Maharashtra went down 69-73 to Bhavnagar Youngsters in a men's Group-B league match of the 10th Savio Cup All-India Basketball Tournament for men and women, played at Don Bosco, Matunga, on Wednesday. evening. The defeat ended Maharashtra's run in the tournament.
Maharashtra went down 69-73 to Bhavnagar Youngsters in a men's Group-B league match of the 10th Savio Cup All-India Basketball Tournament for men and women, played at Don Bosco, Matunga, on Wednesday. evening. The defeat ended Maharashtra's run in the tournament.
Bhavnagar trailed by six points (46-52) at the end of the third quarter but rallied in the fourth scoring a high 27 points during this period to clinch a thrilling victory, their second in this group and book their berth in the last four round. Bhavnagar Youngsters had earlier defeated Punjab in their opening match.
Maharashtra, who had also beaten Punjab, required a win to qualify for the semis and had their chances, but missed quite a number of easy lay-ups, which proved costly in the end.
Earlier, National champions Chhattisgarh maintained their winning run to register their second successive victory, scoring an impressive 72-45 win against Punjab in a women's league match. Once again Saranjeet Kaur played a key role, chipping in with 18 points to seal Chhattisgarh's win. Pushpa Kindo contributed 12 points. Kirandeep Kaur was Punjab's top scorer with 19 points.
The Chhattisgarh girls, who had defeated Maharashtra 66-64 in a closely fought encounter late on Tuesday are now virtually assured of a place in Sunday's final. They take on defending champions Southern Railway in the concluding league match. Punjab having lost all their three games are out of the competition.
Meanwhile Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Chennai outplayed Services 84-41 after enjoying a 49-32 half-time lead in a Group-A league match. By virtue of their second win, IOB are through to the semi-finals from this group.
Results: women's league: Chattisgarh 72 (S Kaur 18, P Kindo 12) bt Punjab 45 (K Kaur 19, S 9), Chattisgarh 66 (S Kaur 18, P Chaturvedi13) bt Maharashtra 64 (M Dange 18, S Menon 12); men's league - Group-A: Indian Overseas Bank 84 (A Paul 17, A Arvind 16) bt Services 41 (N Grewal 15),
Group-B: Bhavnagar Youngsters 73 (Kashi 16, H Singh 15) bt Maharashtra 69 (A Gahlot 20, S Shinde 18)
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