Punjab in quarterfinals

 
Talwinderjeet Singh and Amjyot Singh starred in Punjab’s victory, scoring 16 and 15 points respectively to decimate the Andhra team and book their quarterfinal berth. Punjab take on Uttarakhand on Sunday.

In other matches, riding on Pradeep’s 21 points, Delhi defeated Uttar Pradesh 83-64 to enter the pre-quarterfinals where they will face Chhattisgarh. Tamil Nadu and Indian Railways also made it to the last-eight stage in the men’s section.

While TN beat Chattishgarh 81-61, Indian Railways got the better of Kerala.

Results: Men: Punjab: 105 (Talwinderjeet Singh 16, Amjyot Singh 15) bt AP: 60 (M Raghu Veer 17); Tamil Nadu: 81 (Dines CV 22) bt Chhattisgarh: 61 (Ajay Pratap Singh 23, Shyam Sunder 13); Delhi: 83 (Pardeep 21, Shakti 13) bt UP: 64; Indian Railways: 103 (Prakash M 19, Vishesh B 17) bt Kerala: 67. Women: Indian Railways: 83 bt Maharashtra: 45 (Renu Maurya 24); Punjab: 78 (Kiranjeet Kaur 56) bt Uttar Pradesh: 64 (Ranjana Singh 22); Delhi: 74 (Prashanti Singh 14) bt Chhattisgarh: 39; Madhya Pradesh: 71 (Deepika David 33) bt Rajasthan: 43 (Gajraj Rathore 16).