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Youth National Basketball Championship : Manipur bounce back with thumping 87-14 victory over Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 28 2026: Manipur's boys' basketball team bounced back in spectacular fashion, crushing Andaman and Nicobar Islands 87-14 in a lopsided Group F encounter at the ongoing Youth National Basketball Championship in Pune.

Shrugging off an opening-day defeat against Chhattisgarh yesterday, Manipur dominated from start to finish.

The commanding victory was anchored by a scoring masterclass from Thingom Sotindrachan (30 points) and Thokchom Gison (22 points), who combined for a staggering 52 points.

outh National Basketball Championship : Manipur bounce back

Manipur started the game with intent, flying to a quick 23-4 lead in the first quarter.

Sotindrachan and Gison led the early charge with 6 points apiece, well-supported by Ahanthem Shatish (5 pts), Maibam Chingkheinganba (4 pts), and Keithellakpam Anderson (2 pts) .

The momentum surged in the second period as Sotindrachan caught fire, sinking six 2-point field goals to add 12 points to his personal tally.

With Chingkheinganba adding 5 points, Gison and Longjam Malemson chipping in with 4 each, and Laishram Irabanta opening his account with 2, Manipur walked into halftime with a massive 50-7 lead.

There was no slowing down after the break.

Sotindrachan maintained his rhythm to drop 8 points in the third quarter, while Anderson converted a free throw and Ashish Rajkumar knocked down a 2-pointer, extending the advantage to 61-9 .

Manipur put the finishing touches on their dominant performance in the final period, exploding for 26 points.

Gison led the late barrage with 12 points, Anderson added 8, Sotindrachan chipped in 4, and Shatish wrapped it up with 2 points to seal the comprehensive 87-14 blowout.

For a struggling Andaman and Nicobar Islands side, Kartik Dugar top-scored with 5 points, followed by Bhavishya Chandra Joshi (4 pts), Piyanshu Sharma (3 pts), and Aarush Wangjam (2 pts) .

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