The Mankato East Cougars (Mankato, MN) basketball knocked off the host New Ulm Eagles (New Ulm, MN), 81-67 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Cougars (9-6) will now prepare for their test against Austin (Austin, MN). The Packers go into the non-league test with a 5-8 record. In their last test, Austin went down by Winona (Winona, MN), 57-40, in a league test.

The Eagles now own a 12-4 record. They play next when they host St. Peter for a AAA Section 2 test on Friday, January 19. New Ulm will encounter a Saints squad coming off a 69-65 non-league win over Jordan (Jordan, MN). The Saints record now stands at 12-1.