SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Ventura Pirates defeated the Cuesta Cougars 114-101 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday.

Ventura built a 13-point halftime lead, scoring 57 points in each of the first two quarters. Cuesta kept pace after halftime but could not close the gap.

Jerimiyah Smith led Ventura with 28 points and 14 rebounds. Ryan McNamee scored 22 points for Cuesta in the loss.

Ventura improved to 23-3. Cuesta fell to 9-17.