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. 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No one remembers who goes first past the post in the NRL.Thats the belief of Cronulla star James Maloney, whose side not only had their 16-game unbeaten snapped by Canberra last Saturday, but also their grip in the minor premiership.The loss edged the Sharks off their perch on top of the NRL table, where theyd been sitting for six weeks before Melbourne leapt ahead following their last-gasp win over South Sydney.Maloney, who was a member of the Sydney Roosters side that claimed a historic three minor premierships in the past three years, said lifting the JJ Giltinan Shield didnt guarantee hoisting the NRL trophy.I won three at the Roosters and only got one premiership, he said.When you look back, theyre great from a club perspective and its great to say, Hey, you did it.But to be honest, no one really cares about them. At the end of the day, you win the minor premiership and youre not there on grand final day, its not what you call a successful season.The Sharks five-eighth said the side were all about being there on the final day, which the Shiree-based club has only reached three times since their inception in 1967.ddddddddddddCronulla has yet to win a premiership.Thats what matters. Its nice from a club perspective and I suppose its a nice reward to say, You have been the best throughout the year. But its over come semi-finals.The Sharks are one point behind league leaders Melbourne, however could reclaim top spot when they travel to AAMI Stadium for the final game of the regular season.Cronulla veteran Chris Heighington said finishing on top would be a big achievement.Were just not looking at that. Were just going to play as hard as we can for the next four rounds and if were there, were there. Itd be very special if it does happen, he said.Theyre a great team and theyve got some great players there and great systems. Last round, when it does come, hopefully were up for the challenge.The team winning the minor premiership winner gets $100,000 in prizemoney. ' ' '