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Notre Dame beats Marquette to reach Big East semis

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Notre Dame's Garrick Sherman (11) reacts after scoring as Marquette's Junior Cadougan (5) walks by during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big East Conference tournament, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in New York. Notre Dame won 73-65. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Pat Connaughton scored 18 points on six 3-pointers and Jack Cooley had two big offensive rebounds in Notre Dame's game-changing run as the 24th-ranked Fighting Irish beat No. 12 Marquette 73-65 on Thursday night to reach the Big East tournament semifinals for the fourth straight year.