Osmania Medical college edge Mamatha in 60-59 thriller

Osmania Medical College staged a late comeback to edge Mamatha College 60-59 in the Hyderabad basketball league, while Mustangs registered a dominant 72-39 victory against VPG Mayors

Hyderabad: Osmania Medical College recorded an impressive comeback to score a thrilling 60-59 win against Mamatha College in the Hyderabad District Annual League basketball championship at YMCA Secunderabad here on Sunday.

In a close contest, Nayan and Vivek combined well for Mamatha, whereas Manoj and Sudhakar played in tandem for Osmania.

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Mamatha College led 10-8 at the end of the first quarter. Dheeraj scored a three-pointer in the dying seconds of the second quarter to give the team a 25-21 lead at half-time.

After the change of ends, Osmania tightened the defence. However, Dheeraj (five three-pointers) and Alex (two three-pointers) put Mamatha ahead.

Osmania mainly scored through Simha and Goutham from the paint. With just 27 seconds left, Navneet of Osmania scored a three-pointer to level the scores 58-58. Alex of Mamatha could convert only one free-throw to make it 59-58, while Goutham of Osmania scored from the paint to win the match 60-59.

In another match, Mustangs beat VPG Mayors 72-39 after leading 38-19 at half-time.

The scores:
Osmania Medical College 60 (Simha 14, Goutham 13, Manoj 12) bt Mamatha College 59 (Dheeraj 23, Vivek 9, Alex 8).
Mustangs 72 (Sanjay 12, Manny 9, Vinod 8) bt VPG Mayors 39.