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WAUSAU – Marshfield drilled 10 3-pointers in the first half and went on to a 56-42 win over Wausau East in a Wisconsin Valley Conference boys basketball game Friday night at Wausau East High School.
Luke Zuiker had 16 points and Alex Strege scored 15 for the Tigers, who improve to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference after their second straight win.
Wausau East drops to 3-4 and 0-3 in the WVC.
Marshfield finished 12 of 23 from 3-point range and 22 of 42 overall from the field. Strege was 5 of 6 and Zuiker 4 of 6 on 3-pointers.
Jeff Allison added eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers, five rebounds and five assists for the Tigers.
Marshfield will be back in action with games in the Wisconsin Valley Conference-Big Rivers Conference Challenge at Menomonie High School on Dec. 27 and 28. The Tigers will play Hudson next Friday and Menomonie on Saturday.
Tigers 56, Lumberjacks 42
Marshfield 12 20 18 6 – 56
Wausau East 5 8 8 21 – 42
MARSHFIELD (56): Jeff Allison 3-5 0-0 8, Jace Krasselt 0-3 0-0 0, Luke Zuiker 6-11 0-0 16, Tanner Boson 2-5 0-0 4, Austin Gilbert 0-0 0-1 0, Matt Oestreich 3-6 0-0 7, Will Spindler 2-3 0-0 4, Kegan Fassler 1-2 0-2 2, Jordan Schlinsog 0-1 0-1 0, Alex Strege 5-6 0-0 15. FG: 22-42. FT: 0-4. 3-pointers: 12-23 (Strege 5-6, Zuiker 4-6, Allison 2-3, Oestreich 1-2, Krasselt 0-2, Boson 0-3, Schlinsog 0-1). Rebounds: 17 (Allison 5). Turnovers: 12. Record: 5-3, 3-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
WAUSAU EAST (42): No statistics provided. Record: 3-4, 0-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference.