EL CAMINO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Cuesta Cougars narrowly defeated the El Camino Warriors 71-68 in a California community college men’s basketball game Friday.

Cuesta built a 41-32 halftime lead and held off a second-half push from the Warriors. Ryan McNamee led the Cougars with 17 points, while James Nugent added 16 points and six rebounds. Kai Johnson scored 16 points for El Camino in the loss.

The victory improved Cuesta’s record to 2-8, while El Camino fell to 6-5.