The Ottawa Pirates basketball team scored 44 points and limited the visiting Pontiac Indians to 42 in the Pirates non-league triumph on Monday.

The Pirates now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Plano for a non-league game on Tuesday, November 26. Ottawa will play a Reapers team coming off a 80-68 non-league loss to Sterling (Sterling, IL). The Reapers record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Pontiac falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Sterling (Sterling, IL) to play the Golden Warriors in a non-league game on Tuesday, November 26. The Golden Warriors go into the game with a record of 1-0. Sterling won 80-68 in their recent non-league game against Plano (Plano, IL)