There wasn't a shortage of shots taken by the Raytown South Cardinals and Hyde Park (Ill.) Thunderbirds. However, there was a shortage of shots made.
By the time Hyde Park started to find the bottom of the net, it was too late.
The Cardinals began both halves on big runs to defeat the Thunderbirds 62-51 on Thursday in the first round of the Joe Machens Great 8 Classic at Fleming Fieldhouse.
The teams combined to shoot 16-of-56 in the first half, but Raytown South found a rhythm in the third quarter.
The Cardinals turned their 22-18 lead into a 42-20 advantage with a 20-2 run.
Sevon Witt had a game-high 16 rebounds to go with his game-high 19 points.
Dequan Fairley led the Thunderbirds, who shot 18-of-73 (24.6 percent), with 13 points.