In Tuesday's non-league outing, the McAlester Buffaloes (McAlester, OK) basketball squad nipped the visiting Ada Cougars (Ada, OK), by a margin of 50-49.

The Buffaloes (10-12) will now prepare for their outing against Durant (Durant, OK). The Lions go into the non-league outing with a 1-14 record. In their last outing, Durant was tipped by Ada (Ada, OK), 67-52, in a league outing.

The Cougars now own a 14-5 record. They play next when they host Durant for a Freelance outing on Friday, February 6.