Nizam Basketball Academy beats Good Training Academy 77-45 in BM John Vinayasager Basketball

Nizam Basketball Academy defeated Good Training Academy 77-45 after a strong all-round performance in the BM John Vinayasager Basketball Tournament in Hyderabad. Balaji and Majid starred as Nizam dominated the game after taking control from the first half

Hyderabad: The experienced Nizam Basketball Academy brushed aside the challenge of Good Training Academy 77-45 after leading 41-30 at half time in the BM John Vinayasager Basketball Tournament being conducted by YMCA Secunderabad Alumni at YMCA Secunderabad on Tuesday.

The match started evenly with both teams matching basket to basket. Dhanush and Raja scored for Good Training, whereas Balaji, Charan and Majid combined well to find the net for Nizam BA. Aided by steals from Anthony and Teja, resulting in fast breaks, Nizam BA took the first quarter 21-15. In the second quarter, Raja and Shivaraj netted a three-pointer each for Good Training. However, Charan and Balaji dominated from the paint for Nizam BA as they led 41-30 at half time. After the lemon break, Nizam BA tightened their defence to restrict Good Training to just one point and in turn scored 22 points through Balaji, Majid and Arvind to take a decisive 63-31 lead at the end of the third quarter. In the last quarter, Good Training fought hard but the lead was too much to recover and finally Nizam BA won the match 77-45.

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The scores:
Nizam BA 77 (Balaji 28, Majid 18, Charan 14, Aravind 9) bt
Good Training Academy 45 (Raja 17, Dhanush 12, Shivaji 8).

YMCA Secunderabad 85 (Nathan 22, Sriharsha 11, Rakesh 13, Rufus 12) bt
City College OB 43 (Sai 12, Daniyal 8).

St Francis Boys 72 (Ajaz 27, Shoaib 21, Peter 15) bt Keystone Academy 68 (Rithvik 21, Aryan 13, Shreyank 11, Pranav 10).

GHMC Sanathnagar 48 (Sudershan 26, Pintu 11) bt
Mustangs 42 (Vinold 12, Leela 10)