Mamata Medical College, Golden Phoenixes Progress To Level-II Basketball
Shivam (14) and Sagar (9) did their best for the Bankmen in a losing cause.
Hyderabad:Mamata Medical College and Golden Phoenixes teams progressed to Level-II after winning their respective matches of Level-III in the GM Sampath Kumar Annual league Basketball Championship being held at YMCA Secunderabad on Thursday.
In the last Qualification Knockout matches Mamata MC defeated Freestyle Ballers with 64-59 score after trailing 27-38 a deficit of 11 points before half-time while Freestyle Ballers looked rustic in the first quarter as Kinshuk and Sachin scored only 12 points, more so because Abhiram could not convert many ball positions from the paint.
Meanwhile, David and Kanthu were impressive. They scored 13 points each for the Golden Phoenixes to put their side ahead while Khader got 8 to lead the team to a comfortable 58-30 win against Amravati’s State Bank of India.
Shivam (14) and Sagar (9) did their best for the Bankmen in a losing cause.
Brief Scores
Mamata Medical College 64 (Sreekanth 29, Akash 21, Dheeraj 8) bt Freestyle Ballers 59 (Kinshuk 21, Surya 10, Sachin 9) Half-time: 27-38.
Golden Phoenixes 58 (David 13, Kanthu 13, Khader 8) bt State Bank of India (Amravati) 30 (Shivam 14, Sagar 9) Half-time: 31-18.