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WAUSAU – The Marshfield boys basketball team made 20 of 24 free throws and sank 12 3-pointers as it routed Wausau West 68-39 for its fourth-straight win.
Marshfield is now 7-4 overall and 3-2 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference, while Wausau West falls to 2-9 overall and 0-4 in conference play.
Ten different Tigers scored in the victory, led by junior guard Anthony Posteluk’s 14 points. He was 4-for-6 from 3-point range, while Brant Bohman added three 3-pointers and 12 points in the win.
Marshfield shot 48 percent overall (18 of 37) and 50 percent (12 of 24) from 3-point range.
Marshfield is off until Friday, Jan. 18, when it plays at Stevens Point.
Tigers 68, Warriors 39
Marshfield 44 24 – 68
Wausau West 22 17 – 39
MARSHFIELD (68): Will Nikolai 0-0 0-0 0, Isaac Meverden 3-5 1-2 9, Brant Bohman 4-10 1-1 12, Tommy Olson 3-6 4-5 11, Cody Korth 2-3 0-0 5, Anthony Posteluk 4-6 2-2 14, Preston Wagner 1-1 4-4 7, Sam Hinson 0-0 2-2 2, Kyle Tremelling 1-1 3-3 5, Joey Goettl 0-1 2-2 2, Addison Hill 0-3 1-3 1, Bennett Koehn 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 18-37. FT: 20-24. 3-pointers: 12-24 (Posteluk 4-6, Bohman 3-6, Meverden 2-3, Olson 1-2, Korth 1-2, Wagner 1-1, Goettl 0-1, Koehn 0-1, Hill 0-2). Rebounds: 15 (Meverden 4). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-4, 3-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
WAUSAU WEST (39): Statistics not reported. Record: 2-9, 0-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference.