JOURNAL SPORTS

Lee College used an 11-0 run midway through the second half to rally past Bossier Parish 67-60 in the final regular-season men’s basketball Region XIV game for both junior colleges Wednesday night at the Billy Montgomery Gym in Bossier City.

The Navigators finished the regular season tied for fourth in Region XIV at 13-9 and 16-13 overall. BPCC ended the regular season 8-14 in the region, in eighth place in the 12-team league otherwise comprised of Texas JUCOs. Bossier Parish is 16-14 overall. 

The Cavaliers will play in the Region XIV tournament next Tuesday, facing Tyler JC Tuesday at the Lee College gym in Baytown, Texas. 

Julez Tucker led the Cavs with a season-high 22 points that included four 3-point makes. His last made long-range bomb gave BPCC a 49-44 lead with a little more than 12 minutes left in the game. 

BPCC didn’t score again until Chris Coleman hit a pair of free throws with 6:45 left to cut Lee’s six-point lead to 55-51.

The Cavaliers forced 24 turnovers in the game and led 33-31 at the half as Tucker hit three of his makes from beyond the arc and had 14 points. Six of the eight 3-point baskets BPCC had in the game came in the first 20 minutes.

BPCC hit only 14-of-26 free throws, Lee was 10-of-15 at the line.

Ten Lee players scored with Shamiere Green’s 18 points leading the way. Green had four of the Navigators’ six 3-point makes.