(Interstat) — The Arizona Western Matadors narrowly defeated the New Mexico Military Broncos 101-98 in a men’s junior college basketball game Friday. Arizona Western improved to 6-2 overall, while New Mexico Military fell to 6-6.

The Matadors built a 101-98 lead by halftime, then held off a second-half rally from the Broncos. New Mexico Military, which had a 55.2% win probability per Interstat’s ELO system, shot 52.1% from the floor but was outscored despite an efficient offensive rating of 117.5 on 83 possessions. Joel Pinto led the Broncos with 27 points and seven rebounds. Taye Williams added 17 points and Carlos Da Mata scored 21.