Karnataka boys registered a 61-42 win over Madhya Pradesh in the National School Games basketball event here on Wednesday.

Thanks to great performances by K Samson (17 points), Mahesh (14) and Srisumanth (14), the host State were able to crush the challenge from MP. Karnataka were leading 29-20 at half-time.

In the girls quarterfinals, Chandigarh defeated Rajasthan 30-25, while Punjab edged past Chattisgarh 36-34. Maharashtra defeated Tamil Nadu 31-9 in the third quarterfinal.

Results: Boys: Punjab 71 bt Haryana 54. HT: 32-36; Rajasthan 71 (Bhaivan 15) bt Andhra Pradesh 16 (Sharief 8). HT: 33-16; Karnataka 61 (K Samson 17, Mahesh 14, Srisumanth 14) bt Madhya Pradesh 42. HT: 29-20; Tamil Nadu 36 (Ravi 12) bt Gujarat 29 (Praveen Raj 15). HT: 14-15; Chattisgarh 37 (Prithviraj 12) bt Chandigarh 25 (Vishwadeep 15). HT: 15-16.

Girls: Quarterfinals: Chandigarh 30 (Rupan Deep 11) bt Rajasthan 25 (Neha 10). HT: 15-18; Punjab 36 bt Chattisgarh 34. HT: 16-18; Maharashtra 31 bt Tamil Nadu 9. HT: 17-4.

League matches: MP 22 (Prachi 5) bt IPSC 4. HT: 11-2; Karnataka 33 (Shilpa 6) bt Vidyabharati 15 (Komal 14).

HT: 18-2; Chattisgarh 28 bt Tamil Nadu 22. HT: 9-12; Maharashtra 39 bt Delhi 24. HT: 20-6; Andhra Pradesh 30 bt Vidyabharati 10. HT: 4-16; Gujarat 16 bt Haryana 15. HT: 9-10; Maharashtra 39 (Sneha 15) bt Delhi 24 (Gowri 8). HT: 20-6.