The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Johnson Governors (St. Paul, MN) and the host Minneapolis Southwest Lakers (Minneapolis, MN), observed Johnson's basketball team overcome Minneapolis Southwest by a score of 71-62.

The Governors (8-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Washington Tech (St. Paul, MN). The Eagles go into the non-league bout with a 4-4 record. In their last bout, Washington Tech fell by St. Paul Central (St. Paul, MN), 86-33, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Minneapolis Southwest falls to 4-5 on the campaign. The Lakers host Edison (Minneapolis, MN) to play the Tommies in a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 15. The Tommies go into the bout with a record of 3-5. Edison lost 82-55 in their recent non-league bout against Roosevelt (Minneapolis, MN)