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STEVENS POINT – The Marshfield boys basketball team let a chance to move to 2-0 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference slip away Friday night as it dropped a 52-48 decision to Stevens Point at Stevens Point Area Senior High.
The Tigers was up by a point with a little less than 3 minutes left, but missed six straight free throws down the stretch and saw SPASH pull away to the four-point win. Marshfield finished 7 of 17 from the free-throw line.
Elliot Ashbeck scored 17 points and Ben Satter added 13 for the Tigers, who fall to 2-2 and 1-1 in the WVC. SPASH improves to 4-2 and 2-1 in the conference.
Marshfield led 15-9 before the Panthers surged ahead 30-23 at halftime. The Tigers hung around and took a one-point lead late before faltering.
Stevens Point made seven 3-pointers in the victory.
The Tigers play their first home game of the season Tuesday against Wausau West.
Panthers 52, Tigers 48
Marshfield 15 8 16 9 – 48
Stevens Point 9 21 13 9 – 52
MARSHFIELD (48): Luke Olson 4 0-0 9, Elliot Ashbeck 7 2-5 17, Luke Zuiker 2 2-6 7, Tanner Dennis-Brown 1 0-0 2, Ben Satter 5 3-6 13. FG: 19. FT: 7-17. 3-pointers: 3 (Olson 1, Ashbeck 1, Zuiker 1). Record: 2-2, 1-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
STEVENS POINT (52): Zach Durkee 1 0-0 3, Caleb Finn 1 3-6 6, Ryan Hofmeister 1-1 2-2 7, Eric Zelhofer 4 2-2 14, Ryan Sullivan 1 0-0 2, Sean Van Helden 7 0-0 14, Jon Wuest 1 0-0 3, Jake Graboski 0 3-3 3. FG: 17. FT: 10-16. 3-pointers: 7 (Zelhofer 4, Durkee 1, Hofmeister 1, Wuest 1). Record: 4-2, 2-1 WVC.