Within the battle for the ultimate knockout berth within the males’s part, Punjab prevailed over Chandigarh 81-74 and entered the pre-quarterfinals of the seventy fifth Senior Nationwide Basketball championship on the Nehru Indoor Stadium on Thursday.
Each groups entered their last league fixture having misplaced all three video games beforehand, making this encounter a digital knockout.
It was an engrossing contest that noticed the lead stored swinging between the neighbours within the first half earlier than Punjab, final 12 months’s runner-up, pulled away after the break. Tajinderbir Singh scored 19 factors for Punjab.
Punjab seized the early momentum, taking a 13-4 lead, however Gandham Sai Roshan turned issues round for Chandigarh, which scored the next 11 factors to wrest again the initiative. Punjab skipper Gurwinder Singh then nailed two three-pointers to shut out the primary quarter 23-21 in his aspect’s favour.
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Within the subsequent quarter, Chandigarh was extra profitable in creating probabilities, as Sanju Gabhiye and Rohan Roy put their aspect forward by one level at halftime.
Within the third quarter, Arshjot Singh was within the thick of issues for Punjab, scoring six factors rapidly whereas additionally creating probabilities and effecting steals as Punjab pocketed 13 factors in succession.
Although Chandigarh did its finest to claw again into the sport, Punjab held its nerve, scoring at essential junctures to clinch victory.
Essential outcomes:
Girls:
Group A Maharashtra 79 (Ankita Kumari 15, Reva Kulkarni 15, Siya Seodhar 15) bt Chhattisgarh 68 (Gulabsha Ali 24, Priya Sharma 14, Ishika Sharma 13, Nisha Kashyap 12).
Karnataka 88 (Sruthi Arvind 26, H.M. Bhandhavya 13, Nidhi Umesh 12) bt Delhi 52 (Suman 12, Neha Hooda 11).
Group B: Madhya Pradesh 62 (Manvi Srivastava 17, Kushi Pal Singh 14, Gunvi Agarwal 10) bt West Bengal 47 (Ananya Mandal 13).
Tamil Nadu 118 (Shree Varshini 18, S. Krithika 18, Antheya Daisy Evangeline 16, Harithra 14, Ashmitha 14) bt Gujarat 39 (Aahana George 18).
Males:
Group A: Tamil Nadu 103 (Baladhaneshwar Poiyamozhi 25, Pranav Prince 16, Arvind Kumar 12) bt Providers 61 (T.S. Santosh 16, Hemant Sheoran 15)
Rajasthan 83 (Mohammed Ishan 31, Mahaveer 19, Lokendra Singh 15, Ashish Trivedi 12) bt Gujarat 75 (Vinay Kaushik 25, Sahaj Kumar Patel 16, Mirant Italia 11, Yogesh Mer 10).
Group B: Uttar Pradesh 80 (Harsh Dagar 30, Kushal Singh 20, Rishant Kumar 13, Prince Tyagi 11) bt Delhi 77 (Ravi Bhardwaj 19, Issac Thomas 15, M. Sivasakthivel 14, Jeethandar Singh 12, Ayush Sharma 11).
Punjab 81 (Tajinderbir Singh 19, Gurvinder Singh Sandhu 12, Arshjot Singh 12) bt Chandigarh 74 (Sanju Gajbhiye 18, Aditya 12, Gandham Sai Roshan 12).
Printed on Jan 08, 2026