KATHMANDU, July 4: Golden Gate and South Siders are set to vie for the men's title in the Morgan Cup 12th Women and 13th Men National Club-wide Basketball Tournament being held in Kathmandu.
The final between Golden Gate and South Siders will be played at the Covered-hall of National Sports Council in Tripureshwar on Monday. The teams entered the final winning their semifinal matches on Sunday.
In the first semifinal, Golden Gate defeated GAA by 84-60 with Sushil Gurung's highest 30 points.
Domination in the first and second quarters was crucial for Golden Gate to win the encounter.
Golden Gate took first quarter by 29-13 and second quarter by 24-9. However, GAA tried hard in the third and fourth quarters by claiming those 24-22 and 14-9, but that was not enough to win the match.
Similarly, in the second semifinal, South Siders edged past Innovative by 74-58 to confirm its meeting with Golden Gate. Yukta Mathema scored highest 26 points for the winner.
South Siders lead the first quarter by 18-17, but Innovative claimed second quarter by 11-10. However, South Siders put pressure on the opposition by winning leading the third round by 17-10.
In the last quarter, Innovative struggled to bounce back and claimed it by 20-19, however was six points behind the winner.
Meanwhile, in women's section being played in round robin format, Whitehouse beat Xavier's by 51-36.
Alisha Malla contributed highest 16 points for Whitehouse that will play Prime, remained undefeated team, in the virtual final on Monday. The winner will be champion.
South Siders and Prime win national basketball titles
