The St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI) basketball knocked off the visiting Niles Vikings (Niles, MI), 54-39 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Bears (9-3) will now prepare for their test against Lakeshore (Stevensville, MI). The Lancers go into the Southwestern Michigan - West test with a 6-6 record. In their last test, Lakeshore notched a victory over Dowagiac (Dowagiac, MI), 64-28, in a non-league test.

The Vikings now own a 6-7 record. They play next when they travel to Otsego for a Wolverine B test on Friday, February 3. Niles will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 75-55 non-league win over Gull Lake (Richland, MI). The Bulldogs record now stands at 11-1.