January 21, 1997
(vol. 107, iss. 57)
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… ending In easy Wolverine bas- ',,. kets.40 , JOE WESTRATE/Daily Hoosiers fall to unranked WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) - It did- n't matter who guarded Brad Miller Saturday night. The Purdue center matched his…
…. While more than a handful of Big Ten teams have seen double-digit leads whither away to nothing, Michigan did such a good job han- dling Iowa's aggressive press in the Wolverines' 79-71 victory over the…
… fact, Michigan gave the ball away just 12 times - a superb statistic, especially given Iowa's success with the press. In return, the Wolverines forced 18 turnovers, converting most of them into…
… transition opportunities. Both teams shot exceptionally well. The Hawkeyes hit 47 percent of their shots, while Michigan connected on 52 percent. The Wolverines took three more shots than lgwa did and made…
…'t remember more than ong, and we had a lot more than that:' Those fast breaks have been sorely missed for a while. When the Wolverines' halfrourt offense was struggling against good defensive ballclubs, they…
… Hawkeyes back, and partly l cause the Wolverines gave a spectacular defensive effort. . While Michigan was creating fast-break opportunities, the Hawkeyes were watching theirs literally slip past them…
… three guards for a large chunk of the game. What the Wolverines lacked in height, they more than made up for in quick- ness. If Michigan didn't get a transition basket off the press break, it almost…
…'s also bombing away from beyond the arc, hitting 42 percent of his treys. And Sunday's game was no exception, as he tossed in 25 against the Wolverines. Woolridge has been the Hawkeyes' leading scor- er in…
… without a captain, the Wolverines now appear to have two: junior guard Travis Conlan and sophomore Miller, became the first Indiana player to foul out of a game this season. But nobody else had any luck…
… opponents by almost 14 per game. And indeed, against the Wolverines, Iowa was once again the master of the glass, pulling down 33 rebounds to Michigan's 27. Junior forward Ryan Bowen led the Hawkeyes' effort…