FORT SCOTT — Allen Community College’s men were 1 for 2 in buzzer-beater attempts Saturday.
The first one forced overtime against host Fort Scott Community College.
The miss, however, left the Red Devils on the short end of a 63-61 defeat to remain winless in conference play.
“We had a good look from 3-point range, but the shot fell short,” Red Devil coach Andy Shaw said.
One of Allen’s sorest spots this season — slow starts offensively — reared its ugly head again Saturday.
The Red Devils trailed 29-25 at the break.
“We played better (after halftime), and the score remained even for much of the second half,” Shaw said.
Andrew Rountree collected a key offensive rebound, which he turned into a buzzer-beating putback as time expired to tie the score at 58-58.
The Red Devil offense struggled in the overtime, accounting for only three points.
Allen hit only 2 of 19 3-pointers in the contest.
Rountree led the way for the Red Devils with 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals, while DeAndrae Barnett scored 16 points, going 9 for 12 from the line, to go with seven rebounds.
Tray Fountain scored 12, while Cameron Blue had seven points with nine boards.
Rountree, Fountain and Bryce Schippers each had three assists.
The defeat drops Allen to 0-3 in Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division play and 4-11 overall.
The Red Devils hit the road again Wedensday at Neosho County Community College.
Allen (25-33-3—6—61)
Fort Scott (29-29-5—63)
Allen (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Rountree 8-4-5-20, Burnes 0-0-1-0, Roberts 0-0-1-0, Fountain 4-4-1-12, Schippers 0-0-2-0, Uno 0/1-1-0-4, Keiswetter 0-0-2-0, Barnett 2/1-9-3-16, Blue 3-1-3-7, Walden 0-0-1-0, Walter 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 18/2-19-18-61.
Fort Scott TOTALS: 18/5-12-18-63.
Red Devils come up short
