In Tuesday's league outing, the South Ridge Panthers (Culver, MN) basketball squad nipped the host Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans (Nashwauk, MN), by a margin of 71-68.

The Panthers (5-20) will now prepare for their outing against Ely (Ely, MN). The Timberwolves go into the non-league outing with a 9-13 record. In their last outing, Ely was tipped by Mountain Iron-Buhl (Mountain Iron, MN), 81-41, in a league outing.

The Spartans now own a 7-18 record. They play next when they travel to Marshall for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 22. Nashwauk-Keewatin will encounter a Hilltoppers squad coming off a 74-62 non-league loss to Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MN). The Hilltoppers record now stands at 12-11.