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 scped 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-p 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 schl history, and the third time under coach John Beileins spread offense the Wolverines made at least 300. Michigan is off to a gd 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. Wholesale Air Jordan 3 Nz . The visitors tk a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area. Air Jordan 3 Nz Sale . Mitch Holmberg added a goal and three assists. Connor Chartier also scored for the Chiefs (3-0-0). Luke Harrison spoiled Garrett Hughsons shutout bid with a power-play goal at 13:17 of the third period. The Spokane goaltender finished with 28 saves, including a Brandon Fushimi penalty shot in the second period that would have tied the game 1-1. http://www.airjordan3nz.com/ .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Air Jordan 3 Nz . 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Penrith coach Anthony Griffin admits Jamie Sowards exit has left the club short on playmaking stocks.Just three weeks after his dumping to reserve grade, Soward made a hasty exit from the NRL this week to take up a contract with English club London Broncos.His departure leaves the Panthers ominously short on playmaking options, with second-rower Bryce Cartwright forced to partner rkie halfback Nathan Cleary at the scrumbase.Youngster Te Maire Martin, who has six games against his name after making his own debut earlier this year, is still up to a month away with a shoulder injury.Griffin admitted it was hard to allow Soward to move mid-season, but couldnt stand in the way of the veteran taking an opportunity to play first-team ftball elsewhere.It is difficult. Its just a judgement at the time and for myself and (Panthers boss Phil Gould), we understand where Jamies at in his career and hes got an opportunity to extend at the moment, he said.It might leave us a bit short in the short-term but weve got Nathan going there really well at the moment and Te Maire Martin is lking positive for a return maybe in three to four weeks time.ddddddddddddWith all those things in mind, weve made that call but were certainly very grateful with what Jamies done for the club.Griffin also believes Cartwright has the ability to see out the season at pivot, where he has helped the Panthers to two straight wins over Manly and South Sydney.Just last week the NSW State of Origin hopeful set up three tries against the Rabbitohs.If he keeps playing the way hes playing at the moment, hes doing a job, Griffin said.The best thing for Bryce at the moment is hes getting the ball in his hands a lot and hes not changing his game a lot to what hed normally been doing.Hes able to play both sides of the field now and he run 100 metres last week. So if he can keep doing that and keep working on his defensive game, I dont see any reason in the short-term to move that around. ' ' '