Antwon Bess and Toriano Stokes scored 16 points each to lead the Saluqis over Hiwassee College 92-68 at Madisonville, Tennessee on Saturday afternoon. All thirteen players scored as Southwest won its sixth in a row, and eighth of the last nine games to improve to 11-4 overall and 6-0 in the conference. Stokes and Kenneth Bohanna grabbed seven rebounds each as Southwest dominated the boards 58-43. The Saluqis' next game will be on Saturday, January 4, against Kennedy-King College at 7:00 p.m. at the Verties Sails Gymnasium.

In the women's game, Larisha Graves scored a career-high 33 points, but it wasn't enough as the Lady Saluqis lost to 10th-ranked Hiwassee 106-76. Tiffany Webb added a season-high 15 points and also led in rebounding with 12, while Jackie Jackson also scored in double figures with 12 points. The Southwest women, now 4-7 overall and 0-6 in the conference, return to action on December 28-30, when they travel to East Peoria, Illinois to compete in the Illinois Central Tournament. Their next home game is Thursday, January 16 against Itawamba Community College.