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NEW YORK -- Zak Irvin led five players in double figures with 16 points and Michigan pulled away late in the first half for a 79-61 victory over Marquette in the second semifinal of the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden Thursday night.Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and reserve Mark Donnal added 15 points apiece for Michigan (3-0), which led for the final 33-plus minutes and beat Marquette for the 14th time in 20 meetings.Michigan will face SMU in the championship game Friday. Marquette will face Pittsburgh in the consolation game.The Wolverines shot 59 percent in the first half and 51 percent overall.Luke Fischer led the Golden Eagles (2-1) with 19 points, Hannif Cheatham added 12 and JaJuan Johnson contributed 11 but it was not nearly enough as Marquette shot 41 percent and committed 15 turnovers.Marquette trailed by 29 early in the second half and made a slight dent in the lead with about 6 1/2 minutes remaining when Matt Heldt scooped in a layup through a double team after nearly fumbling the ball away to make it 67-53.Michigan did not let the lead slip below 12 and sealed the win when Irvins 3-pointer late in the shot clock spun around the rim before going in with about a 4 1/2 minutes remaining. On the next possession, D.J. Wilson converted an alley-oop baseline dunk and free throw for a 73-57 advantage.Marquette held a pair of one-point leads early in the second half and stayed with Michigan until around the eight-minute mark. Already leading 28-20, Michigan scored 10 straight points in a span of 2:05 and held a 50-26 lead at halftime.BIG PICTURE:Marquette won its first two games by double digits over Vanderbilt and Howard, getting away with shaky first halves. The Golden Eagles averaged 36.5 points in the first halves those games but against a higher level of competition, Marquette was held to 26. The first four possessions of the second half did not go well either as the Golden Eagles were called for traveling twice and were not close on two 3-point attempts.Michigan made 342 3-pointers last season, the most in school history, and the third time under coach John Beileins spread offense the Wolverines made at least 300. Michigan is off to a good start again from long range. After going 16 of 45 in its first two wins, the Wolverines were slightly better Thursday with a 9-of-23 showing.UP NEXT:Marquette will face former Big East foe Pittsburgh in the 2K Classic championship game Friday.Michigan will face SMU in the 2K Classic championship game Friday. Jesse Barfield Blue Jays Jersey . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. Freddy Galvis Blue Jays Jersey . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. http://www.bluejaysonline.com/blue-jays-billy-mckinney-jersey/ . Pirlo limped out of Sundays 1-0 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes. Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a second-degree lesion to the collateral medial ligament in his right knee. 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Sir Bradley Wiggins insists he is still to make a decision about his future after winning what was expected to be his final event.The 36-year-old cyclist and fellow Briton Mark Cavendish won the Ghent Six-Day in the Belgian city of Wiggins birth, after a thrilling Madison.Wiggins had previously suggested that team pursuit triumph was the fairytale conclusion to his career, and that Ghent would be the ideal place for his final appearance.However, while Wiggins confirmed it was his last race with Cavendish, the 2012 Tour de France winner hinted he could yet carry on.I was born here and Ive always felt this is a second home to me, he told Eurosport.Its always special to win here. And I always said that this would be my final send-off, to come here and race Ghent for one last time.To win it with Mark as well, after everything we have been through the last 10 years together. This will be the last time we race together for sure.Maybe not my last individuallly, but together as a pairing.ddddddddddddWhen you think what we have achieved together it is incredible.I am not sure about my future yet, but at this moment Ive still got really good legs. I dont want to say 100 percent then make an announcement next week. I am just going to enjoy today.In a nip-and-tuck finale to the hour-long Madison, the British duo won a three-way duel with rival pairs Kenny De Ketele and Moreno De Pauw, and Elia Viviani and Iljo Keisse.With just five laps of the race to go Wiggins made his move and he and Cavendish were declared lap leaders.Me and Cav are like brothers you know, added Wiggins.We have a good time together and would do anything for each other. We fight and bicker, but we know each others strengths.We have raced together a lot, for 12 to 13 years now. It has been a great partnership. ' ' '