February 07, 1971 (vol. 81, iss. 109) • Page Image 7
…/, I1 9/ THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Wolverines stagger past W ildcats, 82-81 I r The best laid schemes .. . gang aglee By AL SHACKELFORD Northwestern's domesticated Wildcats might have…
… shuffle amidst Michigan's numerous bumbles. The Wolverines were leading the Wildcats 67-49 with 9:30 left, but came apart at the seams and were outscored 32-15 the rest of the way. Michigan's downhill slide…
… from close in. Sibley put a kink in Michigan's offense by pressuring Dan Fife so that the Wolverine guard had trouble getting the ball to Henry 4 Wilmore, the offensive whirlwind. Dominating play at both…
… that Michigan is getting the traditional "front-runner headache." "The reason we weren't smooth today is the 6-0," commented Orr. In other words, everyone is gunning for the Wolverines and the Wolverines…
…. Orr was not pleased at his squad's lack of aggressiveness against Northwestern (Michi- gan was outrbounded 4843) and indicated that the Wolverines were la little too loose before the game. "The players…
… may be the answer to Michigan's third-guard problem. Still, as Orr commented, "any win is a good one." Yester- day's cliffhanger put the Wolverines at 6-0 in the Big Ten and, coupled with Purdue's 85…
…-81 conquest of dangerous Indiana, make them look more and more like the real thing. Every week those dreams of seeing the Wolverines in the NCAA Tournament come March get harder to put down. Hoosiers knock off…
… Wolverine center Ken Brady. Michigan seemed to have an easy victory in hand after an ear- ly second half spurt built the Wolverines' lead up to 67-49 with' 9:45 remaining. But then things changed. Orr…
… Brady was playing with four fouls. The Wolverines came back to SUNDAY SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: AL SHACKELFORD life and held the lead by no fewer than six points until Crandall moved Northwestern to within…