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ANN ARBOR, Mich. &#8212; Moe Wagner scored 21 points and Zak Irvin broke out of a slump with 18, helping Michigan beat No. 11 Wisconsin 64-58 on Thursday night.The Wolverines (17-9, 7-6 Big Ten) have won three straight to boost their chances at making the NCAA Tournament.The Badgers (21-5, 10-3) have lost consecutive games for the first time this season, dropping them into a three-way tie atop the Big Ten standings with No. 16 Purdue and No. 23 Maryland with five games remaining in the regular season.Wisconsin was without senior point guard Bronson Koenig because of a calf strain in his left leg, breaking up a starting lineup that began the first 25 games of the season together.Ethan Happ scored 18 points in the first half, making 8 of 9 shots, but was held to just four points after halftime and finished with 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting for the Badgers.WOMENNo. 7 Notre Dame 84,Clemson 80CLEMSON, S.C. &#8212; Marina Mabrey scored 24 of her career-high 29 points in the second half to help Notre Dame hold off Clemson for its eighth straight victory.The Fighting Irish (24-3, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) broke a tie with No. 4 Florida State for the league lead. But when Nelly Perry rattled in a jumper with 11.5 seconds left, Notre Dame had let a 17-point lead slip to 82-80. That&#8217;s when Mabrey saved the Irish with two clinching foul shots with eight seconds remaining. Arike Ogunbowale had 15 points, and Lindsay Allen 11 for the Fighting Irish.Perry had a career best 24 points to lead Clemson. Kobi Thornton added 20 points, also a career best.Notre Dame&#8217;s Brianna Turner finished with just nine points, only the third time this season she was held under double digits.Virginia 60, No. 4 Florida State 51CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. &#8212; Dominique Toussaint scored five of her 14 points in the final 1:27, including the go-ahead 3-pointer, and Virginia held Florida State to five points in the fourth quarter.Toussaint&#8217;s 3-pointer, just the third of the night for the Cavaliers, put them in front 53-51, and after a turnover by the Seminoles, she hit a runner along the baseline from about 8 feet with 51 seconds left to put Virginia (17-9, 6-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) ahead to stay.Ivey Slaughter scored 12 points for Florida State (23-4, 11-2).No. 6 So. Carolina 82,Vanderbilt 51COLUMBIA, S.C. &#8212; Kaela Davis and Alaina Coates each scored 15 points and South Carolina rebounded after a loss to No. 1 Connecticut that stretched the Huskies&#8217; winning streak to 100.Coates also had seven rebounds. A&#8217;ja Wilson added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Gamecocks (22-3, 12-1 Southeastern Conference).Christa Reed led Vanderbilt (12-14, 2-11) with 11 points. The Commodores had 20 turnovers and made 12 shots from the field &#8212; the second time in SEC play a team has had fewer field goals than turnovers against South Carolina.No. 13 Duke 79,Wake Forest 53WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. &#8212; Lexie Brown had 24 points, seven assists and four steals and Duke took control in the third quarter to beat Wake Forest.Rebecca Greenwell added 18 points and seven rebounds, and Oderah Chidom had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Blue Devils (23-4, 11-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). They have won six straight.Amber Campbell and Elisa Penna had 11 points each for Wake Forest (14-12, 5-8).No. 15 N.C. State 70,Boston College 58CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. &#8212; Dominque Wilson scored 23 points and North Carolina State overcame a slow start to beat Boston College and reach 20 victories for the second straight season.Jennifer Mathurin added 14 points for N.C. State (20-6, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Mariella Fasoula had 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Eagles (9-18, 2-12).Indiana 72, No. 20 Michigan 61BLOOMINGTON, Ind. &#8212; Tyra Buss had 21 points, seven steals and three assists to help Indiana beat a ranked opponent for the first time this season.Amanda Cahill added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Indiana (18-8, 8-5 Big Ten). Katelynn Flaherty led Michigan (21-6, 10-3) with 23 points.<style>
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