STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Srinagar men lost both their outings in the ongoing Senior State Basketball Championship, but not before putting up a brave fight to their opponents. Srinagar women were however beaten by STC convincingly.
In the first match of the day, STC Terriers outplayed Jammu District in women section by 19-14. Pratibha contributed eight points for the winners, while Pranti contributed five points for the losing side.
In the second match, Kathua men beat Srinagar by 51-36. The winners led 26-10 at the half time. Arjun top scored with 23 points for the winners, while Mir Furkan scored 16 for the losing side.
In the third match of the day, defending champions STC Warriors beat Srinagar women by 26-05. Kanupriya Dubey contributed 11 points for the winners.
In the last match, STC Warriors defeated Srinagar men 56-17. Shubham Sharma and Rohit Kumar contributed 10 points each for the winners.
The semifinals of the championship shall play on Sunday morning while the final match shall be played in the afternoon.