MARIANNA, Fla. (Interstat) — Deven Bates scored 28 points to lead Pensacola State to a 75-71 men’s junior college basketball upset over Chipola on Saturday.

The visiting Pirates, who entered as significant underdogs according to analytics projections, improved to 11-4. The Indians fell to 14-3.

Pensacola State built a narrow 41-38 halftime lead and held on despite Chipola’s second-half push. Bates added six rebounds and four assists. Malick Sene, Sean Owens and Ethan McDonald each added 15 points for the Pirates, who shot 13 for 26 from three-point range.

Chipola’s next game is at Gulf Coast State on Wednesday. Pensacola State hosts Tallahassee State that same night.