Mankato West at Austin
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 2

Austin's basketball program gained national fame when video of junior forward Oman Oman connecting on a full-court buzzer-beating heave went viral.

The shot lifted the No. 3-3A Packers over Northfield 56-55, but they haven't been able to build off that momentum with losses to Big 9 Conference-leading Rochester John Marshall and Red Wing.

The next test for Austin (5-2, 4-2) is against Mankato West (4-4, 4-3), which won both regular season games with the Packers last season.

While the Scarlets have history on their side, Austin enters as the favorite behind its balanced scoring attack.

The Packers have five players averaging more than 8.0 ppg, with senior guard Mark Manyuon (10.2 ppg) leading the way.