The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Superior Spartans (Superior, WI) and the visiting Marshall Hilltoppers (Duluth, MN), observed Superior's basketball team overwhelm Marshall by a score of 95-34.

The Spartans (13-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Bemidji (Bemidji, MN). The Lumberjacks come into the non-league challenge with a 9-4 record. In their last challenge, Bemidji was routed by Apollo (St. Cloud, MN), 88-73, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hilltoppers encounter the Blake Bears (Minneapolis, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 7. Marshall will attempt to improve on its 6-14 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 16-1 record after their 78-68 non-league win over Jordan (Jordan, MN).