On the few occasions that Batman falters on a mission to save the world from evil, his trusty sidekick Robin is right there to help him out. Together, the two are always able to finish the job. The Michigan women's basketball team would have done well to read up on its comic books before its Sunday afternoon game against visiting Wisconsin.

Badger sophomore Jolene Anderson played the part of the caped crusader, finishing with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the Badgers' 75-65 victory over the Wolverines. It was her 21st consecutive double-figure scoring game, and it marked her conference-leading ninth game of the season with at least 20 points.

But most of her damage came in the first half. In the second period, Michigan (0-9 Big Ten, 6-15 overall) held Anderson to just six points on 3-of-10 shooting. But Robin, played by senior guard Ashley Josephson, quickly came to the rescue, hitting two big threes down the stretch for Wisconsin (2-7, 8-13) and icing the game with four free throws in the final minute. She finished with 23 points and made 5-of-7 attempts from beyond the arc.

"Those two are roommates, and they really know each other," Badger coach Lisa Stone said. "They are going to look for each other, and they are both willing to shoot it. Our team knows that 41 (Anderson) has to have the ball in her hands at the end of the game. She can find Ashley, and if Ashley is stuck, she's looking for Jo."

The Wolverines were able to stay with the superhero duo for most of the game, and their offense showed some signs of life against Wisconsin's zone defense. Sophomores Janelle Cooper and Katie Dierdorf, along with freshman Stephany Skrba, all scored in double figures for Michigan - just the second time in the past seven games that the Wolverines have had three players in double figures. The team moved the ball quickly and effectively, and found easy shots. Point guard Krista Clement matched her season high with nine assists, most of them coming on entry passes to Dierdorf and Skrba.

"We have seen a lot of zone this year, and we have gotten pretty good at running our offense against the zone," Dierdorf said. "They switched from man to zone in the first half, and we got pretty excited because we are confident that we can score in our zone offense now, really because of the practice we've had."

Even though Michigan seemed to find its own offense, the Wolverines could not do much against the Badger twosome. Josephson and Anderson started the game hot; one of the two had a hand in each of Wisconsin's first 16 points. At the media timeout with 7:57 left in the half, they had combined for 21 points, and the Badgers led 31-17.

But Stone decided to give Anderson a rest, and that gave the Wolverines a chance to come back. With the Wisconsin leader on the bench, Michigan climbed back into the game with a 9-0 run. Anderson came right back into the game and immediately dished to Josephson, who hit her third three of the game. After a Melinda Queen turnover, Anderson found an opening in the Wolverine defense and hit a layup. The Badgers had regained control of the game and entered halftime with a 42-33 lead.

But Michigan wasn't going to go out without a fight. The team started to force the ball inside, and Skrba and Dierdorf responded with big second halves. Clement had six of her assists in the second half and continuously found the two under the basket for short jump shots. Skrba and Dierdorf combined for 10 of the Wolverines' first 15 points of the second half, and the duo brought the team back within five points at 53-48 with 13 minutes remaining. And once the Badger defense started to collapse down low, Clement was left open from long range, and she knocked down a three-pointer to cut the Wisconsin lead to 2.

"Krista really did a great job getting the ball to everyone," Michigan coach Cheryl Burnett said. "When Katie Dierdorf is open, Krista is going to get it to her in some favorable offensive locations. She did a magnificent job of organizing and communicating for us. When she is in the game, she is calling the right things at the right times."

The Badgers adjusted though, and the Wolverines committed turnovers on their next four possessions - all while trying to get the ball inside. Josephson and Anderson capitalized on their opponents' mistakes in a way that would have made Bob Kane (Batman's creator) proud. With 11:15 left, Josephson knocked down her fourth trey to extend the lead to 58-53. On the very next possession, Anderson got a shooter's roll on a 16-foot jump shot to push the margin to seven. After Michigan closed to within five with 5:18 left, Josephson appeared to stick the dagger in the Wolverines with a wide-open three from the left wing.

"That was really the turning point of the game at 55-53," Stone said. "Jolene kicked the ball out to Ashley for three, we got a block, and then Jo got a layup at the other end.