HUMBOLDT—In a game featuring 172 points, the Humboldt Wildcats topped the Algona Bulldogs boys basketball team, 89-83, on Tuesday, Dec. 14.

The home team started fast by taking a 22-11 lead at the end of the first stanza. The Wildcats took a 42-28 advantage to the locker room at halftime and led 63-52 at the conclusion of three quarters of North Central Conference basketball action.