ounds ▁and ▁ 4 ▁ass ists ▁to ▁help ▁Michigan ▁defeat ▁the ▁( # 3 ) ▁Michigan ▁State ▁Spart ans ▁ 8 0 – 7 5 . ▁The ▁victory ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁school ▁history ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁defeated ▁three ▁consecutive ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁top ▁ten ▁oppon ents ▁and ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 8 7 ▁Iowa ▁Haw key es ▁that ▁any ▁team ▁had ▁won ▁three ▁consecutive ▁games , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁against ▁top ▁ten ▁oppon ents . ▁It ▁also ▁gave ▁Michigan ▁a ▁ 7 – 0 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁start , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 ▁team ▁won ▁its ▁first ▁eight ▁games . ▁In ▁the ▁game , ▁Wal ton ▁went ▁ 9 - for - 1 0 ▁from ▁the ▁free ▁throw ▁line , ▁including ▁ 8 - for - 9 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁minutes . ▁For ▁the ▁week , ▁Wal ton ▁earned ▁Big ▁Ten ▁F resh man ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁recognition . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁Wal ton ▁posted ▁his ▁first ▁double - double ▁with ▁ 1 3 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁reb ounds ▁against ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁helping ▁Michigan ▁win ▁at ▁Ohio ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁years . ▁Following ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Big ▁Ten ▁All - F resh man ▁team ▁selection ▁by ▁the ▁coach es . ▁Michigan ▁cl inch ed ▁its ▁first ▁out right ▁( un shared )