Shishmaref came into Sunday's contest looking for another win against Napaaqtugmiut, but Ivan Jones wouldn't allow it. The Napaaqtugmiut Lynx narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Shishmaref Northern Lights 37-35 thanks in part to Jones, who posted 15 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Napaaqtugmiut's points.
Shishmaref lost on Sunday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Fred Olanna, who earned 22 points. The match was Olanna's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivan Davis-Nayokpuk, who had 11 points.
Lynx
| 01/12/25 vs Shishmaref | 37-35 |
| 01/11/25 vs Aqqaluk | 47-41 |
The victory made it two in a row for Napaaqtugmiut and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Shishmaref, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Napaaqtugmiut beat Shishmaref by a score of 54-47 later that day.
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