Hyderabad: Nizam Basketball Academy and Sanathnagar Playground recorded victories to enter the semifinals of the 4th Samuel Vasanth Kumar Memorial Basketball Tournament at the Secunderabad YMCA basketball courts in Hyderabad on Friday.
Riding on Vijay’s 35-point show and Kaushik’s 20-point efforts, NBA defeated Victory Play Ground 87-82 in a closely-fought quarterfinal. They will take on Secunderabad YMCA.
Sanathnagar playground also trailing at halftime 28-32 fought back through their tall player Jasim Ali and PV Nikhil Sai to register a 58-52 win over Saints who were well served by Rajat and Agni. Sanathnagar Playground will clash with G9 in the semifinal.