Greyhounds beat 125 INF Battalion as Mahendra Hills down Trinity BP

Greyhounds and Mahendra Hills Basketball Club became the first two teams to qualify from Level III to Level II of the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship. Greyhounds beat 125 INF Battalion, while Mahendra Hills defeated Trinity Basketball Promotions

Hyderabad: Greyhounds beat 125 INF Battalion, while Mahendra Hills Basketball Club defeated Trinity Basketball Promotions to become the first two of the four teams to qualify from Level III to Level II of the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship at the YMCA, Secunderabad, on Wednesday.

Mahendra Hills BC started well, with Daniel, Rishi and Tagore combining to score 17 points. Daniel opened with two consecutive drive-in shots and closed the quarter with a three-pointer, while Rishi and Tagore scored through drive-ins. Aditya waged a lone battle for Trinity BP, scoring seven points, as Mahendra Hills BC took the first quarter 17-7.

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In the second quarter, Mahendra Hills added another 15 points, while Trinity BP managed 10, giving Mahendra Hills BC a handy 15-point lead at half-time, 32-17.

After the change of ends, Trinity BP switched to tight man-to-man defence, restricting Mahendra Hills BC to just eight points. Aditya continued his scoring spree, contributing eight consecutive points out of the 16 scored by Trinity BP in the third quarter to bridge the gap to seven points, with Mahendra Hills BC leading 40-33.

In the last quarter, Aditya scored a brace to reduce the margin to just three points, and the match remained neck and neck for a few minutes. With four minutes left, Mahendra Hills BC led 56-50.

Dileep of Mahendra Hills BC scored seven consecutive points to extend the lead to 63-50. With only Aditya managing to score for Trinity BP, Mahendra Hills BC recovered well in time to win the match 62-54.

Scores: Mahendra Hills BC 62 (Tagore 18, Daniel 15, Dileep 13, Manish 7) beat Trinity BP 54 (Aditya 30, Ayush 10, Krishay 7).

Greyhounds 67 (Tribhuvan 26, Kireeti 12, Kamal 8) beat 125 INF Battalion 52 (Durga 26, Narender 13, Nagender 10).