The Lake of the Woods Bears tipped the visiting Laporte Wildcats basketball team by a final score of 47-43 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bears face the Roseau Rams (Roseau, MN) in a non-league game, on Friday, February 9. Lake of the Woods will attempt to move on its 4-15 season record. The Rams enter the game with a 8-14 record after their 79-29 non-league win over International Falls (International Falls, MN).

With the defeat, Laporte moves to 3-25 on the year. The Wildcats host Bagley (Bagley, MN) to face the Flyers in a non-league game on Friday, February 9. The Flyers enter the game with a record of 5-15. Bagley lost 80-38 in their recent non-league game against Ada-Borup/Norman County West (Ada, MN)