YPHU, St Anthony seal Senior State Basketball Championship titles
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 05 2021:
YPHU men and St Anthony women triumphed in their respective finals of the 24th Senior State Basketball Championship on Sunday.
YPHU sealed the men's title with a 90-72 win over SRWC.
The winning side started off with a 21-14 lead and then took the second quarter 22-15 before being outscored 15-22 in the third quarter.
But YPHU bounced back strongly to capture the fourth quarter 32-21 for the eventual 90-72 result that propelled them to the title.
St Anthony, meanwhile, outperformed ESU 36-21 in the final of the women's competition.
In a tight first-quarter tussle, St Anthony edged past ESU 6-5 before they took both the second and third quarterfinal with an identical 11-5 showing.
ESU then closed out the fourth quarter with an 8-6 win to eventually end their campaign on a triumphant note.