Box Score The injury-plagued Colorado College men's basketball turned in a gutsy performance on Sunday afternoon, but ultimately came up short in its bid to defeat Centenary College.

Senior guard Travion Kirkendoll hit a three-pointer from the left corner with 18 seconds to play as the Gents survived a frantic final 10 seconds to escape Reid Arena with a 58-55 victory.

The Tigers pulled to within 56-55 when senior guard Eric Houska sank a pair of free throws with 8.1 seconds remaining, but after Cedric Harris missed the front end of a one-and-one a second later, the ball slipped through the hands of two CC players.

Centenary senior guard Dyllon Weaver hit a pair of free throws with two seconds to go and Houska's desperation three from half court was off the mark.

Despite playing without three starters, Colorado College erased a nine-point deficit during the final eight minutes.

Junior guard Edmund Pendleton, who missed Friday's win over Austin College with flu-like symptoms, hit a pair of clutch three-pointers, including one that leveled the score at 53-53.

Houska led the Tigers with 15 points and cracked the top 15 on the program's all-time scoring list. He climbed past David Schroeder (1984-88), Dave Cortez (1983-86) and John Sacha (1983-87) into 14th place with 1,129 points.

Sophomore forward CooXooEii Black recorded his fourth double-double of the season for CC, finishing with 10 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

Senior swingman Ryan Young matched his career high with 13 points for the Tigers, who dropped to 7-9 overall and 2-3 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Junior guard Treylan Matthews connected on three shots from behind the arc and finished with 13 points for the Gents.

Centenary, which improved to 9-6 overall and 3-2 in the conference, got 10 points from Harris.

The Gents took their largest lead at 49-40 when junior forward Mitchell Tarantola completed a three-point play.

In a low-scoring first half, Centenary took a 21-13 lead when freshman guard Raylon Hardy scored on a layup with 3:39 remaining, but CC hit three treys during the final 2:53 and drew even when Pendleton connected from the left corner with a fraction over three seconds on the clock.

The teams play again on Saturday, Feb. 3, in Shreveport.

Colorado College wraps up its four-game home stand next week when Southwestern University and Texas Lutheran University visit Reid Arena on Friday and Sunday, respectively.