November 16, 1984 (vol. 95, iss. 62) • Page Image 10
… was 100 points and a win over the Yugoslavian national team begin the Wolverines' basketball season. It was a good beginning, to put it mildly, for freshman Gary Grant, and a positive new beginning for…
… eventually we're gonna face much better teams," said Michigan coach Bill Frieder after last night's 100-87 entrance examination. Topping the Wolverine honor role was Roy Tarpley, whose 22 points led Michigan…
… and whose 19 rebounds were a multi-national best. Grant's 17 points gave him the Wolverines' second highest grade, but it was his defense of Yugoslavia's star guard Drazen Petrovic for his first Crisler…
… left him on him (Petrovic)." Grant's defense was also one of the keys to the Wolverine offense. Each of his game-high three steals led to Michigan points, the most notable of which was a ferocious…
… reverse dunk by forward Rich Rellford late in the second half. A few minutes before that dunk, the Wolverines were struggling. Michigan's 51-35 halftime lead had been cut to seven, 73-66 with nine minutes…