In the first match of the day, South Siders thrashed VS Niketan 98-46 in order to qualify for the last eight. [break]
National player Sanjay Maharjan scored 33 points to guide Siders to victory. Siders took the first quarter 32-8 and the second 20-10 for a 34-point lead by half time. Siders continued its dominance in the third quarter as well with a comfortable 18-6 win. Siders sealed the match with a 28-22 win in the final quarter.
In another match, Morgan edged past National 68-63. Saurav Shrestha, who has been selected for the U-16 national team, scored 20 points for Morgan. Morgan took the first and the second quarters 16-13 and 20-10, which was enough for the victory despite a 17-17 draw in the third quarter. National bounced back in the fourth quarter with a 23-15 win but it was not enough as National lost the match by five points.
In the last match of the men´s category, Premier College defeated two-time champion Golden Gate 84-75 in the extra time as the regular time ended in a 62-62 draw.
Golden Gate took the first quarter 21-13 and lost the second 21-14 which cut the lead to just one point by half time. Golden Gate took the third quarter 14-13 and gave the team two points lead. In the last quarter, Premier scored 15 points against 13 points of Golden Gate and tied the game.
In the extra period, Premier scored 22 points against 13 points of Golden Gate. National player Sadish Pradhan scored 29 points for the winning team. Both the teams were full of national players who just arrived after playing in the 36th FIBA Mid Asia Quailifiers.
With the help of 11 points from Mrinalini Shrestha, Morgan defeated Xavier International 35-24 in the women´s category. Morgan took the first and second quarters 9-3 and 10-4 and made the base for the victory. Xavier drew the third quarter 8-8 and took hold of the fourth quarter 9-8 but it was too late to turn the tide on its side.
NeBA announces basketball squad
Nepal Basketball Association (NeBA) on Tuesday announced a 12-member squad to play in the U-16 Mid Asia Qualifying Tournament scheduled to be held in Delhi in August. The squad consists of Narahari Gautam, Saurav Shrestha, Ashish Shrestha, Rahul Maskey, Ashish Gauchan, Prasanna Man Shrestha, Prasanna Kumar Shrestha, Anish Shahi, Devendra Rana, Siddhartha Maharjan, Biraj Rana and Rajesh Maharjan. Biku Maharjan is the coach of the Nepali squad.
Along with the announcement of the players, NeBA also warned 10 other players for their ill behavior during the earlier basketball tournaments. The letter issued by NeBA technical director Narendra Thapa states that it is the first warning to the players asking them not to repeat the mistakes.
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