The Albany Falcons (Albany, NY) basketball nipped the visiting Schenectady Patriots (Schenectady, NY), 63-59 in Tuesday's league test.

The Falcons (6-12) will now prepare for their test against Catholic Central (Troy, NY). The Crusaders go into the Section 2 Big Ten test with a 13-4 record. In their last test, Catholic Central was tipped by Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons (Schenectady, NY), 74-70, in a league test.

The Patriots now own a 8-10 record. They take the field next when they host Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons for a Section 2 Big Ten test on Friday, February 8. Schenectady will clash with a Golden Knights squad coming off a 74-70 league win over Catholic Central (Troy, NY). The Golden Knights record now stands at 10-5.