TORRINGTON, Wyo. (Interstat) — The Eastern Wyoming Lancers defeated the Western Wyoming Mustangs 78-74 in a men’s junior college basketball game Friday.

Eastern Wyoming used a strong first quarter, outscoring Western Wyoming 48-32, to build a lead it would not relinquish. The Mustangs mounted a second-half charge, outscoring the Lancers 42-30 after halftime, but fell short.

Drezdon Jensen led the Lancers with 17 points. Jumarion Weh added eight points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Eastern Wyoming, which improved to 7-21. Western Wyoming, which got 10 points from Isiah Ayala in the loss, fell to 7-14. The teams are scheduled to play again Saturday.