In Tuesday's league outing, the Tahlequah Tigers (Tahlequah, OK) basketball squad nipped the host East Central Cardinals (Tulsa, OK), by a margin of 76-71.

The Tigers (13-9) will now prepare for their outing against Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, OK). The Comets go into the 5A District 3 outing with a 11-10 record. In their last outing, Bishop Kelley was tipped by Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, OK), 72-41, in a league outing.

The Cardinals now own a 8-10 record. They play next when they host Collinsville for a 5A District 3 outing on Friday, February 9. East Central will encounter a Cardinals squad coming off a 56-53 league loss to Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, OK). The Cardinals record now stands at 15-4.