JOIN USVijaya Bank, who had a comfortable twelve point lead at halftime, let their guards down to let MEG into the match in the second half. On the back of some good scoring by Arokia Babu (14) and Tinu Joseph (10), MEG cut the Bankmen’s lead. But the experienced Bankmen with the help of Srinivas Naik (11) and Sanjay Raj (10), held their nerves to win the match by five points.
South Western Railway thrashed Sports Hostel 53-37 to lift the women’s crown. Savitha scored an impressive 18 points for SWR to help them to the title.
Results: Men: Semifinal league: Vijaya Bank 50 (Srinivas Naik 11, Sanjay Raj 10) bt MEG 45 (Arokia Babu 14, Tinu Joseph 10); HT: 30-18; JSC 46 (Baven 11, Minhal 10) bt Beagles 36 (Yashas 11); HT: 22-23; Vijaya Bank 52 (Srinivas Gowda 15, Basavaraj 12) bt Beagles 31 (Yashas 10); HT: 30-21; MEG 58 (Sweeto Francis 19, Arokia Babu 16) bt JSC 45 (Sujan 16, Minhal 12); HT: 37-33.
Placings: Vijaya Bank 1; MEG 2; JSC 3; Beagles 4.
Women: Semifinal league: SWR 53 (Savitha 18, Shijimol 9) bt Sports Hostel, Mysore 37 (Victoria 14); HT: 34-27; Mounts Club 40 (Roshini 10) bt JSC 28 (Brunga 8); HT: 21-14; Sports Hostel, Mysore 40 (Arathi 14, Victoria 11) bt JSC 33 (Siri 10); HT: 14-16; SWR 52 (Savitha 20, Sunitha 11) bt Mounts Club 20 (Kruthika 9); HT: 28-13.
Placings: South Western Railway 1; Sports Hostel 2; Mounts Club 3; Jayanagar Sports Club 4.