The match between the Pune Peshwas and the Hyderabad Sky proved to be an absolute nail-biter and it was the former, which prevailed in the end by a solitary point to thereby book a place in the semifinal of the competition.
The opening quarter saw a tight contest between both teams as both played at a quick place and were particularly good at the front line. Expectedly then, the quarter finished with on level terms at 14-14.
the Hots were the dominant side for major portions of the game and lead by 8 points at the end of the first half at 39-31. With 5 minutes left on the clock, it looked like Hyderabad were going to knock Pune out but courtesy some fine play from Vijay of Pune The pressure was well-and-truly back on the hosts and game-breaking 3 pointer from Arjun sealed the game for the Pune side and that meant that Pune were through while Hyderabad missed out.
Final Scoreline: Pune Peshwas beat Hyderabad Sky 70-69.
