Mamata Medical College brushed aside the challenge of Secunderabad Club 54-35, while St Francis Boys scored a 55-31 win over City College Old Boys in the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship at the Secunderabad Club on Friday evening.
In a closely fought first quarter, Mamata Medical College and hosts Secunderabad Club went neck-and-neck as they matched basket for basket.
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Aman and Pranav shooting from close range and with Vishal dominating the paint, Secunderabad Club added 11 points. However, Dheeraj scored two 3-pointers and combined with Sai to score 14 points as Mamata Medical College ended the first quarter with a 14-11 advantage.
In the second quarter, Mamata Medical College dominated the proceedings and demonstrated excellent coordination, teamwork and scoring ability to garner 14 points. To top it, they also restricted Secunderabad to just seven points with a tight defense. Mamata Medical College led 28–18 at half-time.
After change of ends, Mamata Medical College maintained pressure to again restrict their rivals to just eight points and, in turn, played a fast-paced game to add 18 points to their tally. Mamata Medical College sat comfortably at 46–26 by the end of the 3rd quarter.
In the last quarter, Secunderabad Club tried hard to make a comeback, but Sai, Dheeraj & Abhiram were chipping in with baskets at regular intervals to seal the match 54-23 in their Mamata Medical College’s favour.
In another match, St Francis Boys eased past City College Old Boys 55-31 after leading 29–17 at half-time.
Results: Mamata Medical College 54 (Sai 20; Dheeraj 13; Abhiram 12) beat Secunderabad Club 35 (Aman 12; Vishal 9; Pranav 6; Athreya 4) Half-time: 28-18.
St Francis Boys 55 (Faraz 12; Sunil 12; Lalit 10; Peter 11) beat City College Old Boys 31 (Daniyal 15; Abhi 7; Vineet 3) Half-time: 29-17.
