In Thursday's league outing, the University Eagles (Ferndale, MI) basketball squad edged the host Pontiac Phoenix (Pontiac, MI), by a margin of 59-53.

The Eagles (5-7) will now prepare for their outing against Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield, MI). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 4-9 record. In their last outing, Southfield Arts & Tech was tipped by Harper Woods (Harper Woods, MI), 55-53, in a non-league outing.

The Phoenix now own a 4-9 record. They play next when they travel to Avondale for a Oakland - Gold outing on Tuesday, January 31. Pontiac will clash with a Yellowjackets squad coming off a 61-48 non-league win over Rochester (Rochester Hills, MI). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 6-8.