The North Platte Panthers routed the visiting DeKalb Tigers basketball team by a final score of 67-32 in Monday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Excelsior Springs Tigers (Excelsior Springs, MO) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, February 1. North Platte will attempt to move on its 8-10 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 3-12 record after their 75-28 non-league win over Winnetonka (Kansas City, MO).

With the defeat, DeKalb moves to 0-13 on the year. The Tigers travel to Mound City (Mound City, MO) to face the Panthers in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 31. The Panthers enter the game with a record of 3-1. Mound City won 54-50 in their recent league game against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] (Tarkio, MO)