RANGELY, Colo. (Interstat) — Nathan Ahner scored 18 points and Southern Idaho escaped with a 78-76 men’s junior college basketball victory over Colorado Northwestern on Thursday night. The Eagles, who improved to 20-2, held off a late Spartans rally. Ahner added 10 rebounds and eight assists for Southern Idaho. Cooper Kesler led all scorers with 26 points. Jordan Jones paced Colorado Northwestern (3-20) with 22 points and six assists. The Spartans, who lost by 55 points in the teams’ last meeting, kept this one close throughout but fell just short. Southern Idaho shot 14 for 34 from 3-point range and outrebounded Colorado Northwestern 31-23.