The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Century Patriots (Bismarck, ND) and the host Mandan Braves (Mandan, ND), observed Century's basketball team overcome Mandan by a margin of 77-58.

The Patriots (9-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Bismarck (Bismarck, ND). The Demons come into the AA West challenge with a 7-2 record. In their last challenge, Bismarck defeated Williston (Williston, ND), 106-55, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Braves battle the Legacy (Bismarck, ND) in a AA West challenge, on Friday, January 17. Mandan will attempt to better on its 11-2 season record. The come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 66-56 league win over Jamestown (Jamestown, ND).