Michigan squandered an early 13-point lead, Robert Traylor struggled to find the net from underneath the basket and the Wolverines continued their sloppy ball handling.
Nevertheless, Michigan improved to 4-1 with a 71-62 victory over Florida International (3-2) last night at Crisler Arena, thanks to a 23-point effort from Maceo Baston - Michigan's Mr. Consistency this season - and key contributions from freshmen Josh Asselin and Brandon Smith.
Baston's 23 leads 'M' over Panthers 71-62
GRAND RAPIDS - Good teams win ugly games. Not even championship teams play well every night, but it's the mark of a mature team to win even when it's not playing its best.
The Michigan women's basketball team (4-1) pulled out a 78-66 victory over a scrappy Central Michigan team (3-3) in a hard-fought, though not necessarily well played game at Gerald Ford Fieldhouse in Grand Rapids. For the Chippewas, this was their third consecutive loss after beginning the season with three straight wins.Women's cagers win, 78-66
Trying to predict the Michigan volleyball team's first-round NCAA tournament matchup tonight with Temple in College Station, Tex., would be a difficult task. Not that the Wolverines are really complaining.
The prospect of the unknown just adds to the challenge of the NCAAs - which the Wolverines have tried the past 16 years to qualify for. 
Spikers must face unknown at NCAAs
The 1997 Michigan women's cross country season was marked by constant improvement.
Michigan rebounded from an average season last year to place seventh at the NCAA championships and produce two All-Americans.
'M' harriers run past youth for strong year
Michigan women's swimming coach Jim Richardson has had plenty of reasons to give thanks during "the streak." His teams have won an unprecedented 11- straight Big Ten championships - a title each year but one while he's been at the helm.
Blue swimmers battle bugs, Irish
It's "warmup" time for the Michigan men's swimming and diving team - and not only because the U.S. Open in Indianapolis, Ind., is the last chance to prime themselves for the preseason. The Wolverines can now show off their new warmups.Men's swimmers about to warm it up at final meet of the preseason
OK, we're five games into the basketball season, five games into the Brian Ellerbe era and only 25 games away from the end of the regular season (or maybe just the end of the season, period, if things don't pick up).With 5 games gone, here's what we know
GRAND RAPIDS - It was designated on the schedule as a home game, but Gerald Ford Fieldhouse in Grand Rapids is quite a trek from the friendly confines of Crisler Arena.
Yet for some on the Michigan women's basketball team, this truly was a home game. Senior captain Molly Murray, sophomore Kenisha Walker and freshman Katie Dykhouse all went to high school in Grand Rapids, and the chance to play in front of hometown fans was a social opportunity.'M' cagers find familiar home
'M' grapplers to roll dice, foes in Vegas
Somebody is going to pay, but it's not going to be for gambling debts.
The Michigan wrestling team heads out to Nevada this weekend with a vengeance to take part in the Las Vegas Classic in which top wrestlers from 40 schools around the country will compete.
12-04-97
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