The Cooper Cougars (Abilene, TX) basketball nipped the visiting Midland Christian Mustangs (Midland, TX), 45-43 in Friday's non-league test.

The Cougars (5-2) will now prepare for their test against Midland Legacy (Midland, TX). The Rebels go into the non-league test with a 0-8 record. In their last test, Midland Legacy was tipped by Coronado (Lubbock, TX), 72-63, in a non-league test.

The Mustangs now own a 8-5 record. They play next when they travel to Grandfalls-Royalty for a non-league test on Friday, December 2. Midland Christian will encounter a Cowboys squad coming off a 47-23 non-league loss to Fort Davis (Fort Davis, TX). The Cowboys record now stands at 0-4.