Jamestown’s Michael Davenport soars for a layup in front of Kansas City’s Tavares Sledge (2) and Akaemji Williams (3) during Sunday afternoon’s The Basketball League game at Jamestown Community College’s Physical Education Complex. P-J photo by Alex Shipherd

On Friday, the Jamestown Jackals were able to stave off a third-quarter rally by the Owensboro Thoroughbreds before breezing to a win in The Basketball League.

Despite leading by as many as 23, the Jackals were not as fortunate Sunday afternoon.

Kansas City’s C.J. Jones made clutch 3-pointers at the end of regulation and overtime as the Tornadoes stunned Jamestown, 140-136, at Jamestown Community College’s Physical Education Complex.

“We knew it was going to be a tough game,” Jamestown coach Mark Anderson said after the game, “but any time you are at home and have a 20-point lead, you have to take care of it.”

Tavares Sledge led second-place Kansas City (14-7) with 41 points and 15 rebounds while playing all 45 minutes with the Tornadoes carrying just six players on their roster. Brett McKnight scored 34 points before fouling out with just over four minutes remaining in regulation and Jones added 27 points and nine assists.

“We’ve been through a lot this season. Some people decided to go in a different direction and these guys hung in there,” said Kansas City owner Justin Pattison, who was coaching his first game. ” … They stayed together and overcame. It was pretty amazing to watch.”

The loss spoiled a superb outing by Jamestown’s Davonte Harris, who scored 32 points and also hit clutch shots for his team at the end of both regulation and overtime.

The Jackals (12-11) led 100-80 with 12 minutes remaining, but gave the game away by allowing 60 points over the final 17 minutes of play.

“The thing that we hang our hat on is defense,” Anderson said. “It’s astonishing that we gave up 60 points.”

The Tornadoes scored on their first 12 possessions of the fourth quarter, turning a 20-point deficit into a four-point deficit after Lee hit a free throw with 7:16 remaining.

“They started chipping away. Teams are always going to make a run, but you have to answer,” Anderson said. “We got complacent. Our defense was not solid.”

During the 27-11 run, McKnight scored 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, while Odgra Bobo also hit a pair of 3-pointers. Jamestown also helped matters by turning the ball over four times after turning it over just 10 times through the opening three quarters.

“They were knocking down tough shots,” Anderson said. “You want to stay attached, but you want to make sure you’re not too close when they come down.”

Kansas City eventually tied the game at 124-all as Jones knocked down three free throws after being fouled behind the arc. Akaemji Williams then fed Bobo to give the Tornadoes a two-point lead with a minute remaining before Michael Davenport tied the game at 126 with a pair of free throws.

After Kansas City came up empty on its next possession, Harris was fouled while knocking down a foul-line jumper and converted the free throw to give the Jackals a three-point lead with 10 seconds remaining. The Tornadoes then inbounded from in front of their bench and Jones quickly tied the game by knocking down a 3-pointer from near the volleyball attack line, several feet beyond the arc, to send the game to overtime.

“Where he took it from was surprising,” Anderson said.

The teams stayed within a possession of each other throughout most of overtime with Harris again giving Jamestown a two-point lead with 5.2 seconds left as he knocked down a tough shot from the elbow.

Kansas City again advanced the ball to the front of its bench and found Jones, who knocked down a 3-pointer with Troy Taylor in his face to give his team a 138-136 advantage.

“Every time, he’s the one taking the shot for us,” Pattison said of Jones. “He’s clutch. … Many, many times he’s come through. Tonight he did it again.”

“Troy couldn’t have played Jones any better on that 3 that he hit,” Anderson said.

With one last chance to tie the game off an inbounds play, the Jackals ran three players around screens in the middle of the court, but were unable get the ball in before being called for a five-second violation.

“The five-second call, there’s nothing you can do about it,” Anderson said. “That’s the human element of the game and you have to live with it.”

The loss sends Jamestown back to sixth place with a chance to tie fifth-place Albany (13-10) on Tuesday night when the Patroons visit for a 6 p.m. tip-off at the Physical Education Complex.

“We were on that playoff run. We’re not out of it, but it makes it tougher now,” Anderson said. ” … It’s not over until it’s over. We’ll regroup and we’ll do what we need to do.”

NOTES: Glenroy Carr Jr. had 22 points while Davenport had 21 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Jackals. … Shawn Lee had 22 points and seven rebounds while Bobo had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Tornadoes. Jamestown was 49 of 94 (52.1 percent) from the field, including 11 of 26 (42.3 percent) from 3-point range while Kansas City was 46 of 88 from the field (52.3 percent), including 11 of 28 (39.3 percent) from 3-point range.

KANSAS CITY (140)

Jones 6-17 13-16 27, Sledge 13-20 12-18 41, Williams 1-6 1-3 3, Bobo 4-13 2-2 13, McKnight 12-19 7-9 34, Lee 10-13 2-5 22. Totals 46-88 37-53 140.

JAMESTOWN (136)

Taylor 7-14 3-5 17, Carr Jr. 7-9 7-8 22, Harris 12-17 6-7 32, Wilford 3-6 0-0 9, Mulamba 4-5 0-0 8, Hamilton 4-8 0-0 9, Mills 0-0 0-0 0, Stewart 5-14 1-4 14, Davenport 6-19 8-8 21, Dupree-Gibson 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 49-94 27-34 136.

Kansas City 30 26 24 49 11 — 140

Jamestown 32 32 36 29 7 — 136

3-point goals–Kansas City 11-28 (Jones 2-7, Sledge 3-7, Williams 0-1, Bobo 3-6, McKnight 3-6, Lee 0-1), Jamestown 11-26 (Carr Jr. 1-1, Harris 2-5, Wilford 3-6, Hamilton 1-3, Stewart 3-7, Davenport 1-3, Dupree-Gibson 0-1). Total Rebounds–Kansas City 51 (Sledge 15), Jamestown 45 (Stewart 9). Assists–Kansas City 22 (Jones 9), Jamestown 18 (Taylor 5). Total Fouls–Kansas City 27, Jamestown 38. Fouled Out–McKnight, Carr Jr., Stewart.