Marshfield boys basketball slips past De Pere in overtime

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MARSHFIELD – Reed Miller scored 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help lift the Marshfield boys basketball team to a 78-71 overtime win over De Pere on Friday night at Marshfield High School.

Marshfield led 33-27 at halftime before De Pere stormed back to force overtime. The Tigers outscored De Pere 11-4 in the extra period to win their second-straight game and even their record at 2-2.

Miller made 5 of 10 shots from 3-point range and was 7 of 9 on free throws for the Tigers.

Marshfield finished 9 of 19 overall on 3-pointers and 21-for-27 at the free throw line.

Seth Anderson added 15 points, Isaac Meverden and Brant Bohman each had 12 points, and Anthony Posteluk chipped in 10 points, making all five of his free throw attempts, for Marshfield.

Marshfield plays another nonconference game at La Crosse Central on Tuesday.

Tigers 78, Redbirds 71 (OT)
De Pere 27 40 4 – 71
Marshfield 33 34 11 – 78
DE PERE (71):
Jacob Winter 10, Ben Basten 6, Bennett Laubenstein 6, Ben Collette 16, Austin Allen 13, Noah Patnode 2, Patrick Danen 18. Record: 1-1.
MARSHFIELD (78): Isaac Meverden 6-9 0-0 12, Brant Bohman 4-7 2-2 12, Tommy Olson 0-1 1-2 1, Reed Miller 8-17 7-9 28, Seth Anderson 4-10 6-9 15, Preston Wagner 0-0 0-0 0, Anthony Posteluk 2-4 5-5 10, Grant Urban 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 24-48. FT: 21-27. 3-pointers: 9-19 (Miller 5-10, Bohman 2-3, Posteluk 1-2, Anderson 1-3, Olson 0-1). Rebounds: 30 (Miller 10, Meverden 8). Assists: 16 (Anderson 5). Turnovers: 17. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-2.