Hosts NBA (Nagpada Basketball Association) recorded their second straight win, defeating Sports Arena, Pune 68-52 (half-time: 29-28) in a fast-paced and exciting men’s Pool-A league match of the Nagpada Basketball Association organised 18th NBA Invitational Basketball Tournament, played at the floodlit Late Bachoo Khan basketball courts, Nagpada.
The star performer of NBA’s victory was Faizan Kazi who scored a high 27 points. Kazi was well-supported by teammates Fauzan Shaikh and Meraj Shaikh scoring 15 and 11 points respectively. Sports Arena scored through Ravi R. 15 points, Ankur D. and Saurav G. both chipping in with 9 points each.
Earlier, Dominic Savio defeated Fatima SC 31-20 in girls under-18 league match. Dominic Savio who enjoyed a 14-7 half-time lead scored their points through Bhakti Lahange 10 and 6 points each from Karolina Creado and Richa Ravi. For Fatima only Ayusha K found the hoop quite consistently and finished with 10 points.
In a boys’ under-18 encopunter, Mastan YMCA scored a comfortable 53-28 victory Ghatkopar YMCA. Taufiq A. 15 points, Usman S. 8 points, and Shaikh Shahyaan 8 points were the main scorers for Mastan YMCA, while Devang P. and Aman D. with 4 points apiece for the Ghatkopar team.
Results – Girls U-18: Dominic Savio (Bhakti Lahange 10, Karolina Creado 6, Richa Ravi 6) beat Fatima SC (Ayusha K 10) – 31-20 (14-7).
Boys U-18: Mastan YMCA (Taufiq A. 15, Usman S. 8, Shaikh Shahyaan 8) beat Ghatkopar YMCA (Devang P. 4, Aman D. 4) – 53-28 (half-time: 31-15).
Men: NBA (Faizan Kazi 27, Fauzan Shaikh 15, Meraj Shaikh 11) beat Sports Arena, Pune (Ravi R. 15, Ankur D. 9, Saurav G. 9) – 68-52 (half-time: 29-28).