BITS (Hyderabad) kept their qualification hopes alive with a hard-fought 50-48 win over Good Training Academy, while Mamata Medical College scored a 69-56 win over CCOB in the Level II matches of the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship at Don Bosco High School in Hyderabad.
BITS (Hyderabad) started with a defense approach which helped them to throttle the Good Training Academy hoopsters. Good Training Academy could only score 2 points in the first quarter, while BITS aided with two 3-pointers from Guntuka and two drive-in baskets from Saket got 12 points. BITS lead 12-2 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Good Training Academy regrouped and fought back by tightly guarding the BITS shooters and restricted them to just eight points. They also played a fast-paced game to score a massive 20 points with Chetan & Raja doing the bulk of the scoring through fast breaks and three 3-pointers. Good Training Academy surged into the lead 22-20 at the break.
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After the lemon break, both teams matched basket for basket as the match went neck-and-neck. Good Training Academy scored three 3-pointers whereas Bisoyi of BITS scored eight points to level the scores 33-33 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fiercely contested last quarter, the lead changed hands many a times as the teams were tied 42-42; 44-44 and 46-46. With just 30 seconds left the scores were level 48-48. At this juncture Sharan of BITS converted two free throws and then BITS controlled the ball well to win the thriller 50-48.
In another match, Mamata Medical College scored a hard fought 69-56 win over CCOB after leading 30-25 at half-time.
Srikanth topscored for Mamata Medical College with 20 points, while Sai got 15, Dheeraj 10 and Bablu 8. For City College Old Boys, Daniyal got a topscore of 19, while Aditya got 17 and Vineet 12.
Results: BITS (Hyderabad) 50 (Sharan 12; Guntuka 11; Saket 10; Bisoyi 8) beat Good Training Academy 48 (Raja 17; Chetan 17; Dhanush 11) Half-time: 20-22.
Mamata Medical College 69 (Srikanth 20; Sai 15; Dheeraj 10; Bablu 8) beat City College Old Boys 56 (Daniyal 19; Aditya 17; Vineet 12) Half-time: 30-25.
