MARSHALL — With two seconds on the clock and the game on the line, the Marshall boys basketball team had the final possession and got the ball into the hands of sophomore forward Oliver Voigt near the free-throw line as he drilled in the game-winning shot at the buzzer to lift the Tigers over Class 2A No. 10 Jackson County Central 62-60 Saturday night in the first day of the Marshall Hoops Club Holiday Tournament. The game saw numerous lead changes and ties down the stretch, with the Huskies holding a 1-point halftime lead.

“I had a mismatch, so I [went up] and scored on it,” Voigt said regarding what he saw on the final possession. “We haven’t beaten them [JCC] in a couple years, so it was good to beat them … We were all just working together, and not losing what we have.”

The score became tied at 60 with 2:22 to play after JCC went on a 7-0 run as Marshall had a 60-53 lead a minute and a half earlier.

The Tigers and Huskies went scoreless on their next plays, running down the clock to 37.1 seconds after JCC missed a 3-point attempt. The Huskies held possession after the shot as the ball hit off Marshall out of bounds, but the Tigers’ defense came up big when they needed it most, forcing a 5-second violation on the inbound.

Marshall's Oliver Voigt steps back after hitting the game-winning shot while watching the time expire.

The difference between game clock and shot clock was less than a second in Marshall’s final posession. After holding the ball up by the left wing to bring the clock down to around eight seconds, Voigt came up from down low and got the ball near the elbow, took a dribble inside and lifted up over his defender to sink the shot and send the Tigers to victory.

JCC made a habit the entire night to double or triple-team Voigt when he would get near the baseline, forcing Marshall to move the ball and find other open looks. Voigt credited his team for sticking together and working through their offense when the Huskies were eliminating some looks.

Davion Xayarath had a strong pull-up jumper throughout the night, who tied the score at 35 to open the second half with back-to-back shots. JCC had a 32-31 halftime lead.

Noah Pieper hit a pair of free throws after JCC’s Carter Buhl was assessed a technical foul for a 45-40 lead with just over 10 minutes to go, as Marshall’s speed began to catch up with the Huskies.

The Tigers beat the Huskies in transition or on offense with their ball movement to put together a series of good looks, although struggling to get some shots to fall on a few consecutive possessions.

Marshall's Patrick Morman begins to drive toward the basket in the first half against Jackson County Central Saturday night.

JCC took a 50-47 lead with 7:30 left after two straight 3-pointers, yet a Pieper driving layup down the middle, a Voigt defensive rebound and Carson Mensink 3 put Marshall right back in front, 52-50.

The two continued to fight off one another, leading up to the final posession.

Pieper led the Tigers with 18 points, while Voigt followed with 15 behind 3 for 5 shooting from deep. Him and Patrick Morman shared a team-high 8 rebounds, while Andrew Lee led with four assists.

Marshall’s unselfish play was also a difference maker down the stretch with 10 assists to JCC’s two. The Huskies on the other hand grabbed seven steals to the Tigers’ three.

JCC senior Weston Rowe, 6-foot-7, presented an early threat to Marshall as the Huskies continued to look at him inside the paint. Sullivan Hall, 6-foot-10, also added the JCC’s height and was a force on the glass alongside Rowe.

Marshall's Brody Riess (33) and Oliver Voigt (back) work to block Jackson County Central's Weston Rowe, the Huskies' leading scorer.

Rowe led all scorers with 20 points.

Marshall built a 23-14 lead in the first half following back-to-back 3-pointers from Voigt. JCC spent time playing in a zone defense, forcing a few Tiger turnovers, as the Huskies responded on a 6-0 run to cut into a 23-20 deficit.

The Tigers and Huskies traded several late leads in the final two minutes of the half, with JCC holding the slight 1-point edge heading into the locker room.

Marshall and JCC were locked in with one another on the shooting end throughout the night. The Tigers finished with 45% field-goal shooting, 35% from the perimeter and 5 for 5 at the charity stripe. The Huskies shot 47% in the field, 40% at 3 and went 4 of 7 from the line.

The Tigers entered the weekend looking to get back on track after coming off a pair of nailbiting losses; 53-52 to Delano and 69-63 to Waseca last Friday. Marshall started the season winning its first three straight prior.

Marshall's Aiden Bly (21) makes a pass to a running Brody Riess for a fastbreak layup in the first half.

Marshall (5-2) will face another ranked opponent against Class 2A No. 3 Belle Plaine on the second day of the holiday tournament on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. back in Southwest Minnesota State University’s R/A Facility.

Marshall's Davion Xayarath (31) lifts up over his defenders for a shot in the second half against Jackson County Central.