Bengaluru: Karnataka men pulled off a stunning 83-79 win over fancied Punjab in the 67th Senior National basketball championships at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium at Puducherry on Sunday.
Having got past Kerala 72-68 on the opening day, Karnataka’s, the top duo of Anil Kumar (30) and Arvind Arumugam (28) were in fine form as they rallied from a 35-39 deficit at half-time to pull ahead in the final two quarters for their second victory in
Important results:
Men:
Level 1:
Group A: Karnataka 83 (Anil Kumar 30, Arvind Arumugam 28, Karthickeyan 11) bt Punjab 79 (R Singh 28, G Singh 21, Arshpreet Bhullar 12)
Group B: Tamil Nadu 90 (Vineeth Revi Mathew 19, Rikin Pethani 14) bt Chhattisgarh 39 (Rudrak SM 20)
Women
Level 1:
Group A: Railways 67 (Anitha Paul Durai 19, Sitamani Tudu 13) bt Maharashtra 21 (Shireen Limaye 13); Chhattisgarh 95 (Poonam Chaturvedi 40, Sharanjeet Kaur 20, Gulabsha Ali 14) bt Punjab 26 (Gauri 7)
