The Minneapolis Lions (Minneapolis, KS) basketball crushed the visiting Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS), 54-31 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Lions (12-4) will now prepare for their test against Southeast of Saline (Gypsum, KS). The Trojans go into the non-league test with a 10-5 record. In their last test, Southeast of Saline Republic County (Belleville, KS), 0-0, in a non-league test.

The Bearcats now own a 6-9 record. They play next when they host Republic County for a non-league test on Friday, February 9. Ellsworth will encounter a Buffaloes squad coming off a 0-0 non-league Southeast of Saline (Gypsum, KS). The Buffaloes record now stands at 0-14.