. Reese) Turovers: 23 (Skelly 6, M~r. Reese 4, V Reese 4, Cummings 3. Rasmussen 3, Pung. Recker, Johnson) Technical Fouts: none. Michigan... ...33 37 10 10 -90 Michigan State,... .40 30 10 7 - 87 At Breslin Center Attendance: 7,733 women) until the Michigan women tri- umphed in yesterday's double-overtime thriller. This home-court advantage was not lost on the Wolverines. "The crowd was awesome, Michigan forward Raina Goodlow said. "We don't get a lot of fans at Crisler. Hopefully, that will change now." DOUBLE OVERTIME Continued from Page 11B More impressively, the Wolverines did it without cap- tain and leading scorer Stacey Thomas for the remaining 14:55 as she fouled out of the game with 4:55 left in reg- ulation. "I'm so proud of them' Thomas said. "I've been saying all year, so many different people have been stepping up. They do a great job. They do all of the little things and I'm so happy for them that they were able to come out and per- form and show that." In place of Thomas was six-foot senior Kenisha Walker, who stole the ball to assist freshman center LeeAnn Bies in her layup that tied the game with 1:29 in the second over- time. Walker would also have the game-winning block to stop the Spartans' final desperation three-point shot at the buzzer. Walker scored no points for the game, but that's not why she was there. "Kenisha does those kinds of things," Guevara said. "You can look at the stats and you're not going to see the deflec- tions, you're not going to see the defense. She loves that role, and I love that she accepts it and that she does it." Bies, on the other hand, would add a career-high 24 points to the game - something Guevara marvels about every sin- gle time the freshman sets her feet on the court. "I don't know of another freshman in the conference that's better than the one that's standing right here," Guevara said of Bies. "There's no other freshman who has an impact on their team the way that Bies does here." Sophomore guard Alayne Ingram had another impeccable game as she added 19 points and five assists to defeat her biggest rival in her hometown. "This is probably one of the biggest games I've had so far," Ingram said. "Not scoring wise, but as a team. 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