The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the New Bedford Whalers (New Bedford, MA) and the host Dartmouth Indians (South Dartmouth, MA), observed New Bedford's basketball team edge Dartmouth by a score of 49-45.

The Whalers (9-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Barnstable (Hyannis, MA). The Red Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 10-3 record. In their last challenge, Barnstable edged Falmouth (Falmouth, MA), 62-46, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians encounter the Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders (Somerset, MA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 27. Dartmouth will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 11-1 record after their 57-31 league win over Case (Swansea, MA).