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… Wolverines (3-0) launched 12 3-pointers in the first half and went into the break tied 28-28. But in the second half, Michi- gan started to get into the paint and the Fighting Leathernecks could do nothing but…

… foul for much of the half. Western Illi- nois put Michigan in the 1-and- 1 bonus with 13:14 remaining in the period and the Wolverines took advantage. Sophomore for- ward Tim Hardaway Jr. attacked the…

… Smotrycz's first two games sug- gested he'd turned a corner, until playing one of his worst games as a Wolverine in Thursday's win over Western Illinois, 59-55. And then there's sophomore Jon Horford, whose…

…, Morgan has started the last two games. While Morgan's play was domi- nant at times last year, most of his points came off the pick-and- roll from former guard Darius Morris. This season, the Wolverines…

…, beating his man, and scored another open layup to put the Wolverines up seven. That set the tone for the rest of the half. "It was just kind of the energy we needed at that point," Mor- gan said. "The…

… nod The Wolverines opened up under the basket against Tow- Maui Invitational play with son, reclaiming his starting role "Maui on the Mainland," from sophomore Jon Horford, and they who started there…

… had a change in heart after in Division-I hoops to return Burke showed up late to a prac- zero starters, and it showed on tice. Monday. The Wolverines forced "It's a lesson learned," Burke seven…

… half. job of it tonight," Horford said. "The offense was in rhythm," It's still very early in the said sophomore guard Tim season, but the ups and downs Hardaway Jr. "We came out the of the Wolverine…

… the Wolverines completely shut emerged to fill the void. down Towson in the first half - "It would be nice," Beilein still, the offense hasn't looked said. "We've got to continue to nearly as efficient…

… going forward is to duo of redshirt sophomore Jor- do it all more frequently. ToDD NEEDLE/Daily Sophomore guard Tim Hardaway Jr. led the team in scoring with 15 points. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Wolverines…

…-up talk and made some defensive adjustments." That pep talk made all the difference. The Wolverines came out of the gate hard and prepared in the second half. The team dialed up momentum that had been…

… it did in the first half, and increas- ing its field-goal percentage to 54 percent. Turnovers started working out in the Wolverines' favor, and Borseth switched to man-to-man defense, which…

… come disguised in a different way, you don't feel as comfortable." Michigan began pulling away midway through the second half. The confidence started to build, and the Wolverines began hitting the mark…

… Women's Michigan Basketball was under the direction of then-coach Sue Gue- vara. More than 10 years later, there are a lot of new faces in Ann Arbor, but the Wolverines are looking for similar success…

… seasons. Dur- ing his tenure he has recorded three winning seasons and two WNIT appearances, but no NCAA Tournament appear- ances. Two seasons ago he took the Wolverines to the semifinals of the WNIT, which…

…, became evident that Michigan wouldn't give him his first. Despite two furious second- half Michigan rallies - with freshman point guard Trey Burke taking over the game each time - the Wolverines (4…

… to start off with, it's something they haven't seen." Redshirt sophomore forward Jordan Morgan finally put the Wolverines on the board four minutes in with an electrifying transition dunk, sparking a 9…

… largely to sophomore guard Tim Hardaway Jr.'s absence. Hard- away shot 0-for-6 - including two open 3-pointers towards the end of the half - and was held scoreless in the first stanza. outplay Wolverine…

… backcourt ByBENESTES Daily Sports Editor TEUGENE TANNER/AP Duke guard Austin Rivers scored a game-high 20 points on Tuesday. The Wolverines shot just 2-for- 10 from behind the arc in the first half. The…

… from Memphis, but the Duke duo proved too much for the Wolverines in the Blue Dev- ils' 82-75 win. Rivers and Curry certainly had the pedigree advantage coming in. Rivers - the son of Doc, the Boston…

… trying to match their counterparts. They com- bined for 36 points while shoot- ing 14-for-31 from field - good' numbers, but not quite as good as the Duke duo. The Wolverine backcourt struggled just a bit…

…, leading the Wolverines in scoring in the first half with eight points. But he took it up a notch in the second. The Blue Devils were deter- mined to cut off all back screens and other off-the-ball action…

… Nelson missed any hope for a Maui title. The the team bus to the flight to Maui Wolverines will have to bounce last week. back quickly in order to come UCLA coach Ben Howland away with the win over the Bru…

… team's first three wins, lacking the flow it had developed in the second half of last season. But freshman guard Ting closer. Defensively, the Wolverines slipped against the Blue Devils, giving up the…

… for six team a 14-point lead, clinching fouls in the first eight minutes a 73-61 win in the quarterfinals of the half. of the Maui Invitational. But with Memphis (1-1) fail- The Wolverines' victory ing…

… to make any headway by set up an NCAA Tournament chipping away from the free- rematch with No. 6 Duke in throw line, the Wolverines Tuesday's quarterfinals - the took over. Junior guard Eso Blue Devils…

…, what Jim Tressel's and Hoke's height would the Wolverines d declare: That is the most shoot for? ant game on theschedule. Now, Brady Hoke will define Meyer will smile, the himself by how he competes ill…

… apoor man's Denard Robinson with aworse arm, yet the true freshman nearly made enough plays to knock off the favored Wolverines. Had he hit just one of the four deep passes he overthrew, Ohio State could…

…0I 6A - Thursday, November 10, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Shutout ends 'M' season early 84th-minute score By STEVEN BRAID drops Wolverines The Michigan men's soccer team opened…

… the first round of the conference tournament hop- ing to resurrect the magic of 2010. The defending Big Ten Tour- nament champion Wolverines were con- _ fident WISCONSIN 2 they could MICHIGAN 0 repeat…

… ability to surprise every- one but themselves. But this wasn't the same high- octane Wolverine team of 2010, and it showed. Struggling to convert on scor- ing opportunities the whole game - much like they…

… Wolverines nor the Badgers (4-2, 10-7-2) could convert as they entered halftime in a scoreless tie. .As the wind died down at the beginning of the second half, Wisconsin played much more aggressively. It…

…. "For 84 minutes, Grinwis managed the game really, really well," said Michigan coach Steve Burns. "He made things look easy in a couple of very dangerous sit- uations." The Wolverines, though, con- tinued…

… Wolverines' remarkable run through the 2010 Big Ten and NCAA Tournament that ended in a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in the semifinals to Akron. So it knew that Michigan coach Steve Burns coaches his teams to thrive…

… from find- ing nylon. It was clear Wisconsin knew what it was getting from the scrappy Wolverines, and when push came to shove - with about six minutes remaining in the match - the Badgers made sure…

… seemed imminent. And because the first Wolverine letdown took so long, when it finally happened, it was crippling. The wind picked up even stronger and Shaw and the rest of the seniors realized their…

… Michigan careers were ending. The Badgers' preparation over- whelmed the Wolverines down the stretch. But Burns was quick to point out the team's bright future, saying his young guys are "starting to come…

… LUKE PASCH half, the Wolverines committed Daily Sports Editor seven turnovers, and the War- riors committed 11. Neither team much of Friday night's shot the ball well either, as Michi- tion basketball…

… of former Wolverine little time getting involved. On a guard Darius Morris to the fast break early in the game, he And it didn't look too great. showcased his speed, outrunning Volverines won the…

… concern when he started at Michigan 11 months ago. That concern was the defense. But there's no question what the Wolverines' biggest liability is today - Rob- inson has the 97th-ranked pass- ing…

…. "Turnovers always hurt," he continued. "The thing that we missed today though was - we didn't get any (turnovers) back." Two turnovers could've bur- ied the Wolverine offense, but inexplicably, they wouldn…

… of the game, the Wolverines lined up in I-formation. Robinson faked the handoff to sophomore run- ning back Fitzgerald Toussaint and dropped back to pass. He looked right. He ran left. He looked to the…

…'t let Iowa beat us twice." DILEO'S DISASTER: If Michi- gan had scored at the end of the fourth quarter, the Wolverines still would've needed to convert a two-point conversion in order to force overtime…

… Wolverines' problems in regula- tion, in both red zones, could've spoiled it. Yet, all anyone wanted to talk about was Hemingway's would- be catch. "The referee said he wasn't in," Robinson said, for once pre…

…'s all four classes that are contributing." Last year, Michigan ranked 16th in the nation in scoring - not overpowering but certainly solid. This year, the Wolverines have jumped out to the second…

…-netter in Michigan's lone loss to Northern Michigan. But can the Wolverines main- tain that level of offensive produc- tion? Berenson said that Western Michigan (3-0-1, 5-0-3) would be even tougher than…

… missed the game-tying also think, Stu took four shots and floater in the lane - cannot be had zero points (while playing understated. It weighed heavily pointguard in Friday's exhibition on the Wolverines…

… the Wolverines, who guard on Michigan's roster this return everyone except Mor- season. But in the Wayne State ris and little-used guard Jordan exhibition, Beilein showed his Dumars, the offseason was…

… far more start- ing experience than his Wolverine counterpart, Burke. Michigan is far and away the favorite against a Division-II team, but the Bulldogs have weap- ons and should turn out a compet…

… of penalties the Wolverines have been taking, it's nothing com- pared to Miami. The RedHawks have spent a third of their season playing a man down, and almost half of their opponent's goals have come…

… from power plays. As a result, the Wolverines know how critical their special teams will be during this series. Michigan's power play unit end after staying relatively quiet for most of the season. Last…

… guard Darius Morris being the only part of the Wolverines' rotation from last year to depart, Michigan's lineup brings back the most continuity of the Big Ten teams. This could work to the Wolver- ines…

… clip comes at 2:27. Bottom line: this kid can ball. Inexperience aside, it's fair to label Burke the most athletic player on the Wolverines' roster - he may very well be the best athlete Mich- igan coach…

… injured against Purdue last Saturday. Michigan coach Brady Hoke called him day-to-day with the injury. hands of the running attack, spe- cifically the offensive line. Fourteen of the Wolverines' And…

… week, or at least the amount for Robinson, too. they "need" to be prepared if Once Michigan got the ball called upon. back after the two interceptions, Last Saturday, the unit leading 9-7, the Wolverines…

… father - like Tim Sr. finally learned to do after that apology. It worked. Four games later at Penn State, the Wolverines were down nine points with less than eight minutes left. Tim Jr. hadn't scored a…

… Tim Hardaway Jr. averaged 17.5 points over the tear's fial 14 games last season. some highlight-reel dunks. He'll lead the Wolverines in scoring in more games than any other player. He's going to…

…Gary committed urns Duke, puts to the Wolverines. McGary, the consensus top power forward Michigan in recruit in the nation for the class of 2012, is rated No. 2 overall by tional spotlight both Scout.com and ESPN…

…, and 2 million people are still without electricity. Snowstorm hazards like down power lines have led to 23 reported deaths. or / The University of Michigan Flyers have been giving Wolverines the…

… against Illinois, the Fighting Illini didn't cross midfield until the end of the third quarter. It was the Wolverines' defense that VETS From Page 1A place mainly in the Union and on the Diag, included a…

… in the right position to make a play. Twice more, he admitted his newfound dedica- tion to film. That difference comes from Hoke and his staff - they have the Wolverines prepared to play every Saturday…

… whether they'd like to get e-mail notifications when their grades are posted on Wolverine Access at the end of the semester - a feature cur- rently not available. Larkin said the grade notification proposal…

… Giuseppe is the Wolverines' third-leading scsrer, with 11 psints in his firs season. team's points list. goals the moment he stepped Berenson describes the ideal on campus, and he's scored con- line as one…

… and whether students would want to receive an automatic notification from Wolverine Access when grades are posted. The election began last night at midnight and polls will close at 11:59 p.m. tomorrow…

… not being in the top 25 before McGary commit- ted. The Wolverines also already have four commits for 2013. It's also a mark of status, as elite national recruits typically just consider the traditional…

… Wolver- ines - it's news to us that when it comes to your safety, it matters where exactly you are a Wolverine. Emily Greenberg and Arielle Fleisher are graduate students in the School of Public Health…

… installation of new water bottle filling stations across campus, another asking students if they would like to receive automatic grade notifications from Wolverine Access when professors post final course grades…