A commanding second-half leap evaporated Thursday night as host Madison dealt the Chaparrals a 62-57 loss in Region 4 men's basketball.
 
The Chaps, now 6-15, close out the regular season at home, first against Milwaukee Area TC on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is 2 p.m.
 
COD takes on Harper on Tuesday on Sophomore Night.
 
Drew Gaston keyed the Chaps with 22 points and Kaashif Malik added 11 as the Chaps shot 40 percent from the field on 20-of-50 shooting.
 
The Chaps led Madison 31-17 at the break, thanks to holding the WolfPack to just 22 percent shooting with just six field goals.
 
The second half seemed as if nothing had changed as COD held a 20-point lead, thanks to Gaston's 3-pointer that put the Chaps up 43-23 with 15:18 left.
 
The WolfPack whittled the lead over the next 12 minutes, yet COD still led 55-50 on Gaston's jumper with 3:31 to go.
 
Down the stretch, the game belonged to Madison, which finished off COD on a 12-2 run.
 
Amaris Hughes added eight for COD.