In Friday's non-league outing, the Blake Bears (Minneapolis, MN) basketball squad edged the visiting Washburn Millers (Minneapolis, MN), by a count of 75-72.

The Bears (18-7) will now prepare for their outing against Southwest Christian (Chaska, MN). The Stars go into the AA Section 5 outing with a 16-8 record. In their last outing, Southwest Christian held off Hutchinson (Hutchinson, MN), 81-73, in a non-league outing.

The Millers now hold a 24-3 record. They play next when they travel to St. Anthony Village for a non-league match on Thursday, February 29. Washburn will meet a Huskies team coming off a 82-53 non-league win over Kennedy (Bloomington, MN). The Huskies record now stands at 13-13.