The Ishpeming Hematites (Ishpeming, MI) basketball knocked off the host Houghton Gremlins (Houghton, MI), 61-43 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Hematites (22-1) will now prepare for their test against Tournament Team (, ). The go into the non-league test with a 10-20 record. In their last test, Tournament Team went down by Winston-Salem Christian National (Winston-Salem, NC), 63-31, in a non-league test.

The Gremlins now own a 15-7 record. They play next when they travel to Tournament Team for a non-league test on Monday, March 4. Houghton will encounter a squad coming off a 63-31 non-league loss to Winston-Salem Christian National (Winston-Salem, NC). The record now stands at 10-20.