February 19, 1959 (vol. 69, iss. 97) • Page Image 5
… Coach Bill Perigo and his Michigan basketball team. With nine games behind them and only five remaining, it would take a miracle for the Wolverines to win the Big Ten title. But the chances for a first…
… . . .until this year. For the first time in three years the Wolverines have remained in the race after starting the year with the same 3-1 r record. In previous years the "M" cagers have always taken quite a…
… greatly handicapped when one of them can't perform well. Michigan's early loss against Northwestern was the result of a Wolverine lapse on defense that allowed Willie Jones to score 26 points. At Iowa the…
… Wolverines were still rusty from the semester break, and two of the top four scorers didn't respond with their usual share of the load. Injuries to key players have caused the last two losses. John Tid- well…
… have a good chance of a FIRST place tie. Giving the Wolverines those five, they have a 10-4 record for the season. This must be compared to the marks of Michigan State, Purdue and Indiana. The latter…
… victories. The opponents -may all be below the Wolverines in the standings, but they are still tough. Look at North- western, this Saturday's opponent-it rests in ninth place, but are still considered by many…