Central Railway and Fr. Agnel were locked in a tense tussle for supremacy, but the former matched to snatch a slender 69-68 victory in a Men’s match of the Nagpada Basketball Association (NBA) organized NBA Invitational Basketball tournament and played under floodlights at the NBA basketball courts.
Both, Central Railway and Fr. Agnel played at the a fast pace and found the hoop consistently to keep the scoreboard ticking. Fr. Agnel managed to wrest the advantage initially and enjoyed a 32-29 lead the interval.
The third quarter was an even contest as both teams scored 21 points each. However, a determined Central came up with a solid performance and turned things around in the final quarter. They scored 19 crucial points as compared to 15 by Fr. Agnel and went on to clinch a tight win.
In another closely fought men’s encounter, Transpire SC got the better of Savio Club by a close 72-70 score line after trailing 27-29 at the break.
Results –
Men: Transpire SC (Siddharth Shinde 26, Yousaf Javed 19) beat Savio Club (Saurabh G. 17, Yash S. 16) 72-70 (Half-time: 27-29).
Central Railway (Raj K. 18, Fardeen A. 12, Rakesh S. 12) beat Fr. Agnel (Shubham Y. 18, Anmay M 15) 69-68 (Half-time: 29-32).