COASTAL BEND, Texas (Interstat) — The Blinn Buccaneers held off the Coastal Bend Cougars 79-76 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday. Blinn improved to 3-2 overall while Coastal Bend fell to 0-3.

The Buccaneers built a five-point halftime lead and maintained a narrow advantage throughout the second half. Coastal Bend shot 11 for 31 from three-point range but committed 16 turnovers. Jarrius Jackson Jr. led the Cougars with 10 points and six rebounds.