February 04, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 104) • Page Image 7
…The Michigan FACE SECOND LEAGUE LEADER IN THREE NIGHTS: Daily-Saturday, February 4, 1978-Page 7 Wolverines high, seek vengeful victor y By PAVE RENBARGER good part of the nation will be looking h…
… crucial victory. Today, the resilient Wolverine cagers face a challenge of the oppo- site nature -- needing to descend from the heavens and play basketball less than 48 hours after one of the most…
… rematch with the Purdue Boilermakers this after- noon at 4:05. THE SECOND-PLACE Wolverines (6-3) have hopes of knocking Purdue (7-2) out of its share of first, and could possibly grab a third of the lead…
…-game build-up adding to the importance of the game, it seems a trifle strange that the Wolverines should be ripe for a letdown. But that is precisely what Orr is most fearful of, given the emotional high his…
… coach nas more on his mind than the psy- chological aspects of the encounter. Physically, the Boilermakers are one of the most imposing teams in the league, clearly intimidating the smaller Wolverines in…
…," continued Orr, recalling the second most pitiful statistic of the previous meeting as Michigan was awarded but one free throw. By far the most pitiful stat of the game had to be the Wolverines' 37.6 per cent…
… field goal accuracy.vThat kind of percentage will have to improve for Michigan to return home a winner. The Wolverines, however, seemed to regain their touch at MSU, hitting at a 54.5 per cent clip. "I…
… of shut-eye with the nightmare season the Michigan icers are currently sleeping through. The slumbering Wolverines were dealt their 10th defeat in their last 11 conference games last night, as the…
… competition badly," remarked the Wolverine's coach. "The competition will tell us where we are and what our practices have done for us. And, no doubt about it, Indiana is competitive." Competitive they are and…
… the Wolverines this season and it raised their record to 8-12-1 in the league as compared to Michigan at 10-13. Both teams, will lace up the skates for the second game in the weekend series tonight at…