DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Interstat) — Noah Mendy scored 26 points to lead Daytona State to a 79-75 men’s junior college basketball victory over Indian River State on Wednesday.

The Falcons, who improved to 18-5, held off a late push from the Pioneers after taking a 43-39 lead into halftime. Adrian Shackleton added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Daytona State.

Caleb Cameron, Anthony Ferrer and Tamiel Green each scored 16 points for Indian River State, which fell to 8-11. The Falcons swept the regular-season series, having also won on Jan. 21.

Daytona State was projected as a heavy favorite to win by statistical models. Mendy also contributed six assists in 24 minutes of play.