In Friday's non-league outing, the Ely Timberwolves (Ely, MN) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans (Nashwauk, MN), by a margin of 65-37.

The Timberwolves (5-4) will now prepare for their outing against Northland (Remer, MN). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 5-4 record. In their last outing, Northland smashed International Falls (International Falls, MN), 100-75, in a non-league outing.

The Spartans now own a 1-11 record. They play next when they travel to Mesabi East for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 16. Nashwauk-Keewatin will clash with a Giants squad coming off a 75-42 non-league loss to Chisholm (Chisholm, MN). The Giants record now stands at 3-10.