KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carthage overcame an early deficit and knocked off Bishop LeBlond 53-44 on Wednesday at the Twelve Courts of Christmas tourney at Hy-Vee Arena.
Bishop LeBlond held an 18-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The second period was nearly even, with Carthage outscoring Bishop LeBlond 12-11.
With that, Carthage trailed 29-21 at halftime.
The Tigers won the third quarter 13-2 for a 34-31 advantage.
Carthage outscored Bishop LeBlond 19-13 in the final frame.
Senior guard Justin Ray scored 22 points and knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to lead Carthage.
Kruz Castor also reached double figures with 10 points.
Dylan Pugh and Trent Yates scored five points apiece and Jack Ryder had four.
The Tigers made 13 of 14 free throw attempts.
Carthage snapped a two-game skid and improved to 4-2.
Jacob Winkelbauer scored 11 points for Bishop LeBlond (6-3). The Golden Eagles entered the game ranked sixth in Class 3 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association.
The Tigers will meet East Buchanan (5-1) at 12:45 on Thursday at the event.
