The Lancer men's basketball team lost a heart-breaking game at the buzzer, 81-80, to the Guelph Gryphons on Friday night in Guelph.
 
With the loss, the Lancers move to 4-5 on the season and remain tied for first place with the Laurier Golden Hawks in the OUA west division. The win improves the Gryphons to a similar 4-5 record as they sit in third place in the central division.
 
The Blue & Gold were led by guard Mike Rocca with a game high 23 points, while the game also saw three other Lancers also hit double digits. Rookie Isiah Osborne had another solid game contributing 21 points, while senior Alex Campbell chipped in 14 points and Marko Kovac had 12.
 
The game was a see-saw affair that opened with Guelph jumping out to a very early 10-0 lead. Windsor erased the deficit and led 26-20 after one quarter, then took a 45-37 lead just before the half.
 
The Gryphons, who trailed by as many as 10 points midway through the second quarter, regained command in the third frame. The two squads traded leads throughout the final quarter, with Windsor pulling in front one last time on Alex Campbell's free throw with 22.8 seconds left.
 
From there, Guelph's Taylor Boers took an inbound pass from Daniel Dooley with 1.5 seconds left on the clock and drained it from just inside the arc to give the hosts the victory at the buzzer.
 
The Lancers return home on Saturday to host the Algoma Thunderbirds at 8:00pm as part of the NBA's All-Star tour.