The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com cagers hang on to win By DANIEL LEVY Daily Sports Writer OXFORD - At Monday's press conference, Michigan players said that getting handled by North Carolina State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge taught them what it takes to win away from Crisler Arena. MICHIGAN 62 But early in the sec- MIAMI (OH) 56 ond half of last night's 62-56 win over Miami (Ohio), it looked like Michigan could use a refresher course. With their 10-point halftime lead (which at one point reached 18) cut to just two minutes into the second half, the Wolverines were in danger of failing yet another road test. Some- one needed to step up. And on a team filled with experienced seniors, it was freshman Ekpe Udoh. Playing extended minutes because of big men Courtney Sims and Brent Petway's foul trouble, Udoh worked his way into the paint and banked in a shot while absorbing con- tact. The 6-foot-10 forward rattled home the following free throw to complete the three- point play - Michigan's first tallies of the half. On the next possession, Udoh got loose in the lane for a follow-up tip, putting Michi- gan up 40-33. Udoh's efforts snapped the Wolverines out of their funk. Sims followed up with a bank shot downlow, and senior Lester Abram sank two free throws after that to give Michigan an 11-point cushion. "That was definitely one of the backbreak- ers for them," Petway said of Udoh's first shot. "Then, all of a sudden, we hold them scoreless and run off nine straight." The run quieted the pro-Miami crowd and gave the Wolverines the separation they needed to hold on for the win at Millett Hall. Michigan's defense was impressive - the Wolverines held the RedHawks to just 36 percent shooting - but its offense fell off in the second half. Michigan shot just more than 41 percent itself in the final frame, compared to a 52-percent performance in the first half, openingthe door for a Miami comeback. Friday, December 8, 2006 - 7 Harris hits it big for Blue By H. JOSE BOSCH c Daily Sports Editor tf -- -- it OXFORD - Between Nov. 22 ,and 27, senior Dion Harris had no problem T getting a good shot. it He just couldn't find the net. V But with three fi minutes remain- NOTEBOOK tc ing in an unex- tf pectedly tight game against Miami (Ohio), Harris hit nothing but the net d and drilled a big 3-pointer to put Mich- A igan up by 10 and quell the RedHawks' D chances at a comeback. e "I knew it was big," Harris said after t the 62-56 win. "We needed that 10- w point cushion this time out on the road to be comfortable and not have any- N] thing happen where they get back into it the game in those last three minutes." Beginning with a 2-for-12 perfor- fr mance against Youngstown State two m weeks ago, Harris shot a putrid 30 percent from the floor during a three- p game stretch. l But after hitting5-of-9 shots against w Wofford last Saturday, the Detroit tI native couldn't seem to miss in the tI first half - even when he had a hand in his face. A On two separate occasions in the g first half of last night's game, Harris b nailed shots despite an onrushing. Midway through the first frame, b Harris received the ball outside the 3- o point line near the left sideline. Taking H a quick look at the defender, he picked d up his dribble and launched a shot in one fluid motion. The 3-pointer gave P the Wolverines a 22-5 lead. a The senior point guard made a simi- g< lar shot with little more than three- o and-a-half minutes to go before the half, this time fading away. He picked R up two points, and Michigan added to si its large lead. a "We always told him, we're not giv- re ing up on him, and there's only one way through this and that's straight ahead," Amaker said of Harris's previ- n ous shooting troubles. T Harris's efficiency came in handy tc during the second half. He shot 75 per- w Senior Dion Harris led Michigan with 20 points in last night's road win over Miami (Ohio). The Wolverines (9-1) were forced to deal trucked coast-to-coast for a layup. with a final-minute barrage from the Red- On the next RedHawk possession, Abram Hawks before claiming their shaky victory stole the ball and hit aturn-around of his own on the road. to give the Wolverines a quick six-point lead. Sophomore Michael Bramos, who led the Abram picked up another steal a few minutes RedHawks with 22 points, hit two triples later. Even though he failed to convert the and a layup in the final 90 seconds to bring layup, sophomore Jerret Smith had his back, Miami (3-6) within five. After Dion Harris putting Michigan up by 10. split a pair of free throws, Miami freshman From there, Harris took over. The senior Alex Moosmann cut the Wolverine lead to knocked down a triple, assisted a Ron Cole- four. But that was as close as the RedHawks man trey and splashed another 3-pointer as would get. part of a 10-3 Michigan run that gave the "To have an opportunity to win our first Wolverines a 22-S lead. road game is significant for us," Michigan "I was very impressed and pleased the way coach Tommy Amaker said. "Any time dur- we were able to start the game," Amaker said. ing the course of the season, when you can go "That gave us the cushion that we needed, on the road and win in a tough place against a because we had to hold on at the end." quality opponent, you have to feel good about Harris led the way for Michigan with it." 20 points. The senior finished 3-for-4 from The second-half scare seemed improb- downtown (6-for-9 overall), including a able after the Wolverines' hot start. Michi- big bucket with fewer than three minutes gan put the pressure on from the opening remaining to give the Wolverines a 10-point tip and jumped out to a big lead. After Harris lead. Sims added nine points and eight hit a pull-up jumper to start the game, Sims boards, and Abram totaled 12 points on just intercepted a pass outside the 3-point arc and 3-for-10 shooting. the michigan daily GREAT CENTRAL CAMPUS O APTS.! M OPEN HOUSES THIS WEEKEND St 608 Monroe -Behind S. Quad Bif., Bi-Lev. 1, 2 Bdrm. 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"We went up there a few times and idn't come away with two makes," maker said. "I expect Lester and ion, our two seniors and better play- rs, to be able to knock down free hrows late in the game to help us in." In the game's final 30 seconds, Michigan went 3-for-6 from the char- y stripe. But early in the half, the Wolverines' ree-throw shooting did help to slow a ammoth Miami run. With Michigan holding on to a two- oint lead with more than 14 minutes eft in the game, freshman Ekpe Udoh 'ent up strong to collect a basket and he foul. He hit the free throw to finish he three-point play. Two minutes later, captain Lester .bram drove to the basket with Michi- an up 42-33. He drew the foul and hit oth shots. Senior Brent Petway said that ecause the shots were going in and gut, everyone's form was still fine. le believes that as long as the team oesn't panic, the shots will fall. "You can't start thinking about it," etway said. "The more you think bout free throws, the worse you're oing to shoot. So you still have to go ut there (feeling) confident." SALT IN AN OPEN WOUND: With the .edHawks trailing 57-49 and Harris etting up for his second free-throw ttempt, Miami fans fell back on a last esort. "Florida Gators!" they chanted. "They were just mad," senior Court- ey Sims said. "They had a 'Beat Big en' weekend, and we disappointed hem. (The football team) is about to 'in the Rose Bowl anyway." Captain makes it happen ByKEVIN WRIGHT Daily SportsE Editor Two-and-a-half weeks removed from the fact, Michigan finally beat Ohio State - for the Lombardi Award. Wednesday, senior defensive end LaMarr Woodley edged Buckeye defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock, Penn State's Paul Poslunszny and Texas's Justin Blalock for the 37th presentation of the trophy, annu- ally givento the nation's bestcollege lineman. "I knew that it was going to be difficult to win because of the qual- ity of players that were named final- ists for this award," Woodley said through the athletic department. "I am honored to receive this award." Woodley was the sixth Michigan lineman to be named a finalist for the award, but he became the firstto win the coveted trophy. Being the first Wolverine to hoist the award was the icing on the cake for Woodley, who also took home the Ted Hendricks Award, which honors the best college defensive end, earlier that day. "To be able to go down in his- tory as the Lombardi Award win- ner is great," Woodley said through the athletic department. "It will be around at Schembechler Hall for hundreds of years." The senior captain led the Michi- gan defense, ranked third in the nation against the run. Woodley fin- ished the season as the team leader in sacks (11), racked up 15 tackles for a loss and forced and recovered four fumbles. The Saginawnative's 11 sacks this season rank second best of all-time behind David Bowens's 12 sacks for Michigan's single-season sack record. "I am very happy for LaMarr and what he has achieved," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said at the award banquet throughthe athletic depart- ment. "He has worked very hard and deserves this recognition. There wasn't a time that LaMarr wasn't giving everything that he had." Even though Woodley earned All-American honors to add to his individual accolades, he couldn't corral the Chuck Bednarik Award last night, presented to the college defensive player ofthe year. Senior cornerback Leon Hall joinedhisteammateontheAll-Amer- ica team, but barely missed outonthe Jim Thorpe Award lastnight.Instead, Texas cornerback Aaron Ross took home the trophy awarded to the best defensive back in the nation. Junior left tackle Jake Long was also named to the All-America team. 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