34th Youth National Basketball Championship: Andhra boys finish in third position

9 July 2017 1:25 AM IST

Punjab boys proved to be heavyweights as they defeated Madhya Pradesh 80-77 to clinch the title.

The St Martins Engineering College boys toppled Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology with 31-15 verdict to win the basketball title in the Inter-Engineering College Basketball tournament conducted by Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIET) recently.

The Kanteerva Indoor Stadium will play host to all Division A matches featuring heavyweights like Australia, China, and Japan, as well as India's Division B matches.

Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu girls and Punjab boys emerged champions while Andhra Pradesh boys stood third in the 34th Youth National Basketball Championship which concluded here at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Punjab boys proved to be heavyweights as they defeated Madhya Pradesh 80-77 to clinch the title.

Andhra Pradesh boys took the third place by defeating Haryana 72-68.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu girls routed Karnataka with a 70-53 verdict to take the title.

The results
Boys final: Punjab 80 (Rajan 18, Harsimranjit S. 16) bt Madhya Pradesh 77 (Divyaraj S. C. 28, Udayveer Y. 20).
Girls final: Tamil Nadu 70 (Monica J. 23, Pushpa 22) bt Karnataka 53 (Reshma R. 16).
Boys third place: Andhra Pradesh 72 (Sai Pavan Kumar A. 21, Sai Krishna S.V.V 17) bt Haryana 38 (Anil 21).

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )

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34th Youth National Basketball Championship: Andhra boys finish in third position

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