Vishnu helps Karnataka men battle past Madhya Pradesh

TNN / Updated: Jan 25, 2023, 08:50 IST

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In the 72nd Junior National Basketball Championships, Karnataka (India) emerged as the top scorer again, as they defeated Madhya Pradesh (India) by 7168 points. Vishnu (25 points) led the way for the Men, while Nihal (12 points) and V Kamaji (10 points) both contributed importantly for the Women.

Vishnu helps Karnataka men battle past Madhya Pradesh

A slice of action from the Karnataka-MP match on Tuesday

BENGALURU: Vishnu NM emerged as the top scorer again as Karnataka men opened their second-round action with a 71-68 win against Madhya Pradesh in Group ‘F’ at the 72nd Junior National Basketball Championships at the Sree Kanteerava stadium here on Tuesday. Vishnu scored a game-high 25 points, Nihal while V Kamaji (12) and Priyanshu (10) made useful contributions.
In the women's section, Karnataka thrashed Meghalaya 111-49 in the 9-16 placing matches to stay in contention for a top-10 finish.
Earlier, Chandigarh men overcame a spirited challenge from Mizoram to prevail 77-75 in a Group ‘E’ encounter. Tamil Nadu defeated Rajasthan 119-77 while Uttar Pradesh beat Punjab 81-65. In the women’s section, Tamil Nadu overpowered Chandigarh 106-42, Chhattisgarh hammered Uttar Pradesh 90-61 while Punjab downed Madhya Pradesh 66-48 and Maharashtra fought past Kerala 71-61.
Results (Round 2): Men: Group ‘E’: Tamil Nadu 119 (R Venkatasubramanian 24, V Sharan 23, B Subinvel 16, S Vijay Kumar 15, S Goutham 12) bt Rajasthan 77; Chandigarh 77 (Deepak 17, Muhammed Ali 15, Vaibhav Saini 15) bt Mizoram 75 (Emmanuel Awmpuia 27, Moses Lalimuananzoa 20). Group ‘F’: Karnataka 71 (Vishnu NM 25, Nihal V Kamaji 12, Priyanshu 10) bt Madhya Pradesh 68 (Harsh Ahlawat 19, Sourabh Deharan 17, Vikas Sharma 16, Bhagat Singh 10); Uttar Pradesh 81 (Kushal Singh 31 , Harsh Dagar 27) bt Punjab 65 (Harmonjot Singh 27, Sahibit 65).Women: Group ‘E’: Maharashtra 71 (Ananya 26, Mansi Nirmalkar 15, Bhosle Suresh 10) bt Kerala 61 (Ruth Anna Blessen 14, Ashlin Shiju 11, Liya Sony 10); Punjab 66 (Kavya Singla 27, Karanveer Kaur 13, Kanveer Kaur 13) bt Madhya Pradesh 48 (Kushi Pal Singh 23). Group ‘F’: Chhattisgarh 90 (Riya Pramod 31, D Kirthi 21, D Anisha 11) bt Uttar Pradesh 61 (Aanvi Anand 19, Shimla Gupta 12, Vidya Yadav 12); Tamil Nadu 106 (K Satya 26, A Nitika 25, D Sadhana Veronica 18, Deepthi 10) bt Chandigarh 42 (Ayushi Singh 12).Placement matches (9-16): Men: Uttarakhand 86 (Priyanshu Chand 23, Sahil Dhami 19) bt Odisha 72 (Om Siitta Prangaya 36, SK Fayaz 16); Kerala 90 (Alfin Charley 29, Rinil CK 14) bt Delhi 57 (Siddanth Tomar 15, Paramjeet Singh 15); Andhra Pradesh 88 (Leela Kumar 24, Swaraka Natha Reddy 23) bt Manipur 65 (Rishikantha Sharma 20); Maharashtra 102 (Shivraj Patel 24, Dev Prem22) bt Assam 78 (Dilsha nAnwar 26, Bikas Kumar 14).Women: Karnataka 111 (Priyanka 29, Aditi Natarajan 29, Hanna Bobby George 15, Aiswarya S 15) bt Meghalaya 49; West Bengal 77 (Ananya Mandal 23, Diya Hazra 16) bt Andhra Pradesh 64 (B Pallavi 19, Y Hemalatha 18); Haryana 51 (Mannu 20, Anju 17) bt Assam 51 (Priyanka Nazari 18).

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