European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes wednesday april 5,19b9 prop. 48 made Robinson a Winner before the gome Washington Posl Seattle after 40 minutes of regu lation time and 4 57 of overtime the Mcaa championship rested in Rumeal Robinson s soft hands and Michigan could t have asked for a More deserving hero. With All the sound and fury swirling this season around the fairness of proposition 42, Robinson was living proof that proposition 48 Al least worked. Robinson had forfeited his freshman season under the terms of prop. 48, understanding be was to concentrate on academics prove himself a student before he could became an athlete. He spent that year studying confining his Basket Ball to Intra Meirais. He played with Stu dents who would go on to become Law yers and doctors he was the Only on among them who could legitimately dream of going on to the Aba his grades prospered and he talks now of that year being the Best of his Young life. It s hard to say if he became a better basketball player but he gained valuable self Confidence As a person assured that he was capable of succeeding at some thing More than just jamming Back wards. So in a sense that year under pres sure that year of being lusted prepared him for this moment the ultimate lest of his athletic life. Robinson who d already scored 19points and dealt off 11 assists had been fouled by Gerald Greene with three seconds left in overtime an unusually Gutsy Call by referee Jack Clouti cry at such a crucial juncture. Scion Hall s . Carle Simo called Lime to ice Robinson know ing he was a 64 percent shooter hoping he was prone to nervousness the score was 79-78, scion Hall the front end of the on and one would lie the second could win the game. Robinson poured the first one Down Sweet As Honey then backed off the line his right 1st raised High showing it is inc whole gym. Back commentary to the line Robinson went and drilled the second this time he gave High fives to some teammates his smile so Bright it could have been a Candle. Rumeal Robinson one of the most scrutinized student athletes in College sports the poster boy for prop. 48, an american Success Story had com through when his teammates needed him most. Michigan which still does t have an official head coach was the National Champion. So what s it going to be. To has Steve Fisher done enough now he s 6-0. Each game under the threat of single Elimina Tion and there arc no More left to play. He s won the National championship. To one More than you be won an Given it to you As a belated birthday present honouring your birthday last Friday. What Are you going to give him. To the Breeze so the tournament ends As it should in a most unlikely manner inc first overtime in 26 years decided on a non shooting foul called at a Lime when most games Are left in inc Handi of he players played Between teams that had plenty of chances to quit and never did anything but play hard. Neither team figured to last this be sure Michigan was As usual Ripe to Bunting with Talent and a preseason nominee Lor greatness. Indeed . Expressed a coaching consensus saying when the season started if you said pick the two earns who d be playing on monday night one of them would have been Michigan. The moment they come on the Hoar unless you re Blind you realize they re bigger stronger and quicker than anyone in the but inc wolverines had a sorry history in the tournament under Bill Friedr losing prematurely each of the last four years. Like fellow big ten coaches Lou Kenson of Illinois and Gene Keady of Purdue. Friedr bore the stigma of vulnerability around is and of. As shaky As Friedr was however Mich Igan s chances seemed even More Remote when immediately before the tournament Friedr announced his intention to coach Arizona stale next year. angrily booted him out on the spot. Even those who believed any coach would exceed Friedr feared that the ill time upheaval would Lummox Michigan. As it turned out the move was Liberat ing. For the first time in anyone s memory Michigan began giving its full Effort All the time. It seems about the. Same time As the Vaughn. Coach Fisher or because people said we would t be a contender because we did thave conference coaches predicted the pirates would finish seventh in the big East. Gone from scion Hall s first and Only Caa tournament team were three Start ers including leading scorer and robot incr Mark Bryant Portland s first round draft pick. Besides inc program was t on the surest footing one year ago january both the Campus Senate and student newspaper called for s resignation scion a surprised everyone by Fin Ishing second in the big East. But it was a quiet second absent the hoopla attend ing he Glamor teams of the conference Georgetown and Syracuse. Even As the advanced through the tournament they remained Chian their single jumbo Yant aspect being . Sbeard. So it was an unusual pairing but a intriguing one because of the. Dogfight mentality Between Michigan s offence and scion Hall s defense which was de serving when if counted Laic in the second half the pirate forced the overtime by allowing Michigan just 12 Points in the last 8 25, while the whirling John Morton brought the Hall Glen Rice hoists Rumul Robinson. Back by himself scoring it of their last 20 Points. Like it did against Duke scion Hall battled Back from the Vergeon extinction. The difference this time was that Michi Gan did t follow the script by succumbing to the surge of pressure. All of the wolverines Long Odds but particularly Rumeal Robinson on the court and in the study Hall hits proven he knows How to pass the Tough tests. Coaches Rice shoots to top of scoring list from Page 2t it in the first half and his Reddish Brown Beard was soaked with sweat by halftime he screamed at his players cursed them and hugged them. When Selon Hall began surging Back Fisher Asiu Cly called a timeout and preached patience to his players. No Quick shots he said work it around and take Good shots. Glen Rice Michigan s leading scorer with 31 Points got a Pat on inc head despite missing an is Foo Cral the Buzzer in regulation. It was a Good shot Fisher told him. After run Teal Robinson Sank his game winning free throws with three seconds left in overtime Fisher turned to Mills during a timeout and told him to guard the inbound pass. "1 want you to jump a High As you be Ever jumped in your Fife Fisher said paying attention to every detail. Mills jumping forced a Long High heave that left scion Hall without a Good shot at the Buzzer. Carlisimo 39, did l win but simply reaching the Mcaa finals gave him All inc payback he wanted for the Campus critics sought to fire him last year when he was losing. I enormously proud of the year we had and inc Effort we put Forth today Carlisimo said. We dug ourselves a Hole and 1 thought our kids just climbed Back in by playing exceptional defense. When it Canna Down to it they Madea couple of big shots and they made some enormous free throws and we missed a couple he said. Seattle a whether he was in the Lane on he move or firing from Long Range Rice was Nice so step aside Bill Bradley and make. Way for1 Glen Rice the fluid Michigan Forward whose cd Eph jump shot is a can in in of flicking a basketball through the hoop. There is no finer shooter in College basketball than Glen Rice no finer shooter said St Csc ,.m Chi Ganv interim coach. With his 31 Points in Michigan s 80 79 overtime Victory Over Selon Hall in the Mcaa championship game monday night. Rice broke Bradley s single season scoring record in Mcaa games and be came he All time leading scorer in inc big ten conference. And just for Good measure the 6-foot 7 senior was voted the outstanding player of inc final four Here s what Rice accomplished in six Mcaa tournament games he All Lime scoring leaders. The lop Tatlor w left la Ico Iwa Al Mcaa yur i Ramant Gin i f Naoom Neil tearing it Wiga Otaya rim mkt bin. Lm9. I aft Rel 307 pcwil177 u4 Bratty. Huot Lon. Ib6s, 5 Garni. 35.4 1st he by in hauv1h, sow. 33.41u dim Mung Kwui. 19m. Gardi. 27j scored 184 Points Topping the 177 that Bradley now a . Senator from new Jersey scored in five games for Prince ton in inc 1965 tournament. Rice Shol 57.3 percent from the Field in inc tournament series and made 55 percent of his 3-Poiniers, Rice concluded his Michigan career with a big ten record 2,442 Points. An other Wolverine Mike Mcgee set theold record of 2,439 from 1978-81 i his 31 Points monday night came against four different defenders who dogged him All Over the court Andrew gaze John Morton Daryll Walker and Michael Cooper he made five 3-Point-crs, four in. The second half and a Succes Sion of two Point jumpers from is Beeton in. On one be faked Morton and Gerald Greene off the car feel with a single move and leaned in for an 8-footer in the Lane that gave Michigan a id Point Lead mid Way through the second half. He s got size quickness and a fast release Gaie said la s very hard to defend a Guy like that. Any shot he got off i Felt was going logo Down whether was there or did someone say rebounding Rice Atso led Michigan with 11 rebounds. Rice s Iz-for-25 shooting marked the first time he hit less than half his shots Ina tournament game but Many of Hose he made came at key times he has been As Good As there is Fisher said. Nobody has done More than Glen Rice for Michigan not Only Over this six game is Rulch but through out his career. Seton Hall coach accepts fateful Call Seattle a scion Hall coach ."Carlcsimo had no complaints about the foul Call thai enabled Michigan 10 Bocai his pirates 80-79 monday night for the Mcaa basketball championship. I Noi being smart when i say that game was Well officiated Carlesimo said. John Clougherty to me is one of if not the Best officials in the country. We could t ask for anybody else we d rather have make the Call when the game is on the line than John Dougherty Clou Ghany called Greene for fouling Michigan s Rumeal Robinson at he free throw line with three seconds to go in overtime and scion Hall leading 79-78. Robinson the worst free throw shooter in the Michigan starting lineup this sea son at 64 percent made Bath shots. I think it could have gone either Way Greene said. I just saw him penetrating to the Hole i just tried to Cut him Ott on an Angle. But we both collided. I Felt that i was in Good enough Posi Tion to pick up the offensive foul but thercy called a
