Maharashtra came close to upsetting last year's runners-up Services in a thrilling men's league tie in the All India Silver Jubilee Ramu Memorial Basketball Tournament at the Indian Gymkhana yesterday.
Maharashtra came close to upsetting last year's runners-up Services in a thrilling men's league tie in the All India Silver Jubilee Ramu Memorial Basketball Tournament at the Indian Gymkhana yesterday.
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A Western Railway (right) player vies for the ball against a Rest of India player in the Ramu Memorial basketball tournament yesterday. |
Underdogs Maharashtra made a late burst in the third and fourth quarters after running their formidable opponents close in the previous two quarters to go down 61-64 in their opening encounter of the competition.
The teams were tied at 15-15 at the end of the opening quarter before Services led 30-25 at half-time in a high-quality contest.
With time ticking away, the army men held on dearly to their three-point lead with S Subbaiah top scoring with 24 points.
ONGC rallied to overcome Western Railway 67-60 in another thrilling men's encounter after trailing 22-31 at half-time.
With just 24 seconds remaining, W Railways were well in the game as they trailed by just three points at 60-63 to set the stage for a pulsating finish. But ONGC earned crucial free throws in the dying seconds to swell their tally and seal the issue.
