By Paul Lecker 

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD – The University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County outscored UW-Fond du Lac 15-0 in overtime to win 87-72 in the semifinals of the Marauder Classic on Friday night at the Marauder Gym.

Derrick Shivers led the Marauders with 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Joseph Estrict added 18 points and 17 rebounds.

Logan Fulwiler (13 points), Hunter Busse (12) and Ben Grieser (10) also hit for double-figures for UW-Marshfield.

The win for the Marauders (5-9) is the second in three games this season against UW-Fond du Lac.

UW-M/WC held a 56-37 rebounding advantage and shot 45.6 percent (31 of 68) from the floor, which included 13 of 31 3-point shots.

The Marauders will play in the championship game against Gogebic Community College (Mich.) at 2 p.m. Saturday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Marauders 87, Falcons 72
UW-Fond du Lac 38 34 0 – 72
UW-Marshfield/Wood County 38 34 15 – 87
UW-FOND DU LAC (72): Moe Craine 5-15 2-3 13, Can Ozbalkan 2-10 1-2 5, James Robb 1-1 0-0 2, Sawyer Hoff 1-10 2-2 5, Zach Turnage 0-1 0-0 0, Brandon Mueller 5-11 0-0 12, Dominic Pfister 3-5 0-0 7, Collin Pickart 9-16 2-4 22, Adam Cluppert 0-3 0-0 0, Micah Callies 3-5 0-0 6. FG: 29-77. FT: 7-11. 3-pointers: 7-31 (Mueller 2-4, Pickart 2-3, Craine 1-7, Hoff 1-8, Pfister 1-3, Cluppert 0-1, Callies 0-2, Ozbalkan 0-2, Turnage 0-1). Rebounds: 37 (Pickart 6). Assists: 21 (Ozbalkan 12). Turnovers: 18. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: none.
UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (87): Derrick Shivers 10-16 2-4 26, Ben Grieser 3-12 2-6 10, Terrence Banks 1-1 0-0 3, Logan Fulwiler 4-9 3-3 13, Joseph Estrict 7-14 3-8 18, Hunter Busse 4-10 2-2 12, Devon Klein 2-6 0-0 5. FG: 31-68. FT: 12-23. 3-pointers: 13-31 (Shivers 4-6, Fulwiler 2-4, Grieser 2-5, Busse 2-7, Banks 1-1, Estrict 1-5, Klein 1-3). Rebounds: 56 (Estrict 17, Shivers 11). Assists: 26 (Busse 8). Turnovers: 22. Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none.