The Billings West Golden Bears nipped the visiting Big Sky Eagles basketball squad by a final score of 44-43 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Golden Bears clash with the Helena Bengals (Helena, MT) in a non-league outing, on Friday, December 20. Billings West will attempt to upgrade on its 2-0 season record. The Bengals enter the outing with a 1-0 record after their 57-53 non-league win over Bozeman (Bozeman, MT).

The Eagles (0-2) will now prepare for their outing against Russell (Great Falls, MT). The Rustlers enter the non-league outing with a 1-0 record.