January 25, 1970 (vol. 80, iss. 96) • Page Image 7
… a Michigan team that gave what was un- doubtedly its best effort of the season. The Wolverines put on a fine team show, getting balanced scoring, and Rudy Tomanovich owned the backboards. State statis…
…- ticians credited him with only 17 but he probably had at least 20. The Wolverines also got clutch foul shooting from Mark Henry and Bird Carter and the defensive job done by Carter and Harry Hayward on…
… game might be an instant replay of a couple of the Wolverine cagers' Big Ten losses "earlier this season; as the Wolverines built up a big lead early in the contest and then watched the Spartans get hot…
… and start whittling away at that lead. But the Maize and Blue added an O'Henry twist to their standard script, as Mark Henry and Bird Carter produced some clutch shooting to give the Wolverines a 91…
…-88 win over the Spartans. After the Spartans had toned the Wolverines' 15 point margin down to six with a little less than Bi Ten Standings t! 4 s r l NIGHT EDITOR: LEE KIRK Illinois Iowa Minnesota…
… But then the Spartans, who shot a cold 35 per cent in the first half and only a slightly warmer 41.4 per cent for the entire evening, came to life, tscoring nine straight points to cut the Wolverines…
…' lead to 80-74. But Henry and Carter, who fin- ished with 9 and 17 points respec- tively, showed that the Wolverines still had some mustard left in their Iattack. Henry drew a foul from Rudy Benjamin, the…
… Wolverines up to 84-74. Henry got the next two for the Wolverines, as the Spartans were called for goaltending. The game wasn't over yet, though, and it took some clutch shooting by Carter from the free throw…