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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. Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. Cheap Adidas Lightning Jerseys .ca. Hey Kerry, big fan of yours, just finished reading your book. I think that we all saw the Canucks/Flames line brawl just after puck drop. It was obvious that something was about to happen, even to the referees because the fourth lines were on to start. http://www.cheaplightningjerseys.com/ . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. Cheap Tampa Bay Lightning Jerseys . 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Jrue even told me, `If Im going to the basket, just follow behind me.New Orleans (4-10), which hadnt won back-to-back games all season, overcame a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit and found unlikely bench scoring from guard Langston Galloway to keep Charlotte (8-4) from tying its best franchise start through 12 games.Galloway finished with 23 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter. Tim Frazier added 17 points and eight assists for New Orleans.He was really good and hes capable of doing that, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said of Galloway, who has had at least 15 points in three of New Orleans past four games.Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 25 points, while Marco Belinelli added 22 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte.Davis, though, was the biggest difference down the stretch. He had his ninth 30-point game of the season and scored 11 of the Pelicans final 16 points.He tied the game with 18 seconds to play in regulation with a follow shot, and his tip-in of Holidays miss in overtime gave the Pelicans the lead for good.When AD is in the game and youre attacking the basket, just know that hes around the rim somewhere and getting a hand on it, Holiday said.Not that Charlotte made it easy. Nicolas Batum hit three free throws after Galloway fouled him beyond the arc with 42 seconds to play, cutting New OOrleans lead to 116-115.ddddddddddddOut of a timeout, though, Davis again came through, delicately rolling in a right-handed floater for a 118-115 lead. Holiday and Frazier then both sank free throws to safely keep the Pelicans ahead.They just made the right plays, Walker said. As a team we just made so many mistakes and they capitalized on every mistake we made.TIP-INSHornets: Starting center Cody Zeller sat out Saturday nights game with a sore shoulder. ... Charlotte held New Orleans to 21 first-quarter points, a season low for a Hornets opponent.Pelicans: New Orleans trailed by 11 points heading into the fourth quarter and has led after three quarters only four times this season. ... The Pelicans have won four of their past six games after starting 0-8.GALLOWAYS GREAT NIGHTGalloways previous season high of 21 points came Monday. He also tied his career high with six made 3-pointers. Galloway was one of the last free agents signed by New Orleans this offseason.BIG THIRD FOR CHARLOTTEThe Hornets seemingly took control of the game in the second half, tying a season-best for third quarter points with 39. Charlotte was 12 of 23 in the quarter and hit 7 of 10 3-pointers. Heading into the fourth, the Hornets led 85-74.DIMINISHING MINUTES FOR HIELDBuddy Hield went to New Orleans with the sixth overall pick in Aprils draft. But after averaging just 9.2 points and 20 minutes per game to open the season, he has played only 13 minutes in the past two games combined. He shot 1 for 4 Saturday.UP NEXTHornets: Host Memphis on Monday, the first game in an eight-game, 12-day stretch that includes six games in Charlotte.Pelicans: Visit Atlanta on Tuesday, the first of two games between the franchises this season. ' ' '