The McAlester Buffaloes basketball squad (McAlester, OK), was crushed 58-36 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Tahlequah Tigers (Tahlequah, OK)

With the victory, Tahlequah advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Tigers travel to Stilwell (Stilwell, OK) to meet the Indians in a non-league battle on Friday, December 6. The Indians enter the battle with a record of 0-1. Stilwell lost 48-40 in their recent league battle against Muldrow (Muldrow, OK)

The Buffaloes now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Durant for a 5A District 4 battle on Tuesday, December 10.