The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 12, 2004 - 3B SATURDAY'S GAM Indiana Michigan 59 65 Indiana (59) FG FT REB MIN M-A M-A 0-T A F PTS Branson 23 2-2 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 DeMuth 32 7-16 5-6 1-6 0 5 19 McKay 24 4-8 2-2 3-9 0 5 10 Valentin 35 5-12 0-0 0-5 3 3 11 Enterline 28 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 Hawkins 21 1-7 3-5 4-8 0 4 5 Stephenson 13 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Boyd 12 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 2 6 Smith 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Williams 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 S Totals 200 23.61 10.1310-32 8 23 59 FG%:.377. F7%: 769.3oint FG: 3-12, .250 (Boyd 2-3, Valentin 1-5, DeMuth 0-1, Enterline 0-1, Stephenson 0-1, Williams 0-1. Blocks: 6 (McKay 3, Hawkins 2, Branson). Steals: 4 (DeMuth 2, Hawkins, Valentin). Tumovers: 15 (Enterline 5, DeMuth 3, Valentin 3, McKay 2, Boyd, Stephenson). Technical Fouls: none. MICHIGAN (65k FT REB MIN M-A M-A 0-T A F PTS Pool 39 5-12 5-6 0-13 4 2 15 Reams 38 0-3 3-6 0.5 2 3 3 Smith 39 10-21 12-12 3-9 0 2 33 Hauser-Price 35 0.1 1-2 0-3 0 2 1 Gandy 36 5-7 2-2 0-1 2 2 13 Helvey 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Andrews 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 Burlin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 McPhilamy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Carney 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 200 2045 23-28534 8 14 65 FG%: .444. FT%: .821. 3-point FG: 2-9, .222 (Gandy 1-2, Smith 1-3, Pool 0-3, Reams 0-1). Blocks: 6 (Pool 5, Reams). Steals: 6 (Pool 3, Gandy, Helvey, Reams). Tumovers: 18 (Gandy 4, Pool 3, Andrews 2, Reams 2, Smith 2, Hauser-Price, Helvey). Technical fouls: none. Indiana......................26 33 - 59 Michigan.. ............33 32- 65 At: Crisler Arena Attendance: 3,809 BIG TEN STANDINGS WOMEN Continued from Page1 B minutes of play. Michigan would have 7 victory within reach, but then lose K, by up to 10 points - eating away at4 , x the self-assurance of the players. "We really wanted to build confi-. dence off of this game which meant - that we needed to get a win," Bur- nett said. Although Reams only scored d - three points, she was a valuable '-y player behind the scenes. Going into the game, Burnett3 knew that the Hoosiers' girl to watch would be DeMuth. DeMuth> has been averaging 20.3 points per game for Indiana, close behind Smith's average 21.5. Burnett left the defending of DeMuth to Reams - and the for- - ward did not let her coach down.: Reams held the Hoosier forward' to just seven points in the first half. DeMuth did end the contest with 19 points, but Reams held her to 7-of- 16 shooting. ° "N iki R eams jus t p lay ed an ' incredible defensive game on ,k't' b DeMuth," Burnett said. "We knew any Kathi Bennett- y MX coached tean, we would have to outwork ... and I'm really proud of the kids for what I call the mental toughness they showed in this v game." SHUBRA OHRI/Daily Michigan plays again Thursday Senior Stephanie Gandy charges down the lane against Indiana Saturday. against Penn State. Gandy was one of three Wolverines to score In double figures, notching 13. Blue's big three shine in win J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH The SportsMonday Column n two Big Ten games, Michigan point guard Daniel Horton has scored a total of 10 points. To understate things drasti- cally, he hasn't been himself. "I'm not frustrated," Horton said after last night's 59-57 loss to Indiana. "I've been playing all my life, I'll never get frustrated with myself. I don't ever get down on myself, because if I do, I'm the leader and the point guard of this team, and the team is going to reflect it if I get down on myself. "I just have to keep my head up." As admirable as it was that Horton stood up for himself, the truth was hard to miss once the bright lights of the camera were off him and the recorders stopped rolling. As I walked out of the Michigan lockerroom, I snuck a glance over to Horton's locker, and there he was: his head down, buried in his long fingers. No tears, but obvious frustra- tion with what has transpired this season. Wasn't it just a year ago that the name Daniel Horton was synonymous with Michigan basketball's future? That the droopy-eyed freshman from Texas single- handedly turned this loser of a program into a winner? That the No. 4 jersey was suddenly "in" again? Wisconsin (Jan. 8, 2003) -About 10 seconds left, Michigan down one, Horton drives to the hole, puts up a runner ... GOOD! Seven seconds left... Wisconsin's Devin Harris goes coast-to-coast, puts it up, blocked by Horton! Michigan wins! While that Horton memory is one of my favorites, there are many others from which to choose. There's the time he led Michigan with 17 points in the Wolverines' 60-58 win over Michigan State. Or how about the time he dropped 31 in a huge win at Purdue? Horton was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Tommy Amaker rewarded him with a new playmate; it had to get old schooling all the other point guards in practice. Enter Dion Harris, 2002-03 Mr. Basket- ball in the state of Michigan. A point guard with a velvety floor game and a 3-point stroke that could melt any hoops junkie's heart, Harris would only elevate Horton's game to the next level. Nothing like a little competition to stir up a competitor, right? But at the halfway point of the season, it seems that Harris is getting more out of their one-on-one battles in practice. In last night's game, Horton scored his DH Sr vs. DH Jr the most intriguing subplot of season first point on a free throw 30 minutes into the game. He finished with seven points in 39 minutes, going 3-for-13 from the field and 0-for-6 from behind the arc. Harris played 31 minutes and was instant offense off the bench, scoring 15 points on 6-for-l I from the field and 3-for-6 from 3-point land. Amaker put Harris in the game before the under 16-minute timeout in each half, show- ing the confidence he's gained in the quiet kid who's anything but that on the court. Michigan's blowout win over Northwest- ern Wednesday night was similar to Indi- ana, with Harris putting up 13 points, Horton just three. The last two games haven't been a total microcosm of Horton's season, but his first 13 games have added heavy evidence to that whole "sophomore slump" theory. The line on Horton: 11.5 points per game and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 39/45 (ouch!). The line on Harris: 10.4 points per game and an assist-to-turnover ratio of one (28/28). Har- ris is shooting eight percent better than Hor- ton from the field and from 3-point land. No one in Crisler Arena will admit Hor- ton is struggling or is playing any different- ly than last season. But can Amaker be happy with Horton's assist-to-turnover ratio? That's a pretty crucial part of judging a point guard's performance. Horton was put in a tough spot the minute Harris stepped on campus this fall. Everyone expected Horton to equal if not better his performance from last season. He was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten first team. And without a player of Harris' caliber behind him, there wouldn't be as much pressure on Horton. Now, every Horton miss and Harris make (both of which are becoming more frequent) brings the same question to mind: Is Horton Michigan's best point guard? Last night, because of Indiana's small lineup, Harris and Horton shared the court for 30 minutes (against traditional Big Ten frontcourts, Amaker won't have that luxury). While Harris was one of the night's only bright spots, Horton admittedly forced bad shots and contributed to what Amaker called an individualistic team. He was short on a few shots, airballed one and missed an open three with about 20 seconds left and his team down by two. That's a shot the Horton of old drains with ice in his veins. "You can't just stop shooting," Horton said, "especially when you've been suc- cessful in the past." Horton's got 14 Big Ten games to keep shooting. So does Harris. J Brady McCollough can be reached at bradymcc@umich.edu. Penn State Minnesota Purdue Michigan Ohio State Michigan State Indiana Illinois Iowa Northwestern Wisconsin Big Ten W L Pct. 4 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 2 1. .667 2 1 .667 1 1 .500 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 0 2 .000 0 3 .000 Overall W L Pct. 11 3 .786 14 0 1.000 12 2 .857 9 7 .563 9 4 .692 10 3 .769 8 6 .571 7 7 .500 7 7 .500 7 6 .538 5 7 .417 By Josh Holman Daily Sports Writer UPCOMING SCHEDULE Tomorrow Illinois at WISCONSIN Thursday, Jan. 15 Illinois at MINNESOTA Indiana at IOWA Michigan State at OHIO STATE Northwestern at PURDUE Penn State at MICHIGAN Sunday, Jan. 18 Michigan at MICHIGAN STATE Illinois at PENN STATE Mnnesota at PURDUE Northwestern at INDIANA Wisconsin at IOWA Thursday, Jan. 22 Indiana at ILLINOIS Michigan at WISCONSIN Michigan State at NORTHWESTERN Minnesota at PENN STATE Purdue at OHIO STATE 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 8 P.M. 1 P.M. 2 P.M. 2 P.M. 2 P.M. 2 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 8 P.M. Most teams hand out an MVP award at the end of the year to the player they depend on most. At the close of its 2003-04 campaign, Michi- gan's women's basketball team may have to give out an MV3. Coming into Saturday's game against Indiana, Stephanie Gandy, Tabitha Pool and Jennifer Smith had accounted for-71 percent of the Wolverines' scoring this year. But in Michigan's 65-59 win over the Hoosiers on Saturday, the MV3 increased that share, scoring a com- bined 61 points - an astounding 94 percent of the scoring. "I think we just took the open shots today," Gandy said. "We all did a good job of getting open, and our team- mates did a good job of getting us the ball where we could score." The three Wolverines were the only ones to sink a field goal for Michigan. The other two scorers, junior Sierra Hauser-Price and sophomore Niki Reams, scored one and three points, respectively - all on free throws. "We want to get a lot of opportuni- ties for four players," Michigan coach Cheryl Burnett said, referring to Gandy, Pool, Reams and Smith. "It doesn't always mean they are getting all the shots. Let's distribute then and find some places for other people to score. But the win is much more important than any individual score." Burnett may not have planned to center so much of her team's success on three players, but that's what has happened. Not only are they Michi- gan's scoring leaders, they've emerged as the team's emotional leaders. If one is off her game and the other two can't respond, the rest of the team is affected. "I feel that Jen, Gandy and I are the type of people that have to step up in certain situations and in every game," Pool said. "If one person's not having a good game, then somebody else has to step up. I feel like we're a team, all three of us." All three brought their best game to the table on Saturday. Pool was all over the court, piling up the stat sheet with 13 rebounds, four assists, five blocks and three steals - all team highs. The junior also threw in 15 points. "I feel like I did play a complete game today," Pool said. "I gave my teammates the ball and set screens to get a teammate open. I felt like I played a good game." At times, it seemed like the MV3 was coordinating its attacks. Gandy scored 11 of her 13 points in the first 20 minutes, guiding Michigan to a seven-point lead at the half, while her fellow senior Smith picked up the slack in the second half, scoring 20 of her game-high 33 points. Such a lack of point distribution could be a problem in the future, but only if one part of the MV3 stops scor- ing. 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