NORWALK, Calif. (Interstat) — Dorian Tate scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Friday night to lead the Cerritos Falcons to an 86-69 men’s junior college basketball victory over the Los Angeles Southwest Cougars.

Cerritos used a dominant second-half performance, outscoring the Cougars 52-33 after halftime to pull away. The Falcons improved to 20-4 overall, while Los Angeles Southwest fell to 16-8.

Elijah Gelin added 23 points for Cerritos. Demaree Collins led the Cougars with 23 points.

Cerritos shot 51.9% from the field and capitalized on 25 free throws. Los Angeles Southwest was hampered by 34.9% shooting and committed 28 fouls. The Falcons also won the rebounding battle 38-27.