Mahesh spurs Karnataka

Left wing shooting guard Laxman Gasti chipped in with 18 points to help the hosts score a win in their opening encounter. AA Sathyapathi (15) and Happy (16) were the main contributors for CISF.

Results: Basketball: Karnataka: 77 (Laxman Gasti 18, SG Mahesh 24, Ramakrishna 21) bt CISF: 74 (AA Sathyapathi 15, Happy 16). HT: 37-36; Maharashtra: 64 (Mahesh Nagne 13, Nilesh Raut 16) bt SSB: 55 (Okila Swain 17, Deepak 13). HT: 41-30; CRPF: 66 (Rajbeer Singh 8, Dalbir Singh 18) bt Uttarkhand: 50 (Vishal Dhingma 7, Ajay Rana 15). HT: 24-22; Haryana: 71 (Deepak 24, Praveen 19) bt West Bengal: 44 (U Datta 17, Abhowmik 14). HT: 50-25; J&K: 69 (Sahil Sharma 17, Iqbal Singh 27) bt Uttar Pradesh: 61 (Md Amir 19, Shyamveer Singh 15). HT: 30-31; Madhya Pradesh: 61 (Basanth Shakya 9, Imran Khan 19) bt RPF: 35 (Amithkumar 10, Prabhot Singh 10). HT: 29-18; Punjab: 60 (Gurkirpal Singh 18, Harminder Singh 10, Harvinder Singh 9) bt Kerala: 29 (Sijimon George 10, P Prageeth 8). HT: 32-16; BSF: 81 bt Jharkhand: 34. HT: 44-19.

Kabaddi: Puducherry bt Jharkhand 60-32; Chattisgarh bt Manipur 36-24; J&K bt RPF 23-21; Tamil Nadu bt Karnataka 21-19; Himachal Pradesh bt Rajasthan 37-26; Orissa bt Madhya Pradesh 23-20; West Bengal bt Gujarat 41-17; CISF bt Maharashtra 19-14.