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KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia -- Felix Neureuther overcame a pre-Olympic car crash to win a World Cup slalom on Sunday, giving himself pole position in the fight for the seasons discipline title. Neureuther beat Fritz Dopfer for a German 1-2 finish, and overtook Marcel Hirscher on top of the slalom standings by five points with one race remaining. On his way to Munich airport for his flight to Sochi on Feb. 14, Neureuther suffered whiplash as he lost control of his car on an icy road and hit the barrier. "I was in the best shape of my life when the car accident happened," Neureuther said. "The whole body was hurting. I couldnt ski at my top level at the Olympics. I was very disappointed. That was the most difficult time of my life." Starting as a medal contender, Neureuther came eighth in the GS and failed to finish his second run of the slalom at the Olympics. "The last couple of weeks have been brutal," the German said. "But I kept on fighting and today is the reward for that. I came back and I am very proud of that." Neureuther finished in a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 45.50 seconds to lead Dopfer by 0.59. Norwegian teenager Henrik Kristoffersen took third, 0.79 back. Olympic champion Mario Matt of Austria, who led after the first run, straddled a gate near the end of his final run and failed to finish. Hirscher came 0.95 behind Neureuther in fifth. The Austrian has 465 slalom points, just five behind Neureuther on 470. Kristoffersen is third on 430. "It looks pretty good," Neureuther said. "Henrik and Marcel are very close. Its going to be exciting. We will all ski absolutely to our limits." Neureuther said that winning the slalom globe would not make up for missing out on an Olympic medal. "Olympics are every four years," he said. "An Olympic medal is something different, winning a globe means youre the best skier during the whole year." It was Neureuthers seventh career slalom win and he now shares the German record for most World Cup wins in the discipline with Armin Bittner. Two-time defending champion Hirscher went top of the overall standings with 1,050 points, edging Norways Aksel Lund Svindal by just four points and setting up a tense conclusion to the season at next weeks World Cup finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. "Something has to change over the next few days," said Hirscher, who was hoping for a larger buffer. "I have to be able to compete at the same level as Aksel again, otherwise I am lost. (Fifth) is better than skiing out but this result is not satisfying." Hirscher admitted he was feeling the pressure. He can become only the fourth skier, and the first Austrian, to win the overall title three years in a row. "I am just not racing as easily as I usually do," Hirscher said. "This was all I could do, more was impossible. I have to admit that. What the other three showed on the hill was different class. How Felix took the steep part, that was the best slalom skiing weve seen all season." Dopfer reached his fourth career World Cup podium but was still waiting for his first win. Like teammate Neureuther, Dopfer bounced back from a disappointing Olympics, where he came fourth in the slalom. "This is my medal," said Dopfer. "My last few slaloms have been really good and this is my reward." Kristoffersen continued his great run that started in January and saw him win his first World Cup race, an Olympic bronze medal, and two junior world titles. And Saturday, he earned his first career podium in GS. "My main goal is for sure to get a better skier," said the 19-year-old Norwegian, who was giving himself an outside chance to grab the slalom title next week. "For sure, now its that close you want more." Ted Ligety, who won a record sixth giant slalom on the same course Saturday, was 2.04 back in 16th. 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The loss snapped UWs 24-game winning streak against non-conference foes during the regular season. Marquette comes in sporting a 4-3 record on the young season, its first with Steve Wojciechowski at the helm. The Golden Eagles did manage to win two of three games played at the Orlando Classic last week, including a 67-59 decision against Tennessee in their most recent outing. This bout marks the first of five straight MU will play at home, where it is 2-1 on the season. Wisconsin topped Marquette in last years encounter in Madison, 70-64, thereby extending its lead in the all-time series to 65-55. Duke shot the ball extremely well in Wednesdays showdown with the Badgers, hitting 65.2 percent of its field goal attempts, which included a 7-of-12 showing from 3-point range. Wisconsin wound up draining 9-of-21 long-range launches, but shot just 40.7 percent from the floor overall. The home team managed to keep the game by close by going 17-of-21 at the foul line, and by committing only eight turnovers. Traevon Jackson did his best to keep the Badgers in it by scoring a game-high 25 points thanks to a 7-of-12 effort from the field, which featured three treys, as well as a perfect 8-of-8 performance at the charity stripe. Frank Kaminsky finished with 117 points and nine rebounds in the losing cause.dddddddddddd For the season, Kaminsky (16.6 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 17 blocks) has lived up to the hype after being named the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year. He is one of four double-digit scorers for coach Bo Ryans club, as Nigel Hayes (12.4 ppg, 7.5 rpg), Sam Dekker (11.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg) and Jackson (10.5 ppg, 3.0 apg) are all making key contributions for the Badgers, who average 74 ppg while permitting only 54.2 ppg. In addition, Wisconsin owns favorable margins in rebounding (+7.1) and turnovers (+3.8), while being credited with nearly twice as many assists as the opposition (115-63). Duane Wilson drained five 3-pointers in scoring 30 points to help lead Marquette past Tennessee in the third-place game at the Orlando Classic last Sunday. It was the second time in three tilt that a Marquette player hit for at least 30 points, as Matt Carlino dropped in a tournament-record 38 in Thursdays 72-70 win over Georgia Tech. Derrick Wilson chipped in 11 points against the Volunteers, who missed the mark on 17 of their 20 3-point attempts. Marquette was hammered on the boards, 39-22, but shot 53.5 percent from the field, committed only nine turnovers, and outscored UT at the free- throw line, 15-4. 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