The Blinn men's basketball team had its chances late Wednesday night, but the ball never found the bucket.
The Buccaneers lost 71-70 to Bossier Parish Community College at the Blinn P.E. Building.
Down three with 26 seconds to play, Blinn had four chances to tie the game but couldn't find the bucket until a tip-in at the buzzer that gave the Cavaliers the victory.
"We just didn't finish the play," Blinn (8-3, 0-2 Region XIV) coach Scott Schumacher said. "I thought we played really hard, we just had so many critical turnovers in the second half."
After Blinn held a 38-30 lead at halftime, the Cavaliers opened the second half on a 13-3 run.
Sophomores Macari Brooks and Jourdan Stickler each scored 16 points for the Bucs, and Eddie Alcantara scored 13. Eric Ross scored 12 points.
