February 15, 1977 (vol. 87, iss. 113) • Page Image 7
… State won in Bloomington.h Anyone could do it . . . But Michigan didn't, losing 73-64., Michigan coach Johnny Orr has never won in BloomingtonY in all his years of coaching Wolverine basketball. This one…
… victory, 96-71, over the Although the Wolverines seemed to take the loss in stride, Wolverines. they must have felt they had a lot going against them. That brings us back to Bloomington, one Bobby Knight…
… range in the op-; ening four minutes to draw thet Wolverines out of their sagging zone. The Spartans then capi- talized inside, utilizing back door plays and drives up the lane to' open up a 17 point lead…
… with only: 12 minutes gone in the contest. Michigan State alternated be- tween the two styles of play for the rest of the evening, with the Wolverines never finding the rightdefensive combination to stop…
… Spartan coach Karen'Lan- with two over the weekend, geland. "I think its the strong- drops the Wolverines to a 7-10 est tournament in five years.. record for the season, while the More than the state…
… refereesand the Spartan at all. players were silenced midway WHEN THE SPARTANS were- through the second period when n't ripping the nets at one end Wolverine guard Lydia Simms oh uw dwas slammed to the floor…
… while' of the court they were dominat- attempting to ,dribble through Michigan State outrebounded two Michigan State players. Michigan 56-33, usually limiting Simms lay motionless on the the Wolverines to…
… someone as physical as Benson, it is amazing. Forwards lack output The Wolverines did not blame the loss on the officiating. Orr looked to his team's inefficiencies. "We could have been a little more…
… patient," he said. "When you get behind, you tend to press too much." "When you're behind, you play differently . . . you are not as loose." . Like nearly everyone else looking at the Wolverines this year…