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IOB clinches title

GIDHARBAHA (PUNJAB) FEB. 26. Harihara Sudan came up with two three-pointers in the climax to clinch a thrilling 78-75 victory for Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Chennai, over host Punjab Police in the final of the fourth Raja Porus all-India basketball tournament at the Baba Gangaram Stadium here on Wedensday.

IOB had enjoyed a slender 72-71 lead with 50-odd seconds for the hooter, when Harihara did the trick for the Chennai team, even as the home crowd rooted hard for the policemen. It was 75-75 with Prithpal Singh converting the free throws, but IOB played the time out following Harihara Sudan's final three-pointer.

Though IOB trailed 38-44 at halftime, it had the confidence to spring back into the contest, having beaten its arch rival in a few competitions in recent times.

It was a close contest all the way to the wire, and IOB had 53-52 lead by the end of the third quarter. That forced the Chennai team's coach to press an indisposed Gopinath into service, in an attempt to strengthen the team's challenge.

Western Railway wins

women's title

Meanwhile, Western Railway clinched the women's title with a thumping 63-34 victory over South Central Railway, after leading 28-22 at halftime. In the last league match, which was a veritable final, Western Railway called the shots thorugh Lincy Mathew and Ivy Cherian.

The results:

Men (final): IOB, Chennai, 78 (S. Robinson 34, Harihara Sudan 12, Sridhar 12) bt Punjab Police 75 (Gagnesh Kumar 24, Parminder Singh 16, Prithpal Singh 15). Semifinals : Punjab Police 91 (Parminder Singh 27, Gagnesh Kumar 22, Manpreet Singh 11) bt South Central Railway 71 (Pankaj 32, Prasad 12, Rama Rao 10).

Women (league):

Western Railway 63 (Lincy Mathew 23, Ivy Cherian 17) South Central Railway 34.

MTNL 63 (Sheeba Maggon 29, Divya Singh 14) bt Kerala State Electricity Board 46 (Liji George 11, Sandhya 11, Lajitha 8).

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