WAUNAKEE – Marshfield shot 50 percent from the field, made 15 of 20 free throws and rolled to a 63-42 win over Oconomowoc in a semifinal at the Waunakee Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament on Thursday night at Waunakee High School.
The Tigers (4-4) made 21 of 42 shots from the field, including six 3-pointers, as they cruised to the victory.
Marshfield built a double-digit lead early and led 31-17 at the half before finishing off the win.
Isaac Meverden made 8 of 10 shots from the field and scored a team-high 20 points for the Tigers. Anthony Posteluk added 12 points and five rebounds, and Brant Bohman had 11 points for Marshfield.
Marshfield will play Eau Claire Memorial (5-2) in the championship game on Friday night. Memorial edged host Waunakee 52-50 in the other semifinal Thursday. The game will begin at approximately 5 p.m. and will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com.
Tigers 63, Raccoons 42
Oconomowoc 17 25 – 42
Marshfield 31 32 – 63
OCONOMOWOC (42): Statistics not reported. Record: 3-4.
MARSHFIELD (63): Isaac Meverden 8-10 3-5 20, Brant Bohman 4-9 1-2 11, Tommy Olson 3-5 2-3 9, Cody Korth 1-2 0-0 3, Anthony Posteluk 3-5 6-7 12, Preston Wagner 1-5 2-2 5, Sam Hinson 0-3 0-0 0, Kyle Tremelling 0-0 1-1 1, Joey Goettl 1-3 0-0 2, Addison Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Bennett Koehn 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 21-42. FT: 15-20. 3-pointers: 6-18 (Bohman 2-4, Meverden 1-1, Korth 1-2, Olson 1-3, Wagner 1-4, Hinson 0-1, Goettl 0-1, Posteluk 0-2). Rebounds: 21 (Posteluk 5, Wagner 5). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-4.