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The final two quarterfinals on Day 6 of the 66th Junior National Basketball Championship featured two quality boys’ matches. Delhi took on Chandigarh, in what was expected to be an easy win for Delhi. But the Chandigarh boys, who moved from Level 2 to Level 1 earlier in the tournament showed a lot of heart and competed toe-to-toe with the Delhi side. The first half was a close affair with only 1 point separating the teams. Delhi’s Sunil Kumar and centre Vishal Gupta carried the scoring load for their team, while Amit and Abhishek from Chandigarh put up the numbers for their side. But the third quarter belong to Delhi as they outscored Chandigarh by 13 points. Maintaining their lead for the rest of the game, Delhi clinched a 10-point victory and booked a semi-final berth to face home team Punjab.
The final quarterfinal of the day between Rajasthan and Haryana was a nailbiting affair that was decided in overtime. In a match that saw several lead changes, there was nothing to separate the teams in regular time. It was a high-scoring offense-heavy affair with both teams matching each other shot for shot. Point guard Sonu Kumar from Haryana orchestrated the offense for his team and also scored 20 points. Haryana’s Lalit contributed 26 points in the game. For Rajasthan, Mahipal Singh put up 34 points while Akhilesh Tudu scored 20. The game was close in the extra time period as well, with Haryana going up by 4 points with under 30 seconds left. Despite a late three by Rajasthan to bring the game within 1 point, Haryana held on to register a 105-103 victory and advance to the semi-finals to face Tamil Nadu.
The loser knockout final for the boys was won by Odisha defeating Himachal Pradesh in a tight contest that ended 68-65. On Day 7, the placement matches for 5th to 10th place took place in the morning session. The results from last evening and today morning are below.
Results from Day 6 after 7 pm
Boys:
Quarterfinals:
Delhi (Sunil 39, Vishal Kumar Gupta 18) bt Chandigarh (Amit 34, Abhishek 25) 85-75 (19-18, 20-20, 28-15, 18-22)
Haryana (Lalit 26, Sonu Kumar 20) bt Rajasthan (Mahipal Singh 34, Akhilesh Kumar Tudu 20) 105-103 (22-24, 20-16, 20-19, 25-28, Extra time 18-16)
Loser Knockout Final:
Odisha (Suman 23, Sharan 11) bt Himachal Pradesh (Sawan 20, Kesav 14, Dhruv 10) 68-65 (14-27, 13-10, 20-6, 21-22)
Results from Day 7 up to 2 pm
Girls:
9th and 10th place classification:
Madhya Pradesh (Sakshi 28, Shivangi 17) bt Rajasthan (Kamlesh 28, Anushree 8) 76-61 (18-19, 17-13, 21-16, 20-13)
Classification for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th places:
Tamil Nadu (S. Gayathri 12) bt Maharashtra (Swapnali 12) 47-16 (22-0, 6-8, 13-6, 6-2)
Boys:
Classification for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th places:
Kerala (Antony 23, Sugeeth 12, Akhil 11) bt Chandigarh (Abhishek (captain) 18, Ahishek 10, Jatin 9) 80-51 (19-12, 27-15, 17-18, 17-6)
Maharashtra (Nahata 12, Sayyad 12) bt Rajasthan (Mohd. 14, Devesh 10) 52-48 (9-15, 12-15, 12-10, 19-8)
9th and 10th place classification:
Madhya Pradesh (Mithun Das 14, Ashish 14, Gautam 14) bt Uttar Pradesh (Shivam 25, Ashwani 11, Deepak 10) 99-97 (24-22, 15-25, 20-22, 31-21, Extra time 9-7)
