January 27, 2003
(vol. 113, iss. 81)
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… disappointed by scoring just two points in the Wolverines' win over the Spartans. SUNDAY'S GAME Michigan State 58 W Michigan 60 Players of the game Chris Hill (Michigan State) Hil did his best to take…
… 14 points, including eight in the second half. Michigan finds a way - again YESTERDAY'S GAME Michigan State (58) Despite Blanchard's struggles, the Wolverines do enough for a victory By Chris…
… the senior's worst game as a Wolverine, but perhaps his two biggest free throws, as the pair of makes cemented Michigan's lead at 60-55. "I've shot a lot of free throws in my career, you just go up…
…'t know how we would pull through, but we did." That theme continues to find its way into this run by Michigan. First the Wolverines snuck out a key road win during the nonconference sea- son at UCLA. Then…
… it was the furious 15-point comeback in the last 5:36 to° capture a victory over Wisconsin. Against Ohio State, Northwestern and Minnesota, the Wolverines had various players find themselves in…
…), who is play- ing as good as anyone in the country." Michigan's own persistent defense greatly aided the Wolverines' chances at a victory. Down 52-47 with 6:22 remaining, Michigan - just as it had…
… play. But the story of the day was the Wolverines ability to overcome Blan- chard's inability to score. Horton, as has been the norm, found a way to take over down the stretch, despite struggling for the…
…, Northwestern 57 PURDUE 69, Indiana 47 Ohio State 83, IowA 72 Illinois 75, PENN STATE 63 DAVID KATZ/Daily Forward LaVell Blanchard had his worst game as a Wolverine, scoring just two points - both coming on free…
…- inate in the post, though. The Wolverines scored 20 points - just two fewer than Michigan State - in the paint. Michigan started the game off by pounding the ball down low to Gra- ham Brown. The freshman…
… center powered his way to the basket in three of the first five plays of the game. The Wolverines began to assert their inside game in the hopes of freeing up their shooters. "We just tried to get it down…