January 14, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 86) • Page Image 7
… Wolverines have also netted six of the last seven. Illinois has lost its last four home Big Ten games in a span of two years. So what is the theory behind using so many players in a ballgame? "We're going to…
…. Despite the improved status of the Illini, Orr still feels his Wolverines will be ready for the game. "At this point we are mentally and emotionally as ready for this game as we could be," Orr said…
… losing streak, the big question will be whether they can awaken and get hot in the frigid north. Standing in the way of a Wolverine turn-around, however, is a Minnesota hockey team which is unbeaten at…
…'s 10-year reign as king of Wolverine basketball, D he has established a prestigious, winning tradition at Michigan. Orr's teams play an exciting, fast-paced brand of basketball, sparked by their…
… tenacious, man-to-man defense. Well, not exactly. At least, not any more. In keeping with tradition, the Wolverines are still w'inning. But Michigan is winning in an altogether different way this year…
…. Defensively, the Wolverines are relying more and more upon the zone when the chips are down. Never has this emerging trademark been more evident than it was Thursday night in Iowa City where the Wolverines…
… Baxter, Ronnie Lester, the one Hawkeye who can really make things happen, wass face to face with five Wolverines. Baxter met him at the top of the circle. Behind him in the center was Joel Thompson flanked…
… Baxter with three fouls. But, working against the rest of the Wolverines, Lester found himself outnumbered. Usually, Lester tried squeezing the ball right through the zone into the middle. The usual…