Visiting Coloma outscored Buchanan 31-28 over the final three quarters to pull out a dramatic 40-39 non-conference boys basketball victory Tuesday night.

The loss squared the Bucks’ record at 2-2.

Auston Rushing scored 15 points to lead the Comets, who also got 14 points from Jason Walter.

Josiah Smith had 11 points for Buchanan, while Tyler Flynn added 10.

 

COLOMA 40, BUCHANAN 39

Coloma 40

Auston Rushing 4 6-7 15, Skyler Brown 0 0-2 0, Jason Walter 7 0-1 14, Chase Moxley 1 4-6 6, Caleb Hester 1 0-0 2, Justin Pullins 1 0-0 3, Rob Lawson 0 0-0 0, Tevon Blazier 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 14 10-16 40

Buchanan 39

Eli Lewis 3 0-2 6, Dustin Gray 2 0-2 4, Christian Catalano 1 1-2 4, Tim McCaffrey 0 0-0 0, Tyler Flynn 4 2-2 10, Josiah Smith 4 0-0 11, Dalton Riddle 2 0-1 4, Jarrett Thomas 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Moore 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16 3-9 39

 

Coloma           9          23       31       40

Buchanan       10       12       25       39

3-point baskets: Coloma 2 (Rushing 1, Pullins 1), Buchanan 4 (Smith 3, Catalano 1). Total fouls (fouled out): Coloma 17 (Lawson), Buchanan 20. Varsity records: Buchanan 2-2, Coloma 3-3