The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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46 THE WOLVERINE JANUARY 2017 T he result wasn't what Michigan wanted while taking on the daunt- ing task of traveling to Pauley Pavil- ion for a showdown against No. 2 UCLA. The Bruins pulled away at the end for a 102-84 victory Dec. 10, af- ter a game-long shootout that proved tightly contested most of the way. UCLA shot a scorching 67.2 per- cent from the field (39 of 58), going 15 for 24 (62.5 percent) from three-point range. In other words, a team that had just gone into Rupp Arena and taken down Kentucky didn't leave the Wolverines much breathing room. Michigan responded by connect- ing on 53.8 percent (14 of 26) from three-point range and 92.3 percent (12 of 13) from the free throw line. But it wasn't enough in a showdown featuring 22 combined three-pointers by the Wolverines and Bruins in the first half alone. Michigan went 12 of 16 and UCLA 10 of 14 in that fire-fingered stretch, U-M building a 48-41 lead before Bruins star Lonzo Ball made good on an NBA three to square the game at the half, 50-50. In the end, the Wolverines couldn't keep the up with the blistering pace over the final few minutes, when UCLA pulled away. But Michigan head coach John Beilein and his play- ers saw plenty off which to build in the U-M effort. "We were on the big stage, playing on ESPN2 against the No. 2 team in the country," senior forward Zak Irvin noted. "Going into this game, we had nothing to lose. No one thought we were going to win this game anyway. We just came out with that mentality." The Wolverines didn't win it, but probably came out with a jolt of added confidence for future show- downs. Meanwhile, Irvin's fellow se- nior, guard Derrick Walton Jr., made the list of Wolverines topping 1,000 career points with his nine-point ef- fort in the contest. Here is a look at the 1,000-point club at Michigan, as it stood through the UCLA game: MICHIGAN BASKETBALL 1,000-POINT SCORERS Rk. Player Points Years 1. Glen Rice 2,442 1986-89 2. Mike McGee 2,439 1978-81 3. Louis Bullock 2,224 1996-99 4. Gary Grant 2,222 1985-88 5. Cazzie Russell 2,164 1964-66 6. LaVell Blanchard 1,818 2000-03 7. Rudy Tomjanovich 1,808 1968-70 8. Jalen Rose 1,788 1992-94 9. Bill Buntin 1,725 1963-65 10. Manny Harris 1,668 2008-10 11. Henry Wilmore 1,652 1971-73 12. Daniel Horton 1,614 2003-06 13. Roy Tarpley 1,601 1983-86 14. Dion Harris 1,599 2004-07 15. Antoine Joubert 1,594 1984-87 16. DeShawn Sims 1,584 2007-10 17. Jimmy King 1,542 1992-95 18. Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,532 2011-13 19. Juwan Howard 1,526 1992-94 20. Bernard Robinson Jr. 1,505 2001-04 21. Phil Hubbard 1,455 1976-79 22. Loy Vaught 1,451 1987-90 23. Rumeal Robinson 1,446 1988-90 24. Terry Mills 1,405 1988-90 25. John Tidwell 1,386 1959-61 26. Maceo Baston 1,340 1995-98 27. Steve Grote 1,330 1974-77 28. Courtney Sims 1,329 2004-07 29. Lester Abram 1,274 2002-07 30. Ray Jackson 1,262 1992-95 30. Maurice Taylor 1,262 1995-97 32. Zak Irvin 1,255 2014- 33. Eric Turner 1,251 1982-84 34. Trey Burke 1,231 2012-13 35. Dennis Stewart 1,224 1967-89 36. Chris Webber 1,218 1992-93 37. Richard Rellford 1,211 1983-86 38. Robert Traylor 1,210 1996-98 39. Rickey Green 1,184 1976-77 40. Ron Kramer 1,119 1955-57 41. M.C. Burton 1,115 1957-59 42. Zack Novak 1,082 2009-12 42. Campy Russell 1,082 1973-74 44. Caris LeVert 1,070 2013-16 45. Nik Stauskas 1,060 2013-14 46. George Lee 1,043 1957-59 47. John Robinson 1,040 1974-77 48. Thad Garner 1,039 1979-82 49. Don Eaddy 1,012 1952-55 50. Derrick Walton Jr. 1,000 2014- 50. Wayman Britt 1,000 1973-76 MICHIGAN BASKETBALL Derrick Walton Jr. Hits 1,000 Career Points In UCLA Loss Walton became the 51st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points, joining class- mate Zak Irvin. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL