<p>Tamil Nadu men registered their third straight win, beating a strong Punjab team 88-74 in a Group 'B' match of the 68th Senior National Basketball Championship here on Friday.</p>.<p>The hosts trailed by one point after the first quarter but bounced back well to march ahead. Justin Gnanaraj was the top-scorer for Tamil Nadu with 17 points. NBA player Satnam Singh was in fine fettle, scoring 26 points for Punjab.</p>.<p>Karnataka women, who shocked defending champions Kerala on Thursday, continued the good run, beating Madhya Pradesh 79-68 in a Group A match. They hit back strongly after conceding a small lead in the first quarter and won rather comfortably.</p>.<p>Kerala bounced back after their opening shocker, defeating Chhattisgarh 76-62. in a women's Group 'A' match. The first quarter saw the two teams locked at 15-all before Kerala nosed ahead in the second, by seven points. Though their rivals tried hard, they couldn't quite bridge the gap and went down by six points.</p>.<p>The formidable Railways team crushed Rajasthan 91-38 in a Group 'B' encounter with Madhu Kumari logging 24 points.</p>.<p>In another Group 'B' game, Delhi overcame a deficit in the first quarter to post a 73-53 over Maharashtra, dominating towards the end of the match.</p>.<p>In the first game of the day, Himachal Pradesh men cruised to an easy 70-34 win over Sikkim. In a men's Group A fixture, Rajasthan and Odisha were involved in a close tussle, before the former prevailed 85-71 with an impressive performance in the final quarter.</p>.<p>Later in a Group 'B' match, a strong Indian Railways team held off Gujarat's challenge to win 74-65.</p>
<p>Tamil Nadu men registered their third straight win, beating a strong Punjab team 88-74 in a Group 'B' match of the 68th Senior National Basketball Championship here on Friday.</p>.<p>The hosts trailed by one point after the first quarter but bounced back well to march ahead. Justin Gnanaraj was the top-scorer for Tamil Nadu with 17 points. NBA player Satnam Singh was in fine fettle, scoring 26 points for Punjab.</p>.<p>Karnataka women, who shocked defending champions Kerala on Thursday, continued the good run, beating Madhya Pradesh 79-68 in a Group A match. They hit back strongly after conceding a small lead in the first quarter and won rather comfortably.</p>.<p>Kerala bounced back after their opening shocker, defeating Chhattisgarh 76-62. in a women's Group 'A' match. The first quarter saw the two teams locked at 15-all before Kerala nosed ahead in the second, by seven points. Though their rivals tried hard, they couldn't quite bridge the gap and went down by six points.</p>.<p>The formidable Railways team crushed Rajasthan 91-38 in a Group 'B' encounter with Madhu Kumari logging 24 points.</p>.<p>In another Group 'B' game, Delhi overcame a deficit in the first quarter to post a 73-53 over Maharashtra, dominating towards the end of the match.</p>.<p>In the first game of the day, Himachal Pradesh men cruised to an easy 70-34 win over Sikkim. In a men's Group A fixture, Rajasthan and Odisha were involved in a close tussle, before the former prevailed 85-71 with an impressive performance in the final quarter.</p>.<p>Later in a Group 'B' match, a strong Indian Railways team held off Gujarat's challenge to win 74-65.</p>