WEST LAFAYETTE - Michigan guard Louis Bullock didn't just pace the Wolverines with 25 points in their 81-71 loss to Purdue on Saturday. With his effort, Bullock became the only current Big Ten player with at least 2,000 points.
In addition, Bullock became the fifth player in Michigan history and 23rd player in Big Ten history to score at least 2,000 points in a career. Bullock, who now has 2,017 points, is currently 21st on the Big Ten list. The 6-foot-3 senior joins Michigan basketball greats Glen Rice, Mike McGee, Gary Grant and Cazzie Russell on the list.
But Bullock, ever the humble one, failed to appreciate his record in light of Michigan's loss to the Boilermakers.
"I didn't even know (about the record) until right before the game," Bullock said. "Any time you have a chance to accomplish something that will put you in the record books, you want to do it in a win."
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| Michigan guard Louis Bullock scored 25 points against Purdue, and also became the only current Big Ten player to score more than 2,000 points in his career.
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Free throw follies: For the third straight contest, the Wolverines were outshot at the charity stripe. In Saturday's game, the Boilermakers converted 21 of 27 attempts, to Michigan's 18 of 22 shots.
Despite the discrepancy, this was still a drastic improvement from last Wednesday's debacle against Minnesota. The Golden Gophers connected on a Big Ten record-tying 25 consecutive free throws en route to a 34 of 39 performance. Meanwhile, the Wolverines made it to the line only 14 times during the game, hitting 10 shots.
Even in victory over Ohio State a week earlier, the Wolverines went to the line 10 times fewer than the rival Buckeyes. But in this instance, Michigan's opponent failed to make the most of its opportunity, with the Buckeyes hitting 15 of 32 shots to Michigan's 17 of 22.
DANA LINNANE/Daily
01-25-99
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