Local League: KSEB bounce back with win

KSEB, Thiruvananthapuram brushed aside Punjab 63-46 in the men’s group match of Arise Steel Cup all-India basketball tournament at the Santhome School ground on Wednesday. KSEB had lost their opening match on Tuesday to Indian Army.

By :  migrator
Update: 2016-04-06 21:58 GMT
Poonam Chaturvedi about to score against Eastern Railway

Chennai

Shashank J Rai (16 points) and Arun Harikumar (14 points) were the top scorers for KSEB while Gurvinder Singh (14 points) and Jaspreet Singh (13 points) scored for Punjab. 

Earlier, on the first day, the 6 feet 11 inches Poonam Chaturvedi was the star as she scored 50 points for Chhattisgarh in their 73-51 win against Eastern Railway in the women’s section. 

Madhukumari of Eastern Railways scored 25 points. ONGC trounced Central Railway 75-38 with Trideep Rai top-scoring with 27 points for the winners. Indian Army beat KSEB 68-55 in a men’s match on Tuesday night. Gopal Ram top-scored for Indian Army with 29 points.

IOB beat RCF 66-51 while Income Tax overcame Vijaya Bank 62-60. 

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