The Salem Wildcats fell to the Carlyle Indians 51-41 in the first round of the Duster Thomas Classic at Pinckneyville on Monday.
The Wildcats took a 10-6 first-quarter lead but scored only three points in the second quarter to fall behind Carlyle 19 to 13 at halftime. Salem fought back to close the deficit to one point at the end of the third quarter before being outscored 22-11 in the final quarter to be put away by Carlyle.
Too many turnovers and ice-cold shooting at times led to the Wildcats defeat.
Salem was led by Kaleb Anthony with 23 points and Braden Phillips finished with eight points, four of those coming in the last two minutes of the game.
Carlyle was led by Hayden Hoffmann with 18 and Wyatt Nothaus with 14.
Salem will play Trico at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon on WJBD-FM 100.1 and streaming live on WJBDradio.com Trico fell to Olney (Richland County) 60 to 23.
In other games from the Pinckneyville Tournament:
Benton 50, Greenville 46
Carlyle 51, Salem 41
Jerseyville Jersey 60, Woodlawn 30
Mt. Carmel 47, Chester 28
Murphysboro 60, Okawville 27
Pinckneyville 65, Roxana 36
Steeleville 51, Mounds Meridian 42
Dieterich Tournament
Beecher City/Cowden Herrick (BK ONLY) 74, Palestine-Hutsonville 60
Dieterich 52, Red Hill 48
Dieterich 64, Sullivan 48
Farina South Central 61, Palestine-Hutsonville 40
Patoka 57, Beecher City/Cowden Herrick (BK ONLY) 55
Red Hill 52, Arcola 43
Mater Dei Tournament
Breese Mater Dei 65, Illinois Valley Central 52
Briarcrest, Tenn. 74, Trenton Wesclin 33
Highland 43, Breese Central 39
Highland 55, Trenton Wesclin 42
Mascoutah 71, Illinois Valley Central 40
Mascoutah 71, Metro-East Lutheran 50
Nashville 33, Breese Mater Dei 23
