IRVINE (Interstat) — Irvine Valley used an early offensive surge and a 50-32 rebounding advantage to defeat visiting Grossmont 102-65 in a men’s junior college basketball game Friday. The Lasers improved to 1-0, while the Griffins fell to 0-1.

Irvine Valley set the tone from the opening tip. Zeno Calastas made a layup 15 seconds into the game, Ahmad Alhammouri followed with a 3-point jump shot and Calastas added another layup as Irvine Valley quickly built a 7-0 lead. Grossmont answered with a free throw by Zay Bryant and a layup by Trevor Krugh, but the Lasers kept pushing. Alhammouri and Calastas combined for several early baskets, and Anderson Hatch, Kai Nixon and Kevin Hart helped extend the margin. Irvine Valley led 57-30 after the first quarter, aided by a late 3-point flurry from Alhammouri and Ze’Brien Watkins.

Bryant hit two 3-point jump shots to help Grossmont stay close early, and Mews made a 3-pointer that cut Irvine Valley’s lead to 13-12. The Lasers answered with 3-pointers from Alhammouri and Calastas. Hatch made consecutive layups, Nixon added a layup and a 3-pointer, and Hart hit a 3-pointer as Irvine Valley pulled away. Watkins closed the first-quarter scoring with a 3-pointer.

The Lasers kept the pressure on in the second quarter. Qusai AlAzem made free throws, Kevin Hart converted free throws and a 3-point jump shot, and Tyler Harris added a layup and a 3-pointer. Caleb Hendrix and Tito Perez also scored inside for Irvine Valley, and Damien Rease helped close out the win with layups and free throws. Irvine Valley led 88-48 after Rease’s layup with 6:12 remaining and later went ahead 90-50 on Hatch’s layup with 4:54 left.

Sam Mews tried to keep Grossmont within reach, scoring on a 3-point jump shot and adding free throws and a jump shot. Lorenzo Martinez and Yanis Ben Daoud Chan also contributed baskets for the Griffins, while Zion Perez and Mekhi Gleason scored late.

Irvine Valley finished with 102 points from 79 possessions, an offensive rating of 128.4. Grossmont scored 65 points from 79 possessions, an offensive rating of 81.9. The Lasers shot 38 of 74 from the floor, 11 of 26 from three-point range and 15 of 22 from the free throw line. The Griffins shot 20 of 57 from the floor, 7 of 31 from beyond the arc and 18 of 24 from the free throw line.

Irvine Valley held a 50-32 rebounding advantage, including a 20-11 edge on the offensive glass. The Lasers recorded 11 assists, two blocks, 15 turnovers and 22 fouls. Grossmont had six assists, three blocks, 22 turnovers and 16 fouls.

Calastas finished with 15 points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes. Alhammouri added 18 points, two rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes. Kevin Hart scored 13 points with two rebounds and two assists in 15 minutes, while Tyler Harris contributed five points, six rebounds, three assists and one block in 13 minutes. Sam Mews led Grossmont with 17 points and one rebound in 26 minutes. Anderson Hatch had eight points and seven rebounds in 13 minutes, Qusai AlAzem added five points, five rebounds and three assists in 17 minutes, Ze’Brien Watkins scored eight points with three rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes, Lorenzo Martinez added four points, six rebounds, three assists and one block in 25 minutes, and Kai Nixon finished with five points, two rebounds, two assists and one block in 15 minutes.

Grossmont next hosts Glendale. Irvine Valley next hosts Ventura.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Grossmont 72, Irvine Valley 63. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Irvine Valley with a 64 percent probability to win.