Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Northwest Vikings (Grand Island, NE) and the host Lexington Minutemen (Lexington, NE), saw Northwest's basketball squad overcome Lexington by a tally of 51-33.

With the victory, Northwest improves its record to 5-10 on the campaign. The Vikings host Hastings (Hastings, NE) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 31. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 6-8. Hastings lost 64-51 in their recent non-league challenge against Scottsbluff (Scottsbluff, NE)

Next up, the Minutemen confront the Broken Bow Indians (Broken Bow, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Lexington will attempt to improve on its 4-12 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 55-49 non-league loss to Valentine (Valentine, NE).