The Johnson Governors (St. Paul, MN) basketball nipped the visiting Harding Knights (St. Paul, MN), 63-62 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Governors (13-3) will now prepare for their test against Esko (Esko, MN). The Eskomos go into the non-league test with a 15-6 record. In their last test, Esko got by Pequot Lakes (Pequot Lakes, MN), 50-40, in a league test.

The Knights now own a 17-5 record. They play next when they host Highland Park for a AAA Section 3 test on Tuesday, February 13. Harding will encounter a Scots squad coming off a 71-67 non-league win over Humboldt (St. Paul, MN). The Scots record now stands at 6-13.