…Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 59 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, December 3, 1987 Copyright 1987, The Michigan Daily Wolverines win a snoozer over BG, 91-72 By JEFF RUSH…
…. What was less expected were the mistakes the tired Wolverines made against their Mid-American Con- ference foes. Grant scored 26, but many of those points came long after the game had been decided. And…
…, Mass. - Ugly. Dirty. Downright filthy. Wallowing through the mire, the Wolverines slid into a 49-44 victory over Georgia Tech in the Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic in Springfield Mass. on Saturday. VICTORY…
… line at the other, cashing in for all of four field goals, zero each for forwards Richard Rellford and Butch Wade. If it wasn't the Wolverines' shooting eighteen percent in the first half, it was Georgia…
… cagers roll over No.11 Arkansai By GREG DeGULIS The Michigan Wolverines, buoyed by an in- credible 70 percent shooting average in the second half, slaughtered the 11th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, 78…
…-65, yesterday at Crisler Arena. The upset victory over Eddie Sutton's cagers, which was viewed by a crowd of 12,128, may well propel the Wolverines into college basketball's illustrious Top Twenty. MICHIGAN…
… timeout with Arkansas on top, 17-9, Frieder chose to forsake the 2-3 zone defense in favor of a man-for-man, and the Wolverine resurgence commenced. 78-65 "WE STARTED TO rebound aggressively, and we began…
… to get some fast break baskets," Frieder noted. "When we got ahead, we remained on top of the situation. I thought our kids played with a lot of poise," the Wolverine mentor concluded. In stark…
… Wolverines. "WE PLAYED WELL the first ten minutes," Sutton said. "'Then we eased up on the defensive end. Also, at times our shot selection was horren- dous. We created shots for ourselves instead of let- ting…
… wolverines dust Youngstown St., 56-42 Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Two shoppers carry away packages in Nickels Arcade yesterday. Mer- chants say customers are buying more trendy and costly gifts.' Swatches…
…-out Wolverines needed three quarters of the game to score that much and ended up winning by just 14, 56-42. "We expected to (win by 40 points), but if you expect that to happen it won't happen, and it didn…
… were nullified by Youngstown State's offen- sive set. "They were pulling the big guys away from the hoop," said Wolverine forward Butch Wade. "Then they'd slide the little guys inside. They weren…
…. That's just an indication we weren't doing the job." The Wolverines were also over- playing on defense. Numerous dives at Penguin passes helped Michigan to nine steals, but it left Tarpley, Wade, and…
…QUADE They played like the Wolverines of old, but with a new face leading the way. An explosive first half was all the Michigan basketball team needed last night to clobber Ten- nessee, 87-52 at Crisler arena…
… chance to do, though, as the 6-11 center fouled out before the fans had found their seats for the second half. OFFENSIVE execution was markedly improved for the 4-0 Wolverines over Saturday's performance…
… WOLVERINE defense forced 28 Tennessee turnovers as well as some poor shot selections as S Vols the 45-second clock ticked down. "I'm really impressed with them defensively," said Vols head coach Don Deyoe…
…. "They forced us into 14 turnovers in the first half. That resulted in 14 points." Tarpley was a key to that defense. The Wolverine co-captain used his long arms and anticipation to knock away passes and…
… flaws. Offensive execution was no thing of beauty. The Wolverines missed screens all night long and committed some careless turnovers. "OUR OFFENSE sagged a little because the kids See CAGERS, Page 10…
… stands at 1-1. THE WOLVERINES controlled the tempo most of the game, building leads of 16 points in the first half, 10 at half- time, and 19 midway through the second stanza. Only a late second half…
… Wolverine letdown, in which Georgia reeled off 13 straight points, narrowed the score to its final margin. "I felt we were in control the whole way," said Michigan coach Bill Frieder. "I don't care about the…
… final score, I just care about the W." The much smaller Bulldogs tried to neutralize Michigan's power inside with their quickness but had little luck, particularly in the first half. The Wolverines ripped…
… cash register ringing too. That's two more in the till for him." Once again, center Roy Tarpley proved to be the money man for the Wolverines. The junior from Detroit led all scorers with 22 points and…
… Joubert sank a pair of free throws to put the Wolverines ahead, 17-13. Then it was Georgia turnover time again. See BLUE, Page 8 Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Junior center Roy Tarpley runs over Bulldog center…
… David Dunn during the second half of yesterday's 63-57 Michigan victory. Tarpley led the Wolverines with 22 points and 12 rebounds. .............. .................... I .+ "'".:1":.r."....:v" :.;.. s…
… Wolverines' margins of victory this past weekend imply effortless domination. The scores seem to prove that Division II South Dakota and weak Southwest Athletic Conference member Grambling State can only be…
… competi- tion is tough. Michigan played like a superior. team the entire weekend. At the eid of the first half of each game, the. Wolverines led by 15 or more points and then came out of the locker room…
… SPO. Paper Wolverine: Daily writers join the wrestling team Men's Basketball team defeats Iowa State 101-78 OPINION 4 ARTS Lanois to play the Ark 9 MSA bungles elections Ninety-nine years…
…, Page 2 The Dean JULIE Michigan's Sean Higgins dribbles around an Iowa State player Saturday at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines gave ex-Michigan coach Johnny Orr and his Cyclones a 101-78 drubbing. For…
… teammate while Georgia's Troy Hitchcock looks on during last night's 76-70 upset victory in Atlanta. Mc- Cormick paced the Wolverines with a career-high 25 points. Michigoan upsets 13th ranked aws760 By…
… down to the Omni to face the 13th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Those'same.Bulldogs who returned an experienced Final Four,team from one year ago. All the young upstart Wolverines did was help Georgia ex…
… committee, charged with evaluating the status of sev- eral Wolverine sports, lowered the boom last night on any hopes of establishing soccer as a varsity sport at Michigan. In a move that was entirely…
… the violence. Board c ritiques code draf t Lei-d down Associated Press Wolverines Andy Moeller and Tony Gant tackle Hawaii's Danny Crowell in the first quarter of Michigan's 27- 10 victory. See story…
…, like a bunch of piranhas," said Michigan head coach Bill Frieder. "We had to work hard for what we got. They kept us on our toes." There were no long strings of unan- swered points for the Wolverines, no…
… of his 20 points off the glass Last month at this University, a in last night's game against Youngstown State. Rellford led all scorers as the group of about 200 students demon- Wolverines beat the…
… student market," Conlin said. "The days have - -,. o iC gone by when students can really afford a bowl." HE ADDED that if the Wolverines were headed for another location - Florida, for instance - the tour…
…'s basketball action at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines overcame a 38-31 halftime deficit to dump the Wildcats 77-70. (See Story, Page 10.) situation." Dr. Chase Man with artificial heart has more surgery From…
