Sometimes a team just needs to look at a win as a win, and that's exactly what happened to the Newton boys basketball team Thursday night.

The Cardinals started slow and stayed that way through the third quarter, but eventually woke up in the fourth to earn a 50-36 victory and prevent Knoxville from spoiling Senior Night.

"In all reality, we played the fourth quarter like we should've played all game," Newton coach Nick Wilkins said. "If we would've played like that all game, we would've had a similar game to what it was down there. We took Knoxville for granted, so you have to give them credit."