Satnam Singh Bhamara's 26 points in vain as hosts Tamil Nadu beat Punjab on Day 3

Satnam Singh Bhamara of Punjab secures the board at the 68th Senior National Basketball Championship. Image credits: Basketball Federation of India

Chennai, 19^th January 2018:  Day three of the 68^th National Basketball Championship for Men and Women saw some fast and furious action in the first half.

The first game of the day the Himachal Pradesh men’s team take on the men’s team from Sikkim. Himachal Pradesh seemed to be in complete control from the very beginning and secured an easy victory over their opponents. The final score was 70-34.

Quarter wise score – (22-13), (23-06), (10, 09), (15, 06).

The first women’s game of the day saw Delhi take on Maharashtra. A fair contest from the beginning saw Maharashtra beat Delhi. The final score was 53-73

Quarter-wise score – (14-12), (15-15), (17-25), (10-21).

The next women’s game saw Karnataka taken on Madhya Pradesh where the women’s team from Karnataka secured the victory. The final score was 79-68

Quarter-wise score – (15-17), (22-12), (20-16), (22-23).

The following men’s game saw Rajasthan taken on Odisha. Another competitive game right from the start saw Rajasthan come out victorious. The final score 85-71.

Quarter wise score – (22-23), (23-14), (19-24), (21-09).

The next women’s game saw defending champions Kerala take on Chhattisgarh where the defending champions Kerala secured the victory. The final score is 76-62.

Quarter wise score – (15-15), (18-11), (26-21), (17-15).

The following men’s game saw Chandigarh take on Arunachal Pradesh. Chandigarh were dominant from the very first whistle and won the game without much trouble. The final score was 88-28. Monu (jersey no. 10) from Chandigarh was the top scorer for the team with 10points.

Quarter wise score - (26-0), (22-7), (18-10), (22-11).

The next men’s game saw the Indian Railways take on Gujarat. A close game from the beginning saw the men’s team from the Indian Railways win. The final score was 74-65.

Quarter wise score – (18-10), (18-17), (18-21), (20-17).

Karnataka ( 78 pts)  won against Kerala ( 54 pts). Quarter scores ( 22 - 19) ( 21 - 9) ( 20 - 18) ( 15 - 8)

Top scorer Jeethanandar Singh No. 9 from Karnataka -  21 pts

The final men's game of the day saw the hosts Tamil Nadu taken on Punjab. The cracker of a basketball match saw both the teams go at it from the very beginning. The final score at the end of the four quarters was

Total score - TN - 88 / PNB - 74

Quarter score - ( 20 - 21) ( 25 - 18) ( 29 - 14) ( 14 -21)

Top Scorer - Justin Gnanaraj 17 pts

Top scorer - Satnam Singh 26 pts

Day 3  Matches:

Category Level Group Winning Team Winning Team Pts Losing Team Losing Team Pts QaurteWise Pts Winning Team Top Scorers Losing Team top Scorers Men 2 C H.P 70 Sikkim 34 22-12,23-16,10-09,15-06 Lakshay 17pts Kamal 9pts Women 1 B Maharashtra 73 Delhi 56 12-14,15-15,25-17,21-10 Shruti 26pts, Mugdha 24pts Pratima 23pts, Raspreet 21pts Women 1 A Karnataka 79 M.P 68 15-17,22-12,20-16,22-23 Sanjana 15pts, Roshni 13pts Nima 27pts, Namrata 21pts Men 2 F West Bengal 63 Bihar 36 21-10,16-14,11-06,15-06 Arshdeep 25pts, Dheeraj 22pts Abhisht 13pts Men 2 D Delhi 85 J&K 64 19-14,19-26,28-17,19-07 Arshdeep 31pts Ranbir 19pts Women 2 C Punjab 55 Gujarat 41 18-04,11-13,18-13,08-11 Rajandeep 18pts Nidhi 23pts Men 2 F U.P 87 Assam 63 22-23,26-08,23-16,16-16 Pulkit 21pts, Vishal 14pts Birender 19pts Men 2 F M.P 36 Maharashtra 52 9-12,8-18,8-15,11-7 Rakesh 11pts Prakash 24pts Women 2 C Haryana 30 U.P 64 10-12,03-23,13-14,04-15 Kavya 15pts, Vaishnavi 13pts Bharti 14pts Men 1 A Rajasthan 85 Odisha 71 22-23,23-14,19-25,21-09 Vinod 28pts, Sharad 24pts Ashok 23pts, Sravan 17pts Women 1 A Kerala 76 Chhatissgarh 62 15-15,18-11,26-21,17-15 Jeena 25pts, Shilji 14pts Gulab Sha 17pts Men 1 B Indian Railways 74 Gujarat 65 18-10,18-17,18-21,201-7 Palpreet 17pts, Gagandeep 16pts Vinay 17pts, Kasirajan 25pts Women 2 E Pudducherry 46 J&K 39 04-08, 15-12, 07-11, 13-15 Manju 17 pts Pearl 27 pts Men 2 C Chhatissgarh 79 H.P 51 26-17, 13-15, 21-11, 19-08 Dinesh 24 pts, Rudraksh 14 pts Ashwani 14 pts, Vishal 12 pts Men 1 B T.N 88 Punjab 74 20-21, 25-18, 29-14, 14-21 Justin 17 pts, Jeevantam 15 pts Satnam Singh Bhamara 26 pts, Gurvinder 13 pts Women 2 F Assam 69 Bihar 49 12-16, 21-10, 16-10, 20-13 Anju 32 pts, Sonali 17 pts Kiran 18 pts, Sandhya 13 pts Women 2 F Odisha 50 Jharkhand 44 05-20, 09-03, 08-14, 22-13 Lipramayee - 23 pts Usha - 15 pts Men 2 D J&K 43 Pudducherry 14 13-10, 17-04, 06-00, 07-00 Jaskirat - 16 pts Women 2 E Chandigarh 62 A.P 28 09-11, 06-20, 03-15, 10-16 Nisha - 26 pts, Amrit 16 pts N. Padmavathi - 17 pts Men 2 E Chandigarh 62 Tripura 13 13-00, 14-04, 14-03, 21-06 Maninder - 16 pts, Ravi -15 pts Men 2 D Delhi 68 Telangana 56 15-14, 14-13, 17-12, 10-29 Arshdeep - 19 pts, Yudhveer - 12 pts Visu - 22 pts, Aravin - 16 pts Men 1 A Karnataka 78 Kerala 54 19-22, 09-21, 18-20, 08-15 Jeethandar - 21 pts, Arvind - 18 pts Eudric - 15 pts, Akhil - 13 pts Men 2 E Arunachal Pradesh 28 Chandigarh 88 00-26,07-22,10-18,11-22 Ravi 15pts Attahullah 8pts Women 1 B Rajasthan 38 Indian Railways 91 09-27,10-22,07-24,12-18 Madhu 24pts, Shruti 19pts Nisha 16pts Women 2 D West Bengal 56 Goa 11 14-01,07-02,14-04,21-04 Salmadevi 12pts Men 2 F Bihar 60 U.P 51 12-23,12-18,12-11,15-08 Pulkit 23pts, Lav 14pts Sanjeev 19pts Men 2 E Jharkhand 53 Mizoram 38 10-11,11-08,13-12,19-07 Mahtab 9pts, Vishal 9pts Robert 11pts Women 2 D H.P 38 Uttrakhand 28 15-04,05-04,11-11,07-09 Jyotika 10pts Srishti 10pts