The McAlester Buffaloes basketball team scored 41 points and limited the visiting Tahlequah Tigers to 40 in the Buffaloes league triumph on Saturday.

The Buffaloes now have a 7-13 record. They play next when they host Tahlequah for a 5A District 4 game on Tuesday, February 18. McAlester will confront a Tigers team coming off a 55-41 non-league win over Eufaula (Eufaula, OK). The Tigers record now stands at 8-13.

With the loss, Tahlequah falls to 7-13 on the campaign. The Tigers host Eufaula (Eufaula, OK) to confront the Ironheads in a non-league game on Monday, February 17. The Ironheads go into the game with a record of 11-13. Eufaula lost 36-34 in their recent non-league game against Silo (Silo, OK)