NEVADA — A fourth-quarter scoring surge lifted Nevada past Carthage in a nonconference game at Nevada High School.
After trailing by four points at halftime, Nevada (13-5) built a two-point lead by the end of the third quarter and then put Carthage (10-8) away with a 29-12 run in the fourth.
Nevada made 12 3-pointers and was led in scoring by Matthew Thompson, who had 26 points. Logan Applegate added 18 points while Lane McNeley chipped in 14 and Logan McNeley 11.
Carthage was paced by Taris Jackson and Marcus Huntley, who had 17 and 15 points, respectively.
Carthage plays at Joplin on Tuesday.

Nevada 76, Carthage 58
Carthage    25    10    11    12 - 58
Nevada      21    10    16    29 - 76

Individual Scoring
Carthage: Jackson 17, Huntley 15, Downing 8, Carlton 7, Martini 6, Frisinger 5
Nevada: Thompson 26, Applegate 18, La. McNeley 14, Lo. McNeley 11, C. Swearingen 5, Thorp 2
3PFG: La. McNeley 4, Jackson 3, Lo. McNeley 3, Thompson 3, Downing 2, Applegate, Carlton, Frisinger, Huntley, C. Swearingen

Carthage JV 58, Nevada JV 35 
Carthage 9th 77, Nevada 9th 31