The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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men's basketball Mackey Arena, 80-70, and beat the • The Wolverines won their first game Boilermakers at Crisler Arena, 84-76. against Penn State in Big Ten TournaThe most recent victory also pro- ment action. They entered the contest duced the first back-to-back wins over 0-2 against the Nittany Lions. The win the Boilermakers since 1993-94. • Burke's seven assists in the Purdue game gave him 364 for his career, tied with Bernard Robinson Jr. for 10th in Michigan history. Burke then broke the tie by racking up four more assists in Michigan's final regular-season game, passing Manny Harris for ninth place on Michigan's all-time list with 368. • Indiana's 72-71 victory at Crisler Center March 10 marked Michigan's only home loss of the season. U-M finished up 17-1 at home on the year, the second straight season featuring just one defeat at Crisler. • Burke's 20 points against Indiana meant that he scored more than 15 in every Big Ten game this season. He's the only Freshman Caris LeVert matched a career high with player in the entire conference a pair of three-pointers in U-M's 71-58 win over to achieve that feat. Burke also Illinois Feb. 24. photo by per kjeldsen leapfrogged Zack Novak and Campy Russell (1,082) on Michigan's also marked the seventh straight year all-time scoring list, pushing his to- the Wolverines have won their first tal to 1,098. Burke connected on a game at the tournament. career-high five three-pointers in the • Michigan's 68-59 loss to Wisconsin contest. in the Big Ten Tournament quarter• Burke tied a career high with three finals March 15 left the Wolverines blocks in Michigan's 83-66 win over 0-2 versus the Badgers in that event. Penn State in the opening round of The Wolverines led at the half, 20-17, the Big Ten Tournament March 14. despite their lowest first-half output Redshirt sophomore Jon Horford of the season. Wisconsin's 17 also added a season-high 11 points, five marked the lowest tally by a conferrebounds and two blocks in the win. ence foe in the first half this year.