The Southwestern Wildcats tipped the visiting Shullsburg Miners basketball team by a final score of 73-70 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Darlington Redbirds (Darlington, WI) in a Southwest Wisconsin Activities game, on Friday, January 5. Southwestern will attempt to move on its 7-3 season record.

With the defeat, Shullsburg moves to 4-4 on the year. The Miners travel to Black Hawk (South Wayne, WI) to face the Warriors in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 2. The Warriors enter the game with a record of 0-9. Black Hawk lost 58-44 in their recent non-league outing against Cambria-Friesland (Cambria, WI)