The North Central Thunder tipped the host Ipswich Tigers basketball team by a final score of 42-35 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Thunder face the South Border co-op [Wishek/Ashley] Mustangs (Wishek, ND) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 15. North Central will attempt to move on its 1-1 season record. The Mustangs enter the game with a 0-2 record after their 57-54 non-league loss to Enderlin (Enderlin, ND).

With the defeat, Ipswich moves to 0-3 on the year. The Tigers travel to Langford (Langford, SD) to face the Lions in a non-league game on Friday, December 15. The Lions enter the game with a record of 0-2. Langford lost 40-37 in their recent non-league game against Estelline/Hendricks (Estelline, SD)