The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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������ men���s basketball Oladipo (60.2) and Iowa���s Melsahn Basabe (60.0). McGary ranked eighth in that category (52.7). ��� Burke led the Big Ten in assists (6.4), with the next closest being Purdue���s Ronnie Johnson (4.2). Burke was also ninth in free throw accuracy (80.4), behind Thomas��� 86.8. Burke was tied for third in steals (1.8 average) behind OSU���s Aaron Craft (2.2) and Oladipo (2.0), while McGary was tied for 11th (1.2). ��� The Wolverines placed a trio of three-point shooters into the top 15, with Hardaway No. 3 (46.0 percent), Burke tied for eighth (39.7) and freshman Nik Stauskas tied for 13th (36.9). Hardaway and Burke tied for fifth in average three-pointers made (2.2). ��� Burke led the league in assist-toturnover ratio (3.8), while McGary was tied for 11th in average blocked shots (0.9) and tied for seventh in average offensive rebounds (2.4). ��� Basketball Notebook ��� Glenn Robinson III earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for his performance in the week concluding Jan.��27. Robinson averaged 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game ��� shooting 71.4 percent from the floor ��� in helping the Wolverines to wins over Purdue and Illinois. Robinson snagged his second Freshman of the Week notice of the season by scoring 12 points with nine rebounds in the Wolverines��� home win over the Boilermakers, and then scoring 12 with seven rebounds on the road in Champaign, Ill. ��� Michigan���s 68-53 win over Purdue at Crisler Center Jan.��24 exacted a measure of revenge for the Wolverines��� only home loss since its major renovations prior to the 2011-12 season. The Wolverines came out of the game 27-1 at home, with only a Senior Day defeat last season against the Boilermakers marring that record. ��� U-M trailed Purdue 33-32 at the intermission, marking the first time all season it faced a halftime deficit at home. ��� Michigan���s 74-60 win at Illinois Jan.��27 secured the best start in school history for the men���s basketball team. The Wolverines moved to 19-1, topping the 18���2 starts recorded in 1985-86, 1976-77 and 1964-65. ��� The Wolverines have now won two straight games in Champaign, Ill., this year���s win following a 72-61 victory last March. Michigan had not won at Assembly Hall in consecutive seasons since the 1994 and 1995 campaigns. U-M has four straight wins overall against the Illini, and is 75-85 all time versus Illinois. ��� Illinois native and freshman Max Bielfeldt matched a career high with four points and two rebounds in the win over the Illini. Bielfeldt helped pick up the slack for redshirt junior forward Jordan Morgan, who turned an ankle just 1:31