DECATUR, Ala. (Interstat) — The Itawamba Indians built a 24-point halftime lead and survived a fierce second-half rally to beat the Calhoun Warhawks 96-90 in a men’s junior college basketball game Tuesday night.

Itawamba led 54-30 at halftime, but Calhoun outscored the Indians 60-42 after the break, narrowing the gap before falling short. The result improved Itawamba to 6-4 overall, while Calhoun dropped to 1-4. The outcome was an upset according to Interstat’s ELO system, which gave Calhoun a 60.8% probability to win. Itawamba visits Bishop State next Monday. Calhoun travels to Northwest Mississippi on Thursday.