The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Big Sky Eagles (Missoula, MT) and the host Billings West Golden Bears (Billings, MT), observed Big Sky's basketball team edge Billings West by a score of 56-51.

The Eagles (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Russell (Great Falls, MT). The Rustlers come into the non-league challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, Russell edged Flathead (Kalispell, MT), 64-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Bears encounter the Helena Bengals (Helena, MT) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Billings West will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Bengals come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 72-53 non-league win over Bozeman (Bozeman, MT).