Basketball Recap: Minot Takes a Loss

If Minot was riding high fresh off their 84-41 takedown of Sheyenne last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Minot Magicians fell just short of the Turtle Mountain Braves by a score of 84-82 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Magicians have suffered since December 29, 2023.

Minot's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Turtle Mountain, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

Minot will host Des Lacs-Burlington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Turtle Mountain, they will square off against Beulah at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.