Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Big Sky Eagles (Missoula, MT) and the host Hellgate Knights (Missoula, MT), saw Big Sky's basketball squad hold off Hellgate by a tally of 46-43.

With the victory, Big Sky improves its record to 9-7 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Flathead (Kalispell, MT) to play the Braves/Bravettes in a AA Western challenge on Tuesday, February 21. The Braves/Bravettes come into the challenge with a record of 11-3. Flathead won 41-34 in their recent non-league challenge against Glacier (Kalispell, MT)