CORSICANA, Texas (Interstat) — The Blinn Buccaneers built a large early lead and survived a second-half surge to defeat the Navarro Bulldogs 73-70 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night.

Blinn opened a 10-point halftime advantage, leading 37-27 after the first quarter and 73-70 at the final horn. Navarro outscored Blinn 43-36 after halftime but could not complete the comeback. Desmeon Jones led Blinn with 14 points and eight assists. Dashawn Ceaser added a team-high 15 points.

The Buccaneers, who shot 56.5 percent from the floor, improved to 4-6. The Bulldogs fell to 6-7. Blinn next plays at Trinity Valley on Saturday. Navarro travels to Panola.