YMCA and Young Men Win at Basketball
YMCA tightened their defence to restrict Hills to 11 points with Ken & Daniel contributing a 3-pointer each.
Hyderabad: In a well-contested match YMCA Hyderabad had to toil hard for a 77-64 win over Mahendra Hills Basketball Club after leading 28-25 at half-time in the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship being held at YMCA Secunderabad.
Mahendra Hills went ahead 14-13 at end of first quarter. YMCA tightened their defence to restrict Hills to 11 points with Ken & Daniel contributing a 3-pointer each.
However, Aadvik stole the show with 10 points from the paint as YMCA scored 15 points to make it 28-23 at half-time. After change of ends there was not much difference between the teams as both scored 18 points each to keep it still a 3-point game (46-43) at end of third quarter.
Brief Scores: YMCA Hyderabad 77 (Aadvik 35, Krish 19, Saket 14) bt Mahendra Hills Basketball Club 64 (Tanay 19, Tagore 14, Daniel 9, Rishi 8). Half-time: 28-25; Young Men Guild 58 (Ravinder 19, Vishal 15, Harsha 12) bt Stadium Club 27 (Abhishek 9, Mohit 8). Half-time: 24-13.