January 10, 2000
(vol. 110, iss. 56)
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… an insurance policy for the Wolverines so far this season. It started as just a health policy - with Brandon Smith down and Brian Ellerbe in need of a starting forward, Blanchard was there. But as the…
… season wore on, Blanchard's coverage became com- prehensive. At Detroit, as the Wolverines mounted a second-half comeback, Blanchard was there on the defensive boards. At Georgia Tech, as Kevin Gaines…
… Blanchard is both. YOUNG GUN: Michigan's perimeter game ailing, the door was open Saturday for a larger-variety Wolverine to step up the inside game. Seemingly without warning, Chris Young found his touch…
… foresaw a resurgence in Michigan's inside play. "I told the kids, after (the Wolverines) got their butts kicked at Minnesota, they'll be focused," Keady said. "They'll go inside, because no one touched it…
… - they did everything for us tonight." DOUBLE FAULT: Turnovers have haunted the young Wolverines throughout the first half of the sea- son. And although the 22 give-aways against Purdue may be an inflated…
… pesky Kent saw the Wolverines commit only 14 turnovers in each game, their second-lowest total of the season. In every other; victory (save Colorado State), Michigan gave the ball away more than 15 times…
… Michigan in the first overtime, twice driving along the baseline for layups to give the Wolverines a four-point lead. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Groninger 4-5 .800 Crawford 27-34 ,794 Smith 9-12 .750 Freshmen…
… the visiting team is supposed to lose in overtime, or that you pay for mental mistakes in the Big Ten. In the wildest of fashions, at the most crucial of times, the Wolverines went out and earned their…
… Wolverines. When he plays well, the Wolverines can win. But when he is off, they are in deep trouble. Sunday Jan. 16 /llinois at Michigan, Crisler Arena, 1 p.m. Michigan passed the test, winning one of two…
… conference road tests. Now the Wolverines begin their first conference homestand against the ltlini (1-1 Big Ten, 9-4 overal), last year's upstart team in the Big Ten. Can Gaines and Crawford handle lightning…