CERRI TOS, Calif. (Interstat) — The Cerritos Falcons defeated the Long Beach Vikings 90-81 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night. Dorian Tate scored 23 points to lead Cerritos, which improved to 19-4. Lawrence Brown had 19 points and eight assists for Long Beach, which fell to 4-18.

Cerritos used efficient offense, posting a 124.6 rating on 72 possessions, and capitalized on 15 offensive rebounds. The Falcons built a 45-26 first-quarter lead and held off a stronger Long Beach second half. Isaac Sowell added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Cerritos, while Kamron Fontenot had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Vikings.