February 17, 1980 (vol. 90, iss. 114) • Page Image 11
…The Michigan Daily-Sunday, February 17, 1980-Page11 VINCENT PUMPS HOME 36 Spartans outlast Wolverines, 82-74 i By SCOTT M. LEWIS Special to The Daily EAST LANSING - With less than ten minutes…
… something went wrong in those final ten minutes. Very wrong. The Spartans, inspired by a rabid, deafening crowd and paced by Jay Vin- cent's 23 second-half points, roared back to defeat the Wolverines, 82…
…:46 as Heathcote made a defensive adjustment. "He (Johnson) did a great job," said Wolverine coach Johnny Orr. "He hurt us a little on defense but I'd say, overall, that was his bestperformance of the year…
… jumper from the key, drawing the Wolverines even at 68, but at 4:28 it was Vincent again, this time from 15 feet, to hand Michigan State a lead it wasn't to relinquish. BUT MICHIGAN had not finished yet…
…. Mike McGee, who registered 22 points despite going nine for 25 from the field, sank a pair of free throws and a bomb from the corner, bringing the Wolverines to within one, 73-72, at 1:45. MSU's Kevin…
… seconds left, the Wolverine cause was lost. KEVIN SMITH climaxed the dramatic MSU win by heaving a fifty- foot shot directly into the net, after which the 10,004 Spartan fans rushed. onto the court in…