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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Michigan knew Florida State would present problems after watching the Seminoles pick apart a talented VCU squad in their first game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. What the Wolverines didnt know is that theyre a lot more resilient than they might have realized. Nik Stauskas scored 26 points, including seven in overtime, as No. 14 Michigan erased a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Florida State 82-80 Friday in the island tournament. The win earned the Wolverines (4-1) a spot in Sundays championship game against Charlotte, which beat Northeastern 86-77 in the other semifinal. "I think we just didnt want to go home with another loss on our chest. We came together as a team," Michigan guard Derrick Walton Jr. said. "We stayed together the whole time and possession after possession we got stops and it paid off at the end." Walton Jr. added 15 points and Mitch McGary had 14 points and 12 rebounds in his third game back from a back injury. McGary logged 33 minutes and went just 6 for 15 from the field, but kept the Wolverines competitive inside against the much bigger Seminoles front line. "Tonight was a battle. I think we stuck together as a team and showed our core values tonight," McGary said. "Going in at halftime we were down 10 and we still had a positive attitude toward the game, we just knew we needed to get stops each possession. "Theres not a 10-point basket we could use to get back in the game. We just had to grind it out each possession and thats that we did," he said. FSU (4-1) had a chance to win the game in the final seconds, but a midcourt heave by Aaron Thomas bounced off the backboard. Ian Miller had 19 points to lead four Seminoles players in double figures, but he had just three after halftime. Okaro White added 18 points and Montay Brandon chipped in 14 in the Seminoles first loss of the season. Coach Leonard Hamilton said he thought Michigans change to a 1-3-1 zone defence disrupted not Miller, but the flow of his entire team. He also said that self-inflicted mistakes when players dribbled off their feet or stepped out of bounds late in the game were too much to overcome. "It made us tentative, we were not nearly as aggressive and then on the defensive end they did a very good job of attacking the basket and getting to the foul line," Hamilton said. "We tried to attack the basket and we couldnt get to the foul line ... they deserved this victory today." Michigan came out aggressive in overtime, with Stauskas scoring six of the Wolverines first eight points. He made one of two foul shots with 1:17 to play to put Michigan up 80-77. The Seminoles misfired on two possessions that could have tied it, and Walton made a pair of free throws to make it 82-77 with 14.8 seconds left. FSU wasnt finished, though. Miller broke a second half scoring drought with a 3-pointer that made it 82-80 with just 5 seconds remaining. After trailing by double figures for most of the second half, the Wolverines got a steal and 3-pointer by Spike Albrecht to cut the lead to 56-51 with 9:04 to play in regulation. Brandon scored six straight points for FSU to make it 63-54, before a basket by Stauskas got the Wolverines back within seven. Walton then got loose under the basket a few possessions later and was fouled as his layup dropped through to make it 64-58 with 3:52 remaining. He hit the free throw to complete the three-point play. The Wolverines kept scrapping and got a 3-pointer from Robinson to pull back within 67-63. Robinson then got a strip on defence and was fouled on the fast break. He hit a pair of free throws to cut the lead to just a basket. Two foul shots on the other end by Devon Bookert put FSU back up by four, but it went right back to 69-67 on a two free throws by Stauskas with less than a minute to play. FSU took the shot clock down, but Bookerts 3-pointer from the corner was long. Michigan coach John Beilein said his team will only get better, and expects McGary to continue to be a key cog in that development. "You could see it a couple of times he wasnt ready for the 33 minutes," He said. "Hes so far (away), his timing and all those things are so far off. But he gives us some energy and some rebounding that few people in the country have right now." . - Gary Kubiak is John Elways No. .com) - Colorado forward P. http://www.titansstoreonline.com/Black- ... ns-Jersey/. As analysts we do the same thing, so here are some observations from week one. First there were two major upsets. I should say, major upsets in the eyes of the fans and prognosticators. . Here are some of the best from Week One and some to watch in Week Two: TOP PERFORMERS Anthony Allen, RB, Saskatchewan (176 YDS, 2 TD, 30 touches vs. Hamilton) - Powerfully-built back burst onto the scene in his CFL debut, after a couple of years in the NFL, playing 21 games with the Baltimore Ravens. . He wants to seize that opportunity. The trouble is, Firus has had more bumps on the road to Sochi than most. Last year, Firus had the skate of a lifetime in the short program at the Canadian championships when he landed his first triple Axel in competition and finished third in a stacked field.2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1977-1981 Canada: 7 W - 0 T - 0 L, Gold Medal Team Canada was the beneficiary of the NHL lockout of 1994-95, as many players who would normally not be made available to the national junior team donned the red-and-white in Red Deer. With so much talent on hand, Canada cruised to a perfect 7-0-0 record, blitzing opponents by scoring at least four goals in every game. It helped that the rest of the field was fairly weak in 1995, as none of the European teams would come close to matching Canadas offensive prowess. In fact, the best non-Canadian in the tournament in terms of future success was Adam Deadmarsh, who scored 10 points for the fifth place Americans. Thanks to the NHL lockout, Alexandre Daigle was back after a one year hiatus and he was one of five Canadians to reach double-digits in scoring. Marty Murray and Jason Allison led the way with 15 points, while Eric Daze paced the club with eight goals. Defenceman Bryan McCabe was also an offensive force, scoring 12 points. Despite the presence of McCabe, Ed Jovanovski, Wade Redden and Nolan Baumgartner, Canadas defence corps was very average compared to its attack. Goaltenders Jamie Storr and Dan Cloutier, both first round NHL picks, coughed up 22 goals. In total, there were 13 first round NHL picks on the 1995 Canadian team, including eight from the class of 1994. When the dust settled, Marty Murray was named the tournaments top forward and McCabe was the top defenceman. Canada counted four of the six all-star berths, with Allison and Daze joining Murray and McCabe. The gold medal victory made it three in a row for Canada, which would eventually run that streak to five. Final Standings TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Canada 7 7 0 0 49 22 14 Russia 7 5 2 0 36 24 10 Sweden 7 4 2 1 35 21 9 Finland 7 3 3 1 29 26 7 United States 7 3 4 0 28 33 6 Czech Rep.dddddddddddd 7 3 4 0 43 26 6 Germany 7 1 6 0 17 55 2 Ukraine 7 1 6 0 12 42 2 Team Canada Roster (GP - G - A - Pts) Marty Murray (7 - 6 - 9 - 15) Jason Allison (7 - 3 - 12 - 15) Bryan McCabe (7 - 3 - 9 - 12) Eric Daze (7 - 8 - 2 - 10) Alexandre Daigle (7 - 2 - 8 - 10) Jeff Friesen (7 - 5 - 2 - 7) Ryan Smyth (7 - 2 - 5 - 7) Jamie Rivers (7 - 3 - 3 - 6) Jeff ONeill (7 - 2 - 4 - 6) Todd Harvey (7 - 6 - 0 - 6) Larry Courville (7 - 2 - 3 - 5) Wade Redden (7 - 3 - 2 - 5) Denis Pederson (7 - 2 - 2 - 4) Darcy Tucker (7 - 0 - 4 - 4) Jason Botterill (7 - 0 - 4 - 4) Ed Jovanovski (7 - 2 - 0 - 2) Nolan Baumgartner (7 - 0 - 1 - 1) Lee Sorochan (7 - 0 - 1 - 1) Chad Allan (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Shean Donovan (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Team Canada Goaltending (W-L-T - GAA - SO) Dan Cloutier (3-0-0 - 2.67 - 0) Jamie Storr (4-0-0 - 3.50 - 0) Tournament All-Stars G - Igor Karpenko (UKR) F - Marty Murray (CAN) D - Anders Eriksson (SWE) F - Jason Allison (CAN) D - Bryan McCabe (CAN) F - Eric Daze (CAN) Top Scorers PLAYER GP G A P Marty Murray (CAN) 7 6 9 15 Jason Allison (CAN) 7 3 12 15 Bryan McCabe (CAN) 7 3 9 12 Alexander Serikow (GER) 7 2 9 11 Eric Daze (CAN) 7 8 2 10 ' ' '