<p>Chhattisgarh edged Maharashtra 77-76 to win the women’s crown in the 28th Federation Cup basketball champinship at the YMCA International Centre here on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the men’s category, Amritpal Singh carried Uttarakhand on his broad shoulders to a fairly comfortable 61-53 win over Tamil Nadu to claim top honours. While skipper Vishesh Bhriguvanshi contributed a mere 12 points, it was his ability to find the open man on the handle that really set things up for Uttarakhand. <br /><br />Result: Men, final: Uttarakhand: 61 (Amritpal Singh 24, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 12, Yadwinder Singh 12) bt Tamil Nadu: 53 (Pratham Singh 16, Sivabalan G 12, Amjyot Singh 9). HT: 32-25. Third-place play-off: Services: 72 (Mayur Bhat 17, Gopal Ram 12, Anthony Nixon 11) bt Punjab: 48 (Vinod Kumar 13, Devinder Hooda 10). HT: 41-29.Individual awards: Most Valuable Player: Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Uttarakhand). Women, final: Chhattisgarh: 77 (Poonam Chaturvedi 30, Pushpa M 17, Anju Lakra 14, Aakansha Singh 14) bt Maharashtra: 76 (Manisha Dange 19, Smruthi Radhakrishnan 17, Renu Maurya 16, Shireen Limaye 15). HT: 38-37. Third-place play-off: Kerala: 58 (Merlin Baby 14, Surya P 14, Stephy Nixon 13) bt Delhi: 43 (Madhu Kumari 21, Sarvanta Kumari 11). HT: 28-14. Individual awards: Most Valuable Player: Smruthi Radhakrishnan (Maharashtra).</p>
<p>Chhattisgarh edged Maharashtra 77-76 to win the women’s crown in the 28th Federation Cup basketball champinship at the YMCA International Centre here on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the men’s category, Amritpal Singh carried Uttarakhand on his broad shoulders to a fairly comfortable 61-53 win over Tamil Nadu to claim top honours. While skipper Vishesh Bhriguvanshi contributed a mere 12 points, it was his ability to find the open man on the handle that really set things up for Uttarakhand. <br /><br />Result: Men, final: Uttarakhand: 61 (Amritpal Singh 24, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 12, Yadwinder Singh 12) bt Tamil Nadu: 53 (Pratham Singh 16, Sivabalan G 12, Amjyot Singh 9). HT: 32-25. Third-place play-off: Services: 72 (Mayur Bhat 17, Gopal Ram 12, Anthony Nixon 11) bt Punjab: 48 (Vinod Kumar 13, Devinder Hooda 10). HT: 41-29.Individual awards: Most Valuable Player: Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Uttarakhand). Women, final: Chhattisgarh: 77 (Poonam Chaturvedi 30, Pushpa M 17, Anju Lakra 14, Aakansha Singh 14) bt Maharashtra: 76 (Manisha Dange 19, Smruthi Radhakrishnan 17, Renu Maurya 16, Shireen Limaye 15). HT: 38-37. Third-place play-off: Kerala: 58 (Merlin Baby 14, Surya P 14, Stephy Nixon 13) bt Delhi: 43 (Madhu Kumari 21, Sarvanta Kumari 11). HT: 28-14. Individual awards: Most Valuable Player: Smruthi Radhakrishnan (Maharashtra).</p>
