31ST YOUTH NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 – DAY TWO: Kerala and Delhi teams post hard fought wins
(Vishnu Ravi Shankar) Chandigarh, 8th October 2014: Day two of the 31st Youth National Basketball Championship 2014 saw some exciting down-to-the-wire matchups. The day began with a closely contested match between the Kerala and Maharashtra girls’ teams. The Kerala girls edged out their Maharashtrian counterparts with a hard fought 53-44 victory. In the boys matches, team Delhi withstood a furious rally by the Maharashtra boys in the fourth quarter, pulling away for a 81-76 win. Another thrilling encounter was between the Haryana and Kerala boys. Haryana led from the start and held off a late comeback attempt by Kerala, picking up a 71-63 win. The day also saw a few drubbings and blow out wins, with home team Chandigarh girls handily beating the Gujarat girls 62-16. The Jharkhand girls too suffered a huge defeat against Rajasthan, who came away with a 44-7 victory.
A complete list of results of the matches held up to 5:30 pm on 8th October 2014 is as follows:
Girls:
1. Kerala (Nivya Raj 24, Anusha J.P. 12, Ashwathi J. 8) bt Maharashtra (Shruti S. 24, Neha S. 9, Carina M. 7) 53-44 (8-3, 15-8, 6-14, 24-19)
2. Karnataka (Bhoomika P. 17, Snigddha 14) bt Uttar Pradesh (Shreyasi Vats 15, Pooja Yadav 12) 73-46 (17-8, 16-15, 26-5, 14-18)
3. Himachal Pradesh (Sonika 22, Shiva 8) bt Uttarakhand (Sawah 14, Rhea 8) 42-33 (8-11, 9-4, 9-13, 16-5)
4. Rajasthan (Mahima R. 20, Nikita 8, Aasha 8) bt Jharkhand (Osma Singh 5) 44-7 (12-4, 15-0, 10-1, 7-2)
5. Puducherry (A. Sona Priyanka 8, S. Samyuktha 8) bt Assam (Rima Begum 13, Pushpanjali Kumari 5) 26-22(7-5, 9-4, 2-6, 8-7)
6. Chandigarh (A. Kaur 21, A. Kanwar 19) bt Gujarat (A. Godhani 5, A. Pandaya 4) 62-16 (27-7, 12-0, 15-4, 6-5)
7. Tamil Nadu (Gayathri S. 16, Ishwarya J. 14) bt Haryana (Surya 22, Riya 12) 76-53 (13-15, 27-15, 20-15, 16-8)
Boys:
8. Delhi (Hansraj 23, Sombir 20) bt Maharashtra (Mearaj Inam 22, Saqlain Jamir 19) 81-76 (20-16, 24-20, 16-20, 21-20)
9. Chhattisgarh (P. Pandey 21, M. Das 17) bt Gujarat (M.A. Palel 6, H.J. Shah 5) 73-32 (22-6, 14-7, 15-10, 22-9)
10. Tamil Nadu (Bala D. 10, Vishvesh 9) bt Jharkhand (Nishant Kumar 10, R. Vedant 4) 46-16 (28-6, 9-4, 7-4, 2-2)
11. Uttarakhand (Vishal 8, Prakhar 7, Vaibhav 7) bt Bihar (Nitesh 11, Govind 8) 36-27 (16-7, 5-6, 8-7, 7-7)
12. Haryana (Deepak 22, Sonu Kumar 18) bt Kerala (Sudarshan P. 24, Ebin Wilson 11) 71-63 (20-19, 21-11, 14-13 16-20)
The tentative schedule for the rest of the day of 8th October 2014 and 9th October 2014 is as follows:
Date:08-10-2014 (WEDNESDAY)
COURT – 1
No
|
Team “A”
|
Vs
|
Team “B”
|
Group
|
Timing
|
28
|
RAJASTHAN
|
Vs
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
BB
|
02.30 PM
|
29
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
Vs
|
WEST BENGAL
|
GB
|
03.45 PM
|
30
|
PUNJAB
|
Vs
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
BB
|
05.00 PM
|
31
|
CHANDIGARH
|
Vs
|
WEST BENGAL
|
BD
|
06.15 PM
|
COURT –2 (GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SECTOR NO 42)
No
|
Team “A”
|
Vs
|
Team “B”
|
Group
|
Timing
|
34
|
BIHAR
|
Vs
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
BE
|
09.30 AM
|
35
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
Vs
|
JAMMU& KASHMIR
|
BD
|
04.00 PM
|
36
|
ODISHA
|
Vs
|
MIZORAM
|
BF
|
05.15 PM
|
37
|
ASSAM
|
Vs
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
BF
|
06.30 PM
|
COURT –3(GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SECTOR NO 42)
No
|
Team “A”
|
Vs
|
Team “B”
|
Group
|
Timing
|
39
|
RAJASTHAN
|
Vs
|
JHARKHAND
|
GF
|
08.15 AM
|
41
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
Vs
|
ODISHA
|
GF
|
04.00 PM
|
42
|
DELHI
|
Vs
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR
|
GE
|
05.15 PM
|
Date:09-10-2014 (THURSDAY)
COURT – 1
No
|
Team “A”
|
Vs
|
Team “B”
|
Group
|
Timing
|
43
|
KERALA
|
Vs
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
GA
|
07. 00 AM
|
44
|
DELHI
|
Vs
|
KERALA
|
BA
|
08.15 AM
|
45
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
Vs
|
PUNJAB
|
GA
|
09.30 AM
|
46
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
Vs
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
BA
|
10.45 AM
|
47
|
GOA
|
Vs
|
GUJARAT
|
GC
|
12.00 PM
|
48
|
TAMIL NADU
|
Vs
|
WEST BENGAL
|
GB
|
01.15 PM
|
49
|
RAJASTHAN
|
Vs
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
BB
|
02.30 PM
|
50
|
HARYANA
|
Vs
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
GB
|
03.45 PM
|
51
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
Vs
|
KARNATAKA
|
BB
|
05.00 PM
|
52
|
CHANDIGARH
|
Vs
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR
|
BD
|
06.15 PM
|
COURT –2 (GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SECTOR NO 42)
No
|
Team “A”
|
Vs
|
Team “B”
|
Group
|
Timing
|
53
|
GOA
|
Vs
|
GUJARAT
|
BC
|
07.00 AM
|
54
|
TAMIL NADU
|
Vs
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
BE
|
08.15 AM
|
55
|
BIHAR
|
Vs
|
JHARKHAND
|
BE
|
09.30 AM
|
56
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
Vs
|
WEST BENGAL
|
BD
|
04.00 PM
|
57
|
ODISHA
|
Vs
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
BF
|
05.15 PM
|
58
|
ASSAM
|
Vs
|
MIZORAM
|
BF
|
06.30 PM
|
COURT –3(GOVERNMENT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN SECTOR NO 42)
No
|
Team “A”
|
Vs
|
Team “B”
|
Group
|
Timing
|
59
|
BIHAR
|
Vs
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
GD
|
07.00 AM
|
60
|
DELHI
|
Vs
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
GE
|
08.15 AM
|
61
|
ASSAM
|
Vs
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR
|
GE
|
09.30 AM
|
62
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
Vs
|
JHARKHAND
|
GF
|
04.00 PM
|
63
|
RAJASTHAN
|
Vs
|
ODISHA
|
GF
|
05.15 PM
|
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