In Saturday's league contest, the visiting Oklahoma Union Cougars basketball team scored a close 48-45 triumph over the Nowata Ironmen.

The Cougars (10-6) will now prepare for their contest against Dewey (Dewey, OK). The Bulldoggers go into the Northeast Valley contest with a 1-2 record. In their last contest, Dewey was tipped by Oologah (Oologah, OK), 69-54, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Ironmen confront the Ketchum Warriors (Ketchum, OK) in a non-league contest, on Tuesday, January 28. Nowata will attempt to better on its 11-4 season record. The Warriors go into the contest with a 11-6 record after their 69-54 league win over Wyandotte (Wyandotte, OK).