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Indian Army takes men’s title

NEW DELHI: Inspired by Sambhaji Kadam, Indian Army defeated Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Chennai, and lifted the men’s title at the all-India Master Prithvi Nath Sharma memorial basketball tournament here on Tuesday.

Army took charge of the proceedings after defending champion IOB had initially taken the lead. Kadam was the controlling factor as Army showed resilience playing under pressure and scored a 107-93 win.

Dalip top-scored for Army with 31 points, while Ashish Dubey (25) and Jai Ram (18) made the most of Kadam’s assists. Navneet also chipped in with 10.

For IOB, A.D. Jagan was the top scorer with 28 points.

Southern Railway, Chennai, defended its women’s title in style as Geetu Anna Jose and Aneetha led the onslaught on MTNL, Delhi, virtually making the final a no-contest.

The results (finals):

Men: Indian Army 107 (Dalip Kumar 31, Ashish Dubey 25, Jai Ram 18, Navneet 10) beat Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai 93 (A.D. Jagan 28, S. Arvindh 15, D.E. John 20, Vineet Ravi 15).

Women: Southern Railway, Chennai, 99 (Geetu Anna Jose 37, Aneetha 21, Kokila 16) beat MTNL, Delhi 69 (Harjeet Kaur 17, Prashanti Singh 16, Sheeba Magon 11).

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