PERKINSTON, Miss. (Interstat) — Mississippi Gulf Coast erased a halftime deficit to defeat Coahoma 80-75 in a men’s junior college basketball game Monday.

The visiting Tigers led 75-70 entering the final quarter after a strong first-half offensive performance. The Bulldogs’ defense stiffened in the second half, holding Coahoma scoreless in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback. Duran Parish led Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The Bulldogs improved to 15-4. The Tigers fell to 9-4.