The Des Moines North Polar Bears (Des Moines, IA) basketball were winner over the host Roosevelt Roughriders (Des Moines, IA), 79-63 in Friday's league bout.

The Polar Bears now possess a 5-3 record. They play next when they host Pella for a non-league bout on Monday, January 27. Des Moines North will play a Dutch team coming off a 66-46 league win over Norwalk (Norwalk, IA). The Dutch record now stands at 9-5.

With the loss, Roosevelt falls to 9-4 on the campaign. The Roughriders travel to Lincoln (Des Moines, IA) to play the Railsplitters in a Freelance bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Railsplitters go into the bout with a record of 3-5.