January 13, 1974 (vol. 84, iss. 86) • Page Image 8
…Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, January 13, 1974 Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, January 13, 1974 Wolverines hang on, nip Minnesota 66-65 By MARC FELDMAN - Special To The Daily…
… MINNEAPOLIS - The 18th-. ranked Michigan Wolverines staved off a frantic Minnesota rally in the closing minutes to SUNDAY post a nerve-jarring 66-65 Big SNA Ten victory over the Golden Gophers at Williams A r e…
… After Wolverine Steve Grote came back with a ten-footer with hit a couple of free throws to up 22 seconds left. Saunders fouledf the lead to seven, Saunders sand- Grote 12 seconds later, but Grote wiched…
… a couple of errant shots missed the free throw and thej around a Michigan turnover. The Gophers cleared the boards and Wolverines then played ball con- called time. trol and ate nearly a minute off…
… most of the after- noon. McCutcheon came back for the Gophers with a couple of jump- ers but the Wolverines went on a 13-4 tear to assume the 16 point lead. Russell tallied seven, John- son four, and…
… the second day of practice in October. Johnny Orr said, "A win is a Campy Russell, who scored a win, especially when it's on the. game-high of 23 points, meshed his road." The Wolverines won, but…
… consummate skills with his team- the lack of frontline substitutes mates and dominated play at both will haunt the Wolverines many ends of the court. Seemingly play- times before this Big Ten season ing all…
… of his 19 shots, MICHIGAN including a number of off-balance GroteFG FT R F iTP jumpers with Gophers hanging al so10-4 over him. He also pulled down 11 Kupec 4-8 6-7 12 2 14 rebounds. The Wolverines led…
…Cutcheon (22) during the Wolverines convincing 66-65 victory y esterday. Grote's clutch foul shooting down the stretch kept Minnesota at bay and helped Johnny Orr's scrappy crew to remain unbeaten in Big Ten…