New Bedford hosts Dartmouth in nonleague game Dec. 27 at New Bedford High

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New Bedford and Dartmouth meet in a nonleague boys basketball game on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at New Bedford High School in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Tip is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. EST. The Whalers and Indians both enter the matchup fresh at 0-0.

Quick game details

• Date: Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025

• Time: 9:30 a.m. EST

• Location: New Bedford High School — New Bedford, Mass.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5634214-new-bedford-vs-dartmouth

• Home: New Bedford Whalers — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/176291-new-bedford-whalers-fr (0-0)

• Away: Dartmouth Indians — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/214625-dartmouth-indians-fr (0-0)

A little context: the teams last met on Jan. 14, 2023, at New Bedford, a one-point thriller won by the Whalers, 54-53. With both programs starting the season clean on the ledger, this early-season meeting could set the tone for the holiday stretch and give coaches a clearer look at rotations and matchups.

Streaming and ticketing

• Watch/stream: Each school lists an NFHS Network page — New Bedford: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/new-bedford-high-school-new-bedford-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Dartmouth: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dartmouth-high-school-south-dartmouth-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Ticketing: No ticket information provided on the game page.

Get involved

Follow the teams and the game on SBLive to get updates and help grow each program’s fan count: New Bedford — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/176291-new-bedford-whalers-fr; Dartmouth — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/214625-dartmouth-indians-fr. Make your pick on the game page for fun — picks are fan engagement only and are not tied to win projections. Win-chance numbers and fan counts can change, so check back closer to tipoff and make the pick for the team you want to see win.