Fr. Agnel Gymkhana scored a hard-fought 53-51 win against Savio Club in an exciting men’s Pool-B league match of the Nagpada Basketball Association organised 18th NBA Invitational Basketball Tournament, played at the floodlit Late Bachoo Khan basketball courts, Nagpada on Tuesday evening. At half-time Fr. Agnel enjoyed a 34-24 points lead.
In a closely contested match, Tanmay M. 16 points and Ashley M. scored 16 and 15 points respectively to help Fr. Agnel win. For Savio Club, the leading scorers was Saurabh D. with 15 points and Paras M. scored 8 points.
In a women’s league match, Bandra YMCA recovered to beat Mastan YMCA 35-30 after trailing 11-14 at the end of the first two quarters. Yashika P. 12 points and Priyanka C. 9 points were responsible for Bandra YMCA’s win. Mastan YMCA captain Sakshi S. and Pooja Doshi scored 8 and 7 points respectively.
Results – Girls’ U-18: St. Anthony (Gajalakshimi S. 19 pts) beat Fatima (Jiya M. 10) – 28-21 (half-time 14-10).
Boys’ U-18: Savio Club 43 (Milan S. 11, Parth D. 9) beat International YMCA (Abde Ali Tajit 11) – 43-33 (half-time 27-12).
Women: Bandra YMCA (Yashika P. 12, Priyanka C. 9) beat Mastan YMCA (Sakshi S. 8, Pooja Doshi 7) – 35-30 (half-time 11-14).
Men: Fr. Agnel Gymkhana (Tanmay M. 16, Ashley M. 15) beat Savio Club (Saurabh D. 15, Paras M. 8 ) – 53-51 (half-time 34-24).