MARIANNA, Fla. (Interstat) — Chipola erased a halftime deficit to defeat Northwest Florida State 78-69 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday.

The visiting Raiders led 36-33 after the first quarter but were outscored 45-33 after halftime by the Indians. Braylon Roman led Northwest Florida State with 17 points, while Damarion Vann-Kelly added 15. Justin Burns contributed 10 rebounds.

The loss dropped Northwest Florida State to 18-4 overall. Chipola improved to 17-6. The teams will conclude their regular-season series Feb. 28 in Niceville.