The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Minot Magicians (Minot, ND) and the visiting Turtle Mountain Braves (Belcourt, ND), observed Minot's basketball team overwhelm Turtle Mountain by a score of 95-48.

The Magicians (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Mary's Central (Bismarck, ND). The Saints come into the AA West challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, St. Mary's Central trounced Shanley (Fargo, ND), 65-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Braves encounter the Hazen Bison (Hazen, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Turtle Mountain will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Bison come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 61-51 non-league win over New Town (New Town, ND).