PRESCOTT, Ariz. (Interstat) — The Yavapai Roughriders defeated the Colorado Northwestern Spartans 63-56 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday. Yavapai improved to 3-5 overall, while Colorado Northwestern fell to 3-9.

The Roughriders used a strong first half, taking a 63-56 lead into halftime after outscoring the Spartans 33-30 in the second quarter. Timotey Zoonekynd led Yavapai with 17 points, while Rudolfs Svitins added 16 points and six rebounds. Torin Bosch contributed 14 points.

Colorado Northwestern was led by a 24-point first quarter but could not sustain the offense after halftime. The Spartans have lost eight of their last ten games. Yavapai was projected as a heavy favorite to win by national statistical models.