Published: October 13, 2026 at 9:25 pm
Greyhounds were made to toil hard by Mamata Medical College hoopsters in their Pool K match of the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship at YMCA Secunderabad.
In a thrilling encounter Greyhounds managed to eke out a 74-69 win over Mamata Medical College and book their knockout slot for promotion to Level II.
Greyhounds started well with the tall and lanky Tribhuvan finding the net regularly. Greyhounds, aided with two 3-pointers by Sai Reddy, scored 18 points in the first quarter. On the other hand, Srikanth scored eight points for Mamata Medical College as Greyhounds took a 18-10 lead in the first quarter.
BITS down Rahimpura PG 41-40 in a thrilling encounter, both teams qualify for knockouts
In the second quarter, Mamata clawed their way back into the match with Aakash and Bablu joining Srikanth in the scoring spree contributing 22 points. They also tightened their defence to restrict Greyhounds to 17 points and restricted to lead to just three points. Greyhounds kept their noses ahead as the teams went into the break with the scoreline reading 35-32 in favour of Greyhounds.
After change of ends both teams matched basket for basket. Kundan playing brilliantly for Greyhounds, however it was Dheeraj of Mamata who tanked three 3-pointers to level the scores 50-50 by the end of the third quarter.
Titans ‘B’ beat All Star KVBR 34-30, after trailing 13-14 at half-time, to sign off on a high with a win
The pulsating final quarter turned out to be a see-saw battle with the lead changing hands with almost every basket. With just 2 minutes left on the clock the scores were 66-66. At this juncture, Greyhounds made a tactical decision and tightened their defense. On the other hand, Kundan scored two consecutive baskets to take a decisive four-point lead. Greyhounds held on to the slender lead to finally win the match 74-69.
In another inconsequential match, Titans ‘B’ beat All Star KVBR 34-30 after trailing 13-14 at half-time to sign off on a high with a Win. Both the teams are out of contention to qualify for the Knockout to get promoted to Level II.
Results: Greyhounds 74 (Tribhuvan 24, Kundan 22, Kireeti 11) beat Mamata Medical College 69 (Srikanth 35, Aakash 13, Bablu 11) HT: 35-32.
Titans B 34 (Naga 14, Prateek 9, Hema 7) beat All Star KVBR 30 (Charan 13, Jonathan 8) Half Time: 13-14.
