SOUTH PLAINS (Interstat) — The South Plains Texans avenged an earlier loss by holding off the Midland Chaparrals 74-70 in a men’s junior college basketball game Monday.

South Plains, which lost to Midland by 21 points on Jan. 8, never trailed after a high-scoring first half ended with the Texans ahead 74-70. Both teams were efficient offensively, with each scoring 37 points in the second quarter after South Plains took a slight 37-39 edge through one.

Zion Pipkin led the Texans with 12 points, four rebounds and four assists. Micah Bell added 13 points and seven rebounds. For Midland, Yeison Liberato posted six rebounds and five assists, while Solomon Ominu contributed eight points and eight rebounds.

The win improved South Plains to 17-5. Midland fell to 18-4.