Punjab, boosted by the inclusion of Amman Sandhu, who currently plays in the USA with Division 1 NCAA team Manhattan Jaspers, and top-scorer Karandeep Singh, recorded a comprehensive 87-25 win over Himachal Pradesh in a men’s Group-B match of the National under-23 basketball championships at the Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Tamil Nadu men and women and Assam men won their second consecutive matches to confirm berths in pre-quarterfinals.
Important results: Men: Group A: Madhya Pradesh 114 (Rakesh Sharma 27) bt Tripura 43 (Akash Rabidas 11); Group B: Punjab 87 (Karandeep Singh 18) bt Himachal Pradesh 25; Group C: Assam 83 (Priyanshu Chand 21) bt Sikkim 53 (Gnoedrup Dorje Bhutia 14); Group D: West Bengal 79 (Priyanshu 29) bt Chandigarh 68 (Amerendra Naik 16); Group E: Tamil Nadu 83 (Ajay 21) bt Rajasthan 79 (Ayush Choudhary 16); Telangana 60 (Subash Kattragadda 18) bt Odisha 56 (Sankalap Pansa 18); Group F: Kerala 77 (Protin Murali 19) bt Jammu & Kashmir 18; Group G: Maharashtra 99 (Michael R. 22) bt Manipur 55 (Ningthoujam 13); Group H: Karnataka 77 (Kushal Gowda 18) bt Arunachal Pradesh 17.
Women: Group C: West Bengal 55 (Ananya Mandal 21) bt Telangana 15; Tamil Nadu 63 (Krithika S. 17) bt Madhya Pradesh 37 (Priya G. 14); Group D: Rajasthan 58 (Payal Swami 20) bt Haryana 49 (Anju 24); Group E: Punjab 70 (Kanishka Dhir 15) bt Odisha 30 (Sweth Pradhan 13); Group F: Karnataka 68 (Sathya K. 11) bt Andhra Pradesh 20.
Published – March 19, 2025 08:05 pm IST