ODESSA, Texas (Interstat) — The Midland Chaparrals narrowly defeated the Odessa Wranglers 75-73 in a men’s junior college basketball game Thursday night.

Midland built a substantial early lead, outscoring Odessa 33-23 in the first quarter. The Wranglers mounted a fierce second-half comeback, pouring in 50 points after halftime, but fell just short. Ahmere Carson led all scorers with 25 points for Odessa. Darius Carr scored 16 points for Midland, which improved to 19-4 overall. Odessa’s record moved to 15-7.

The game was a statistical near-even matchup. Odessa made 11 3-pointers to Midland’s six and held a 39-35 rebounding edge, but Midland attempted and made more free throws. Both teams committed 19 fouls and a similar number of turnovers.