Powered by Varun’s 21 points, Sports Hostel, Bangalore, scored a comfortable 53-42 win over Beagles Sports Club in the State ‘A’ Division basketball league that resumed here at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium outdoor courts on Friday.
The Hostelers piled on the pressure right from the start and took a good 22-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. They further increased their lead to 38-21 at half-time. After the break, Beagles threatened a revival while outscoring Hostelers 12-5 in the third quarter. But the damage was already done in the first two quarters as the Hostel hoopsters came out unscathed.
Apart from Varun, Rabbani basketted 11 points for Hostel and Shiva made a useful contribution for Beagles while scoring 15 points.
Results: Vijaya Bank: 58 (Srinivas Naik 18, Deiva Kumar 14, Roshan 11) bt NAL ColonyL 16. HT: 36-12; Sports Hostel, Bangalore: 53 (Varun 21, Rabbani 11) bt Beagles: 42 (Shiva 15). HT: 38-21; MEG: 46 (Ajesh Tom 12, Antony 11) bt Koramangala: 29 (Karan 8). HT: 30-16.
HASC: 48 (Raj Kumar 10, Sachindra 10) bt JSC: 44 (Kaushal 21). HT: 33-29; ASC: 59 (Bhaskar 14, Gautham 13, Jayarangan 13) bt KSP: 44 (Lokesh 15, Mahesh 11). HT: 22-22.