Mumbai, January : Sameer Qureshi scored a high 21 points and powered Mastan YMCA to a 65-57 victory against Central Railway in a well-contested Men’s match of the Nagpada Basketball Association (NBA) organized NBA Invitational Basketball tournament and played under floodlights at the NBA basketball courts. Mastan YMCA trailed 27-29 at the interval.
Kshaunish Kapoor (14 points), Salman K. (14 points) and Ashraf Siddiqui (12 points) all made useful contributions towards Mastan’s win. Central Railway fought well with Raj K. (14 points), Carollen K. (20 points) and Lovemeet Singh (14 points) leading the fight.
Meanwhile, Savio Club dominated play from the start and tamed Indian Gymkhana 43-21 after charging to a massive 31-6 lead at the end of the first half, in a junior boys’ under-18 match.
Earlier, Mastan YMCA lads proved too strong and steamrolled past home team Nagpada Basketball Association (NBA) ‘A’ by a whopping 76-8 victory in a one-sided Mini boys’ under-13 match.
Later, the women’s match was also a lop-sided affair as Central Railway outplayed Indian Gymkhana cruising to a comfortable 51-18 victory after taking a 31-12 half-time lead.
Results – Men: Mastan YMCA (Sameer Qureshi 21, Kshaunish Kapoor 14, Ashraf Siddiqui 12, Salman K. 14) beat Central Railway (Raj K. 14, Carollen K. 20, Lovemeet Singh 14) 65-57 (Half-time: 27-29).
Junior boys’ under-18: Savio Club (Sanklap P. 13, Sailesh C. 12, Sakshay D. 8) beat Indian Gymkhana (Jalen S. 7, Vijay M. 5) 43-21 (Half-time: 31-6).
