Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Men cruise through to the knockouts undefeated at the 68th Senior National Basketball Championship
Action from the Punjab vs Haryana game at the 68th Senior National Basketball Championship. Image credits: Basketball Federation of India
Chennai, 20th January 2018: Day 4 of the 68th National Basketball Championship for Men and Women continued to see some fast and furious action in the first half.
The first game of the day the Services men’s team take on the men’s team from Chhattisgarh. The Services seemed to be in complete control from the very beginning and secured an easy victory over their opponents. The final score was 85-46.
Quarter wise score – (22-13), (21-13), (20, 12), (22-08).
The first women’s game of the day saw Chhattisgarh taken on Madhya Pradesh. Chhattisgarh who were in complete control throughout the game won the game. The final score was 85-69.
Quarter wise score – (26-12), (16-12), (18-18), (25-27)
The next men’s game Karnataka take on Odisha where Karnataka secured another comfortable victory. The final score was 78-40. Manu Thomas (jersey no 14) was the top scorer for Karnataka with 13pts. K. Sravan Kumar (jersey no 8) from Odisha was the top scorer for his team with 14 pts.
Quarter wise score – (28-07), (22-04), (16-11), (18-12)
The following men’s game saw Haryana take on Punjab. Punjab were dominant from the get go and secured a very comfortable victory over Haryana. While Tawinder Singh (jersey no. 9) was the top scorer from Punjab with 18pts, Ankit from Haryana (jersey no. 99) was the top scorer from his team with 15pts.
Quarter wise score – (12-27), (15-26), (11-29), (19-19)
The next women’s match saw Indian Railways take on Telangana. The women from Indian Railways were at their dominant as they won the game by a very large margin. The final score was 105-30
Quarter wise score – (35-11), (28-04), (27-03), (15-12).
Day 4 Matches:
Category Level Group Winning Team Winning Team Pts Losing Team Losing Team Pts QaurteWise Pts Winning Team Top Scorers Losing Team top Scorers Women 1 A Indian Railways 105 Telangana 30 35-11,28-04,27-03,15-12 Saramjeet Kaur 17pts, Anjana Daisy 16pts Rachana 12pts Men 2 C Services 85 Chhatissgarh 46 22-13,21-13,20-12,22-08 Joginder Singh 15pts, Mahipal Singh 11pts Pratham Singh 14pts Women 1 A Chhatissgarh 85 M.P 69 26-12,16-12,18-18,25-27 Poonam 21pts, Seema 15pts Nikita 20pts, Namrata 17pts Men 1 A Karnataka 78 Odisha 40 28-07,22-04,16-11,18-12 Manu Thomas 15pts, Shashi Kumar 10pts Sravan Kumar 11pts Men 1 B Haryana 57 Punjab 101 12-27,15-26,11-29,19-19 Talwinder Singh 21pts, Satnam Singh 16pts Ankit 15pts Men 2 C H.P 55 Goa 44 15-14, 13-18, 05-12, 11-11 Ashwant - 12pts Shivkumar - 11 pts, Vassily - 11pts Men 2 F Assam 70 West Bengal 57 19-17, 13-16, 14-04, 24-20 Birendra- 29pts, Ajay - 22pts Arshdeep - 26pts, Sagar - 11pts Men 2 D A.P 47 Pudducherry 26 13-18, 04-12, 00-04, 09-13 Women 2 C Haryana 49 Gujarat 42 11-19, 18-12, 05-10, 08-08 Meenu - 30pts Nidhi - 18pts Men 2 F Maharashtra 52 U.P 48 10-06, 12-09, 16-17, 14-16 Ashraf - 17pts Vikram - 14pts Men 2 E Mizoram 51 Tripura 16 14-04, 16-01, 12-06, 09-05 Women 2 C U.P 74 Punjab 65 13-11, 14-17, 24-17, 23-20 Vaishnavi - 24pts, Shrishtry - 14pts Kirandeep - 21pts, Rajandeep - 20pts Men 2 F M.P 77 Bihar 65 19-10,13-15,21-23,24-17 Prakash 23pts Rohit 26pts Women 1 B Maharashtra 82 Rajasthan 71 23-14,22-26,19-17,18-14 Shireen 21pts Nisha 32pts Men 1 A Uttrakhand 85 Kerala 45 22-08,18-16,23-08,18-13 Riyazuddin 26pts, Amandeep 24pts Eudric 12pts Women 1 A Kerala 69 T.N 53 23-08,10-10,16-14,20-21 Grima 22pts, Jeena 13pts SriVidhya 16pts Men 1 B Indian Railways 85 T.N 95 16-33,29-17,22-19,18-26 Aravind 23pts, Jeevanantham 16pts Gagandeep 29pts, Palpreet 25pts Women 2 D West Bengal 53 Uttrakhand 18 22-10,11-07,12-00,08-01 Sukurmoni 14pts Ashima 7pts Women 2 F Bihar 64 Jharkhand 46 11-09,21-10,15-13,17-14 Kiran 17pts Alka 19pts Women 2 D H.P 45 Goa 25 8-18,6-15,5-4,6-8 Poonam 13, Alka 13 Rachel 18, Thea Rose 6 Men 2 D Telangana 64 A.P 48 12-17,7-27,14-14,15-6 Visu 22, Sri Ganesh 12 Tharun 14, Varma 11 Men 2 F Maharashtra 52 U.P 48 10-6,12-09,16-17,14-16 Ashrf 17, Edvin 10 Vikram 14, Pulkit 11 Men 2 E Mizoram 51 Tripura 16 14-04,16-01,12-06,09-05 Lalruakimasako 7 Atul 6, Shivang 6 Women 2 C U.P 74 Punjab 65 13-11,14-17,24-17,23-20 Kirandeep 21, Rajandeep 20 Vaishnavi 24, Srishty 14 Women 2 F Assam 36 Odisha 18 13-6,8-2,8-2,7-8 Anju 15 Sibani 5 Women 2 E Chandigarh 31 J&K 7 12-09,09-00,06-01, 04-01 Nisha 15 Peaul 4 Women 2 E A.P 48 Pudducherry 17 09-11, 07-01, 07-05, 25-0 N Padmavathi 22, E Jythoi 10 Sharmila 5 Men 2 E Chandigarh 63 Mizoram 26 19-10,14-07,13-00,17-09 Himanshu 14 Moses 6 Men 2 C Services 63 Sikkim 21 26-11, 16-02, 09-00, 12-08 Issac 14, Narender 11 Ankit 13 Men 2 D Delhi 71 Pudducherry 36 13-03, 18-08, 15-08, 22-17 Dewakar 13, Pravin 11 Mohana 14