The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Mankato East Cougars (Mankato, MN) and the host Owatonna Huskies (Owatonna, MN), observed Mankato East's basketball team overwhelm Owatonna by a score of 72-44.

The Cougars (20-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Faribault (Faribault, MN). The Falcons come into the non-league challenge with a 16-5 record.

In their next game, the Huskies battle the Century Panthers (Rochester, MN) in a AAAA Section 1 challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Owatonna will attempt to improve on its 12-12 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 7-14 record after their 88-76 non-league win over Albert Lea (Albert Lea, MN).