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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield boys basketball team held off a late charge to defeat Chippewa Falls 71-65 in a nonconference game Tuesday night at Marshfield High School.
Marshfield won for the 10th time in its last 11 games to improve to 11-4.
Gavin Fravert was 5-for-7 from 3-point range and scored a team-high 23 points for the Tigers. Brooks Hinson added another four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points in the victory.
Marshfield finished 13-for-20 from 3-point range and shot 63 percent (24-for-38) overall from the field.
Marshfield plays a Wisconsin Valley Conference game at Wausau East on Friday.
Tigers 71, Cardinals 65
Chippewa Falls 35 30 – 65
Marshfield 41 30 – 71
CHIPPEWA FALLS (65): Statistics not reported. Record: 2-15.
MARSHFIELD (71): Marcus Perkins 0-1 2-2 2, Chase Hinson 2-5 2-3 7, Gavin Fravert 9-11 0-0 23, Carson Kvernen 3-3 0-0 8, Luke LeMoine 2-5 1-2 5, Brooks Hinson 4-7 4-5 16, Carston Freis 1-1 1-2 4, Marcus Neve 3-5 0-0 6. FG: 24-38. FT: 10-14. 3-pointers: 13-20 (Fravert 5-7, B. Hinson 4-7, Kvernen 2-2, Freis 1-1, C. Hinson 1-3). Rebounds: 20 (Kvernen 6). Record: 11-4.