Date:29/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/29/stories/2008032956861800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Easy for MEG

BANGALORE: Defending champion Madras Engineering Group (MEG) started its campaign on a winning note, beating Sports Hostel (Bangalore) in the ‘A’ Division State basketball league championship for the Prof. N.C. Parappa Memorial Trophy on Friday. The Sappers won 81-41, after leading 42-20 at the halfway stage.

MEG’s Lloyd Anthony and Sridhar were in their element; the stocky Tinu Joseph converted 23 points besides manning the defensive board with aplomb.

At the adjacent court, HASC beat Beagles 50-38.

The results: HASC 50 (Rajkumar 13, Ismail 12) bt Beagles 38 (Shivu 10, Fernando 10); MEG 81 (Tinu Joseph 23, Lloyd Anthony 19, Sridhar 19) bt Sports Hostel 41 (M.R. Varun 13, Rabbani 13).

ASC 56 (Arif 11, Ravinder 10) bt JSC 35 (Vasudev 12); KSP 63(Mahesh 18) bt Young Orions 33 (Anirudh 16). — Special Correspondent