CCRC gun down Trinity to win Nepal inter-college basketball tournament

Action from the Final of the tournament

Action from the tournament

Capitol College and Research Center (CCRC) gunned down defending champions Trinity International College to win the title at the 6th Benoj Memorial Inter-college Boys’ Basketball Championship at Kathmandu, Nepal.

CCRC defeated defending champion Trinity International College 62-44 with the help of Himal Tamang and Kiran Pun’s 19 points each. Defending champions Trinity were no match for their opponents as CCRC took all four quarters 20-18, 12-10, 16-10 and 14-6 respectively to win their first title of the year.

Himal Tamang was declared the most valuable player of the tournament.

Prime College finished third in the championship following its 63-39 victory over Times International College. Arjun Shrestha netted 18 points for Prime College.

The top four teams took home Rs. 50,000, Rs. 30,000, Rs. 15,000 and Rs 8,000, respectively. A total of 32 teams had participated in the 6th edition of the tournament.

Edited by Staff Editor