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MARSHFIELD – The University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County men’s basketball team held off a late surge to beat UW-Baraboo/Sauk County 66-64 in a Wisconsin Collegiate Conference West Division game Monday night at the Marauder Gym.
The Marauders (3-1 overall, 3-0 WCC West) led 40-29 at halftime, but had to sweat out the win in the final minute.
Devin Klein topped the Marauders with 17 points, which included four of the team’s 11 made 3-pointers. Covon Rudolph added 16 points, and Joe Estrict had 14 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for UW-Marshfield.
Leading by one, the Marauders made a big defensive stop in the final seconds. Estrict made the first of two free throws to put UW-Marshfield up by two and missed the second attempt to allow time to expire.
The Marauders return to action Friday at UW-Sheboygan.
Marauders 66, Fighting Spirits 64
UW-Baraboo/Sauk County 29 35 – 64
UW-Marshfield/Wood County 40 26 – 66
UW-BARABOO/SAUK COUNTY (64): Hudson Barsness 2-10 1-5 5, Warren Murphy 1-3 0-0 3, Joe Barsness 2-4 0-0 4, Chris Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Dierre Crayton 10-21 1-2 23, Jabriel Burnette 3-4 0-0 6, Austin Lentz 0-0 0-0 0, Christian Kamrath 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Cardon 1-6 3-3 5, Taylor Krocker 3-20 5-9 11, Damion Calvin 0-0 3-4 3. FG: 24-73. FT: 13-23. 3-pointers: 3-9 (Crayton 2-5, Murphy 1-1, H. Barsness 0-2, Williams 0-1). Rebounds: 37 (H. Barsness 8, Krocker 8). Assists: 12 (Crayton 3). Record: 1-3, 0-2 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference West Division.
UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (66): Hunter Busse 2-5 2-2 7, Devin Klein 6-15 1-1 17, William Darr 1-4 0-0 2, Joe Estrict 5-12 3-5 14, Covon Rudolph 5-11 3-3 16, Tyler Prust 1-5 2-2 4, Sayre Ystad 1-6 0-0 3, Devon Driver 1-6 1-2 3. FG: 22-64. FT: 12-15. 3-pointers: 11-33 (Klein 4-8, Rudolph 3-6, Busse 1-3, Estrict 1-4, Ystad 1-4, Driver 1-7, Darr 0-1). Rebounds: 43 (Estrict 14). Assists: 16 (Estrict 6). Record: 3-1, 3-0 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference West Division.