In Monday's non-league outing, the Houghton Gremlins (Houghton, MI) basketball squad edged the host Westwood Patriots (Ishpeming, MI), by a count of 51-46.

The Gremlins (10-4) will now prepare for their outing against Escanaba (Escanaba, MI). The Eskymos go into the non-league outing with a 7-6 record. In their last outing, Escanaba held off Marquette (Marquette, MI), 50-47, in a league outing.

The Patriots now hold a 6-6 record. They play next when they travel to Marquette for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 1. Westwood will clash with a Redmen squad coming off a 50-47 league loss to Escanaba (Escanaba, MI). The Redmen record now stands at 2-9.