▁points ▁as ▁Michigan ▁defeated ▁SM U ▁ 7 6 – 5 4 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 0 ▁against ▁( # 2 /# 2 ) ▁U CLA , ▁Wal ton ▁posted ▁nine ▁points , ▁becoming ▁the ▁ 5 1 st ▁Wol ver ine ▁in ▁program ▁history ▁to ▁eclipse ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁career ▁points . ▁On ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁Big ▁Ten ▁players ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 0 - man ▁Senior ▁C LA SS ▁Award ▁candidate ▁list . ▁On ▁February ▁ 7 ▁against ▁Michigan ▁State , ▁Wal ton ▁posted ▁ 2 0 ▁points , ▁ 8 ▁ass ists ▁and ▁ 5 ▁reb ounds , ▁becoming ▁the ▁third ▁player ▁in ▁program ▁history ▁to ▁eclipse ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁points , ▁ 4 0 0 ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 ▁ass ists , ▁joining ▁Gary ▁Grant ▁and ▁J alen ▁Rose . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁Wal ton ▁led ▁Michigan ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁road ▁win ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁points ▁against ▁Indiana , ▁mark ing ▁his ▁fifth ▁consecutive ▁ 2 0 - point ▁game . ▁After ▁aver aging ▁ 2 2 . 5 ▁points , ▁ 6 . 0 ▁ass ists , ▁ 5 . 0 ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁ 2 . 5 ▁ste als ▁and ▁shooting ▁a ▁ 6 0 . 9 % ▁( 1 4 - for - 2 3 ) ▁field ▁goal ▁percentage , ▁an ▁ 8 3 . 3 % ▁(