The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Minot Magicians (Minot, ND) and the host Williston Coyotes (Williston, ND), observed Minot's basketball team edge Williston by a score of 70-64.

The Magicians (9-18) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Mary's Central (Bismarck, ND). The Saints come into the AA West battle with a 6-9 record. In their last battle, St. Mary's Central was nudged by Jamestown (Jamestown, ND), 67-56, in a league battle.

The Coyotes now own a 1-12 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bismarck for a AA West battle on Friday, February 6. Williston will meet a Demons squad coming off a 77-68 league win over Legacy (Bismarck, ND). The Demons record now stands at 14-2.