3B - Monday, February 11, 2013 _ . The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3B - Monday, February 11, 2013 S1. O Ft ~/1onday The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MICHIGAN ATHLETICS SCOREBOARD L A S T W E E K MONDAY (FEB. 4) Women's Basketball: Michigan State 61, Michi- gan 46. TUE SDAY (FEB. 5) Men's Basketball; Michigan 76, Ohio State 74 (OT THURSDAY (FEB. 7) Women's Basketball: Michigan 72, Illinois 69 FRIDAY (FEB. B) Men's Golf: Mchigan3, Minnesota2 Men's Golf: llinois4.5, Michigan 0.5 Softball:Michigan 6, Marshall Women's Swimming Michigan161, Toledo 80 Wrestling:OhioState24,Michigan 12 Women's Tennis: CahillI7, Michigan 0 Women's Gymnastics: Michigan196.925, Ohio State 196.250 Men's Ice Hockey:Notre Dame7, Michigan 4 SATURDAY.(FEB. 9) Men's Golf: Northwestern 3.5, Michigan1.5 Men's Basketball: Wisconsin 65, Michigan 62 (OT) Softball: Michigan10, Florida Atlantic 2 Men's Swimming: Michigan168, Michigan Water Pol LongBeachState8, Mihigan A Men's LacFosse:PenSaeEEES Mihia 6 Men's Golf: Michigan 3.5, Purdue 1.5 Softball: South Florida 3, Michigan 2 Water Polo: Michigan11, Santa Clara 6 WomTe'sTeFFis: Michigan 4, Virginia 2 Mns Ice Hockey: Nyt Dame 6, Mihigan 4 SATURDAY (FEB. 9) 'Softball:Michigan4, Samford0 Women's Water Polo: Michigan15, Cal State East Bay 12 Woen's EBaskeba Mchigan67, Purdue s6 MeF's TenFniOsDue5 MichiTgaF U Wrestling: Michigan 24, Michigan State 15 Women's Tennis: Michigan 4, Vanderbilt 2 Water Polo: Loyola Marymount 9, Michigan 7 N E X T W E E K Woen's Golf La Puerto Rico Classic, 7 a.m TUES.DAY (FEB. 12) Women's Golf: Lady Puerto Rico Classic, 7 a.m. Men's Basketball: Michigan at Michigan State, 9 p.m. (East Lansing) FR IDAY (F EB. 15) ' Baseball: MichiganatCaifornia,4:30 p.m. (Berke- ley, Calif.) Womens Golf: Mash Up Invitational, TBA (Tal- lahassee, Fla.) SATURDAY (FEB. 16) Women's Track: Silverston Invitational,10:30 Men's Track: Slverston Invitational,10:30 a.m. () Softball: Michigan vs. Toledo, 11 a.m. (Boca Raton, Fla.) Women's Basketball: Michigan vs. Michigan State, 12 p.m. C) Men's Swimming: Michigan First Chance Meet, 12 pFm. ( ) Women's Tennis: Michigan vs. Texas A&M,12 p.m.(") Men's Lacrosse: Michigan at Bellarmine, R p.m. (Louisvile) * Softbal: Michigan vs. LIU Brooklyn,1 p.m.(Boca Raton, Fla.) Men's Tennis: Michigan at Notre Dame,S p.m. (South Bend) Baseball: Michigan at California, 4 p.m. (Berkeley, Calif.) Men's Gymnastics: Michigan at Ohio State, 2:30 p.m. (Columbus) Women's Gymnastics: Michigan vs. Penn StateS Women's Golf: Mash Up Invitational, TBA (Tal- lahassee, Fla.) SU NDAY (F EB. 17) Softball: Michigan vs. Maryland, 9 a.m. (Boca RatonR Fla.) asebal: Michigan at California, 2 p.m. (Berkeley Calif.) Softball: Michigan vs. Massachusetts, 11 am. . (Boca Raton, Fla.) Men's Simming: Michigan First Chance Meet, 12 pUm.(") Men's Basketball: Michigan vs. Penn State,12 p.m.(') Men's Golf: Puerto Rico Classic, TBA (Rio Grande, Puerto Rico) Wrestli ng NWCA National Duals, TBA (Corval- is, Ore.) Women's Golf: Mash Up Invitational, TBA (Tal- lahassee) - (') All home events are eligible to earn points forthe Athletic Department's H.A.IL program. BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS Big Ten Overall Indiana 9-2 21 - 3 Michigan State 9-2 20- 4 Michigan 8-3 21 - 3 Wisconsin 8-3 17 - 7 Ohio State 7-4 17 - 6 Minnesota 5-6 - 7 Purdue 5-6 12 -12 Illinois 4-7 17 - 8 Iowa 4-7 15 -9 Northwestern 4-7 13 - 11 Nebraska 3-8 12 - 12 Penn State 0-11 8 - 15 'LIKE' US ON FACEBOOK! WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ THEBLOCKM DAILY DOMINANCE INDEX TEAM 1. FLORIDA DOMINANCE RATING 2.710 m2.285 3. MIAMI (FL) 1.985 K.5. MICHIGAN 1.874 1.4 1.783 I 7. PITTSBURGH Senior forward Nya Jordan posted her fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds Sunday. Jordan, olverines earn big road By GLENN MILLER Jr. Daily Sports Writer After a big win against Illi- nois on Thursday, the Michigan women's basketball team was out to prove it was back on track. On Sunday, the Wolverines upset No. 13 Pur- due, 67-56, MICHIGAN ° 67 to revive PURDUE 56 themselves after recent struggles in confer- ence play. Michigan (7-4 Big Ten, 18-6 overall) outplayed Purdue (7-3, 18-5) from the opening tip to the final whistle, holding the Boiler- makers' offensive attack to 38.2 percent from the floor. Despite committing 14 turnovers - two more than Purdue commited - Michigan compensated for its extraneous giveaways by con- necting on 53 percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line. The Wolverines raced out to an early 17-4 lead in Mackey Arena, but the Boilermakers battled back, and trailed by just three. points at the end of the first half. After jostling with a tight margin midway through the second half, late free throws helped Michigan pull away with the victory. It was the Wolverines first win in West Lafayette since Feb. 8,1998. "We came out strong to start, but we knew Purdue would come back with their runs," said Michi- gan coach Kim Barnes Arico. "They went up in the second half, and I was really proud of our com- posure and how we stuck togeth- er. We are really happy to get the win; it had been a long time at Purdue." Senior guard Kate Thompson struggled with efficiency from beyond the arc, but managed to lead Michigan's offense with 22 points on 6-of-16 shooting. Typi- cally known for her defensive skills, senior forward Nya Jor- dan contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds - her fourth double- double of the season. "I know when the season first started I was feeling a little pas- sive, and coach wanted me to be more aggressive," Jordan said. "I've just been playing with no fear and going after every rebound I can get." The Boilermakers finished with three players in double dig- its, though the Wolverines effec- tively contained Purdue's major "People don't come in here and win at Purdue." offensive threats. Junior guard Courtney Moses and freshman guard April Wilson tied for a team-best 12 points in the game. Junior guard KK 'Houser, who averaged 10.3 points entering the game, was held scoreless against a physical Wolverine defense. "We really worked on pack- ing it in and encouraging their guards to take outside shots, with the exception of (Courtney) Moses," Barnes Arico said. "We were going to live and die by that. If they made shots, we were not going to be successful." Thompson's 3-pointer to start upset off the afternoon affair not only sparked Michigan's early offen- sive spurt, but it also placed her into the program's record books. With 91 all-time 3-pointers, Thompson is now the all-time leader in 3-pointers made in a sea- son. She tied Carmen Reynolds' record of 85 3-pointers during the Illinois game and added six more to her total against Sunday. "It's a tremendous honor, espe- cially to be in the same category as Carmen Reynolds," Thomp- son said. "She was one of the best 3-point shooters when she was here at Michigan. I played under her a lot and always admired how good she was." Barnes Arico has stressed the importance of controlling the glass all season and it paid dividends against Purdue. The Wolverines outrebounded the Boilermakers, 34-24, and are now 13-2 when outrebounding their opponent this season. Aside from earning its first win over a ranked opponent this season, Michigan's upset of Pur- due helps the Wolverines remain competitive in the Big Ten stand- ings after dropping four out of their last six games. In what is becoming a logjam for a spot on the Big Ten podium, Michigan must carry Sunday's momentum into its next game against Michi- gan State at home. "People don't come in here and win at Purdue," Barnes Arico said. "For us to be able to come in here and do that,'especially after beating Illinois, and follow it up with this win, it says a lot about our program and where 'we are now. I think it is a great win; it is a quality win; it is an NCAA win for sure." 11. GONZAGA S13. VCU 15. COLORADO STATE - 17. OHIO STATE 19. MIDDLE TENNESSEE 21. MEMPHIS 1.632 1.493 136 1.374 1349 1.267 1.242 1.205 23. BUCKNEL L 1.176 flh1.1~4 -g .. 25. SAN DIEGO STATE 1.166 BUCKY From Page 1B overtime. Michigan coach John Beilein knew his team had a foul to give, but Wisconsin guard Ben Brust got a perfect inbound pass from forward Mike Bruesewitz and was able to turn the corner before Michigan forward Caris LeVert could foul him. Brust, needing to pull the ball up from below his waist to get a clean release, hit a 40-foot run- ning shot to send the game into overtime. Like Hardaway, Brust was smothered on the shot - LeVert had good positioning, Brust just hit the tough shot. "We tried to foul," Beilein said. "That was the instruction coming out... (Brust) turned the corner on Caris and we couldn't get it off in time." In overtime, both teams strug- gled to score. Michigan missed five of its six shots of the extra. frame, including an open transi- tion layup from McGary after he forced a steal. After the game Beilein said that the Wolverines missed 14 easy points in layups, but that it wasn't related to the, energy at the Kohl Center. "It has nothing to do with being here," he said. "Some days, you just miss layups ... there's not a science to this. Sometimes, they. just miss them." The score remained tied until Brust hit another 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in the extra frame to win the game. The last basket scored was just the third com- bined made shot of overtime. Burke, just like in a road loss to Ohio State earlier in the year, had a deep 3-pointer rim out with a chance to tie the game. The fans rushed the court, and Michigan still hasn't won in Madison since 1999. "I thought we fought all the way until the end," Burke said. "They just ended up with the momentum today." The first half of the game was a little bit more routine. As expected, Michigan started the game, and the first half, off slow. Wisconsin refused to break their slow-paced offense, work- ing the ball around the perimeter over and over again until the per- fect shot presented itself. For a while, it worked, because Michi- gan couldn't get the ball out in transition, and the Badgers were hitting their 3-pointers. But Wisconsin's shots stopped falling, and despite shooting just over 38-percent from the floor in the firsthalf, and just 3-for-9 from beyond the 3-point line, the Wol- verines kept clawing back. Even with the slow start, a 7-0 run late in the half helped Michi- gan go into the locker room with a one-point lead after being down by as much as eight earlier in the stanza. Neither team could pull away in the second' half, though, as Wisconsin's 3-pointers were matched with Michigan's transi- tion layups. Michigan was led by Burke, who was the catalyst for push- ing the ball against a team that wanted nothing to do with tran- sition. He finished the game with a game-high 19 points, and tied a season-high with five rebounds. Burke needed 21shots to score his 19 points, but was still vital to the game because he pushed the ball when the Wolverines needed it. Again, the spark off the bench was McGary. The big man made multiple 18-footers, a range he hasn't shown much this season, and finished with 12 points on 6-for-10 shooting. With regu- lar starter Jordan Morgan still injured, and replacement starter Jon Horford ineffective for most of the contest, McGary provided stability in the post. Horford started the game, but scored justtwo points in his seven minutes of play. Stepping up in his place was Bielfeldt, who played a career-high 18 minutes, often paired up with McGary. "We said, 'Max is doing itevery day, let's go give him a shot,' " Beilein said. "Everybody can't be on the scout team, and he's very good. I really love what Max did today." In the midst of a brutal stretch that has Michigan playing three ranked teams in eleven days - including three out of four games on the road - a win in Madison would have been huge. Instead, a 40-foot desperation shot has the Wolverines needing a big win in East Lansing on Tuesday night. would have been huge. Instead, a 40-foot desperation shot has the Wolverines needing a big win in East Lansingon Tuesday night. HEAVE From Page 1B By looking solely at the stat sheet, Michigan probably shouldn't have won this game. But after Hardaway hit the shot before Brust's prayer - a heavily contested 3-pointer to give Michigan the three-point lead with 2.4 seconds to go - this was a game the Wolver- ines needed to have. This isn't to say Michigan necessarily did anything wrong - Brust hit a hell of a shot, and sometimes you just have to give credit to the other team. But depending on what hap- pens Sunday, Michigan could drop as far down as fourth place in the Big Ten. They are more than half- way through a brutal four- game, 11-day stretch, one that includes three road games and three games against ranked teams. After Saturday in Madi- son, the Wolverines have lost two of their last three. That makes the last game of the gauntlet, at Michigan State on Tuesday, all the more impor- tant. It's about as close to a must- win game as there can be for early February. A win means Michigan splits its toughest week-and-a-half of the season, so crucial for NCAA Tourna- ment seedingand for the state of the team going into March. A loss in East Lansing means one Michigan win in its last four games - something a team trying to win the Big Ten and earn a No. 1 overall seed can't afford to do. If Brust's shot doesn't go in, there isn't as much pressure to win in the hostile Breslin Cen- ter on Tuesday. If Hardaway's shot is the last made bucket of the game, Michigan remains close to the drivers' seat of the Big Ten, regardless of what happens against Michigan State. If Brust doesn't get a perfect inbounds pass, Michi- gan can foul, giving Wisconsin much less time to get a shot off. If, if, if. College basketball isa funny, fickle game, one where. a team's season can potentially swing in an instant. It'll be up to the Wolverines to make sure their season isn't decided by a crazy, half-court shot that probably shouldn't have gone in. - Cook can be reached. at evcook@umich.edu or on Twitter at @everettcook Like to write? Like sports? Like to break windows playing floor hockey in University buildings? JOIN THE DAILY SPORTS STAFF! EMAIL: SPORTSEDITORS@MICHIGANDAILY.COM THIS IS NOT A CATFISH. WE PROMISE.