NIXA, Mo. — Webb City suffered a 77-56 setback to the host Eagles in a first-round game of the Nixa Invitational Tournament on Wednesday night.
Webb City fell to 12-4, while Nixa improved to 14-2.
Alex Martin scored 11 points to lead the Cardinals, while Nickhai Howard and Mekhi Garrard added 10 points apiece. Howard also had seven assists and seven rebounds.
Trenton Hayes contributed nine points for the Cardinals, while Cohl Vaden had seven.
Webb City made 23-of-56 shots (41 percent), including 6-for-20 on 3-pointers.
Nixa made 26-of-54 field goal attempts (48 percent).
Jaret Nelson scored 16 for the Eagles, while Kael Combs had 15. Jason Jones added 14 points, while Colton Berry had 13.
Nixa jumped out to a 12-4 lead, but the Cardinals closed the opening period on an 11-5 run to trim their deficit to two at the end of the first quarter at 17-15.
Webb City briefly went ahead in the second quarter after a 3-pointer from Vaden, but the Eagles re-took the lead for good moments later.
A trey from Hayes trimmed Nixa’s lead to 31-29, but the Eagles finished the first half on a 9-0 run to take a 40-29 lead at intermission.
Nixa continued to extend its lead in the third period, and the Eagles were up 58-41 entering the fourth quarter.
Nixa’s lead was never in jeopardy the rest of the way.
Webb City plays Parkview at 6 on Thursday night at the event.
