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Michigan 21, Wisconsin 14

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Chris Perry rushed for a career-high 175 yards and a touchdown Saturday as the 10th-ranked Michigan Wolverines continued their mastery of Wisconsin with a 21-14 victory in a battle of Big Ten rivals.

Michigan (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten) has won five straight, 15 of 17 and 29 of the last 32 meetings from the Badgers.

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Seeking a seventh straight New Year's Day bowl bid, Michigan will play at second-ranked Ohio State next week. However, the Wolverines lost a chance to play for a share of the Big Ten title when Iowa beat Minnesota on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Barry Alvarez is in danger of not taking Wisconsin (6-6, 1-6) to a bowl game. The Badgers need to beat Minnesota next week in order to be bowl eligible.

Wisconsin's Anthony Davis, who missed last week's loss to Illinois after getting stabbed in a domestic incident, rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries.

But Brooks Bollinger completed just 7-of-20 passes for 60 yards, including one completion in nine attempts in the second half, for the Badgers.

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Michigan snapped a 14-14 tie when John Navarre hit Braylon Edwards with an eight-yard touchdown pass with 2:15 left in the third quarter.

Michigan stormed to a 14-0 lead in the first 4:19 on a 27-yard touchdown run by fullback B.J. Askew and an 11-yard scoring run by Perry.

The momentum shifted when Jim Leonard scored on a 39-yard punt return with 1:27 left in the first quarter for Wisconsin.

Davis tied the game with a two-yard touchdown run with 4:31 remaining in the second quarter.

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