VALENCIA, Venezuela (Interstat) — The Falcons defeated the visiting La Guaira 84-76 in Venezuelan SLB action Monday night. Falcons outscored La Guaira 28-18 in the second quarter to build a 46-35 halftime lead and never trailed afterward. La Guaira closed within 69-59 entering the fourth but could not overcome the deficit. Falcons shot 32 of 61 from the floor and 11 of 30 from three-point range, while La Guaira shot 28 of 58 and 10 of 25. Falcons held a 33-25 rebounding advantage and made 9 of 13 free throws to La Guaira’s 10 of 23. Yeison Yan Colome led all scorers with 22 points for La Guaira. David Nesbitt and Emmanuel Egbuta each scored 19 points, Nesbitt adding four rebounds. Jared Cunningham contributed 16 points, four rebounds and four assists for Falcons. Kelvin Caraballo, Gregory Curvelo and Yeikson Montero each scored 10 points. The Falcons improved to 8-11, while La Guaira fell to 6-12.