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… on the court, as the Spartans thoroughly trounced the Wolverines, 80-57, yesterday in East Lansing. Spartan Greg Kelser set the all-time MSU record for career points. - See Page $ for the story…

…, but left the floor in defeat. The Wolverine Hustle just couldn't compete with the Badger' Bounce, as Wisconsin beat Michigan 6-4. With the- game tied 4-4 at the start of the third period, defenseman Bob…

… went in front of the Wolverines 5-4. But, with Varvari off the ice and six Blue icers pressuring Wisconsin goal keeper Roy Schultz for a tying score, Badger Dave Speer shot the puck down the ice. It…

… glided into the empty Wolverine net at 19:31, thus icing the Wisconsin victory. "Schultz had a hot hand,"-com- mented Badger coach Bob Johnson. "He looked good tonight, as he did last night (in…

… period, Michigan employeddthe Wolverine Hustle, to tie the gafne up after 40 minutes of play. THE WOLVERINES wasted no time at the start of the second stanza, scoring their first goal 29 seconds into the…

…JOHNSON, KELSER & CO. PACE 80-57 ROMP The Michigan Daily-Sunday, February 18, 1979-Page 9 Smokin' Spartans slaughter Wolverines "" a ~ .~ ~.By DAVE RENBARGER moved all year," said MSU coach Jud In…

…-sided 80-57 stomping of the Wolverines. THE TRIUMPH kept the onrushing 10-4 Spartans just one game behind Big U Ten co-leaders Iowa and Ohio State with four games left. MSU has now won its last six games…

… 1777 points. Kelser's teammate Johnson scored 21 points, including 15 in the decisive first half. He added nine assists on the game. Phil Hubbard was the lone Wolverine, to operate effectively against…

… the zone. He hit on seven of ten shots from both inside and out to tally 17 points. THE ENTIRE Wolverine team found the ball hard to handle. McGee led the turnover parade with eight, and Hub- bard, Tom…

… the air for a while, Michigan State grabbed possession and scored the first four points of the game - Michigan bent. The Wolverines enjoyed their only lead of the game when it was only four and a half…

… seventh place Wolverines could hardly be called ex- citing or well played and the 2,922 people who showed up comprised the quietest, as well as the smallest, crowd of the year. Michigan scored the game…

… play when he picked up the puck at the Wolverines' blue line, skated down ice with Hoene and set up the senior right winger in alone on Owens. Hoene drilled the puck high over Owens' right shoulder…

… broken tissue paper. With the Tigers applying a little bit of pressure, Whyte was able to pick up an unsuccessful Wolverine clearing pass and drilled a shot towards the Wolverines' net. However, the shot…

… night? How have the Wolverines managed to kill Wisconsin on a Thursday in January, lose badly to Ohio State four nights later, follow with an impressive win over Indiana, a depressing rout by Purdue, the…

… about the kids' attitude-you think you're playing hard, but ou're not." Therein lies part of the problem. "You think you're playing hard, but you're not." But it's not that easy. The '77-78 Wolverines don…

… final in 1976, the Wolverines played with intensity. When Michigan copped the Big Ten title last year it played with in- tensity. And this year they had it against Louisville, Minnesota, Indiana and a…

…'s senior season the Wolverines have been turned back by the Hoosiers nine times on IU's home court. However, Michigan does have a one game Bloomington win streak going, as they downed Holy Cross in first…

… Channel 4 locally. The Wolverines should not feel too bad because nobody but the Hoosiers wins consistently in Bloomington. This season Indiana is 10-1 at home after beating the likes if Notre Dame, Alabama…

… fourth place as the Wolverines stand 8-5 and IU is 7-6 in the conference. Michigan must win to stay alive in-the fight for an NCAA berth and unfor- tunately for its chances, the Wolverines are running…

… of first? Where will each team wind up finish- ing the season . . . can anyone explain what the hey is going on? While the Wolverines are being hosted by Minnesota, it must be remembered that the…

… hannesen. problems for the Wolverines. 134 " commented Johannesen. Karl Briggs, ill most likely A victory over Wisconsin "IT PUZZLES me that they're! Despite the improvement of I- go ri st Mike Terry, who…

… meeting, the Wolverines' smallish 150-pounder had prov- en he could continue his suc- cess at the college ,level. Relaxing in the Georgetown subdivision residence he shares" with his brother, Churella, an…

… finals at 11:30 a.m. vey. "And if things go right we Michigan will be competing should be able to do that." against. Michigan State, Air The Wolverines s t r o n g e s t Force,' Bowling Green, Kent event…

… Ontario Invitational in January and first in the Northwestern Invitational ( two weeks ago. ! In another week, the Wolverine\ women face Eastern Michigan in a dual meet at Crisler Arena,W " while the men…

… game... .":Blue come thi By BILL CRANE THE MICHIGAN Wolverines came into last night's game with Minnesota lodged in fourth place in the Big Ten and nervous- ly near the bring of elimination from any hope…

… over the gigantic Minnesota Gophers to give the Wolverines a 67 - 65 overtime win at Cris e r Arena last night. With the score tied ati court, Grote and passed off to shot. for the winning De Sure, if…

…, the Wolverine gymnasts take on MSU in Crisler at 8 p.m.;' it's French language night at Rive Gauche. Dope notes Hamburg police yesterday seized another half-ton of pure hashish after smashing a…

… Campy Russell summed up the Michigan- Northwestern basketball game yesterday afternoon, and perhaps it was the best description anyone offered for the slaughter. The Wolverines did a lot of running out on…

… outside and whisked the ball downcourt on the fast break time and again, usually re- sulting in a picture book basket by either Russell or Henry Wil- more. At Crisler yesterday The Wolverines returned to…

…GINN MICHIGAN'S WRESTLERS close, out the dual meet portion of their schedule tonight as they host the' Wisconsin Badgers. The meet marks the return of the Wolverine matmen to Crisler Arena after a three week…

… Hubbard two weeks Leiskau. ago. The aforementioned injuries suf- fered by the Badgers have both THE WOLVERINE line-up will i occurred in the first two weights. look the same as it has in recent So freshman…

…-78 loss to Michigan, claimed that the refs had been afraid to ticket the Wolverines for fear of setting off an- other battle. And nowthe second outbreak of rhetoric has been initiated, first by Minnesota…

… Wolverines will be hurting slightly. Pete Dun- bar isn't quite fully recovered from what has at various times been "analyzed" as a broken hand, arm, or wrist. As it turns out, Dunbar has been skating with a…

… mark tonight. has re- "We're coming on," comments will be Wolverine coach Al Renfrew. "This e at full will be the best test we've had so far," he added. nes will A formula? Somewhat pessimis- veekends…

…-Rolfe Tessem BERNIE GAGNON, Michigan center and number one scorer in the WCHA, stickhandles the puck in a recent contest against Colorado College. Gagnon and the Wolverines face the league- leading Wisconsin…

…, the Wolverines put on a good performance and Michigan Coach Johnny Orr went right to the heart of the matter when said, "We hustled out there all the way, which is something we haven't done in the last…

… couple of games." THE WOLVERINES needed that hustle, too, as their big man, Rudy Tomjanovich, had another off night. Tomjanovich, who was dogged by the Rockets' 6-3 forward Mike Murnen when he went outside…

… said, "but we thought we could do a better job on the other guys." Far more important than their scoring, however, was the way Fife and Henry keyed the Wolverine fast break. Quickness was again part of…

… the Wolverines game, and the Wolverine guards can take a large part of the credit for putting the speed back into the Wolverines game. "They got the ball down the court a lot quicker than they have in…

… Henry did their job on defense, too. The Wolverines came out in a full court press for much of the second half, and Fife and Henry spearheaded that press. The two guards were largely responsible for the…

… poise out there and that hurt us." Orr also credited the Wolverines' press, which took the form of both a, zone and a man to man, as being instrumental in the game. EVEN WHEN the Rockets broke the press…

…, the Wolverines backcourt duo were back there on defense. "Henry did a great job cutting off the baseline drive," Orr noted. And Fife, for his part, ripped off eight rebounds, second highest on the team…

…, with all but two coming off the defensive board. But the two guards shouldn't get all the credit for the Wol- verines' effort on defense. The Wolverines turned in their best defensive effort of the…