COALINGA, Calif. (Interstat) — The Reedley Tigers held off a late surge to defeat the Coalinga Falcons 78-75 in a men’s junior college basketball game Saturday.

Reedley built a 12-point halftime lead, scoring 41 points in the first quarter and 37 in the second. Coalinga mounted a strong second-half comeback, outscoring the Tigers 46-37 after the break, but fell just short. The victory lifts Reedley to a .500 season record at 13-13. Coalinga drops to 2-24.

Coalinga’s Kristian Graham led all scorers with 31 points. Whylkeems Estimond added a dominant 18 rebounds and four blocked points for the Falcons. The Tigers won the previous meeting between the teams 77-45 on Jan. 21.