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…, 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…

… Coliseum. minutes With Michigan down 4-3 and captain pressing early in the the third per- breakav id, the Wolverines mistakes fi- both o nally caught up with them. As Gordon Michel Jarry tried to bring the…

… trend of the game, the following few s told the story. Wolverine Dave Perrin had two solo ways and was foiled on f them by Huskie goalie McRae. Moments later Falk was set up at the side Tech crease and…

… instances where the Wolverines couldn't get the puck out of their own end. The Huskies forchecked well but poor passing by the Michigan defense was the key factor in Michigan Tech's many chances. Less than…

… again. Michigan knotted the score once again at 19:18 when Michel Jarry drilled a slap shot past McRae. The Wolverines opened the scor- ing in the second period as Gag- on took a long pass from Jarry and…