K’taka to take on Rajasthan

Bengaluru: Karnataka men will take on Rajasthan in the quarterfinals of the 72nd Junior National Basketball Championship at the Sree Kanteerava stadium on Thursday. In the second round on Wednesday, the hosts lost to Uttar Pradesh 66-94 to finish second in Group F and will take on the third-place finishers from Group E.
Meanwhile, Karnataka women continued their winning the run in the 9-16 playoff matches as they beat West Bengal 78-36.The team will next take on Nagaland in its quest for a top-10 finish.
Results: Men: Group E: Rajasthan 86 (Ayush Choudhary 28, Mohit 14) bt Mizoram 50 (Lalrinhlua 12); Chandigarh 67 (Abhishek 16, Udhit Ravish 14, Himanshu 13) bt Tamil Nadu 59 (S Prgalathan 20, B Subin Vel 14).Group F: Madhya Pradesh 79 (Bhagat Singh 20, Vikas Sharma 18) bt Punjab 69 (Shaibjit Singh 24, Harmonjot Singh Cheema 13); Uttar Pradesh 94 (Aman kaushik 27, Kushal Singh 20, Harsh Dagar 19, Md Kaif 18) bt Karnataka 66 (Sanketh S 19, Nihal V Kamaji 17, Vishnu N 15).Women: Group E: Punjab 72 (Manmeet Kaur 22, Kavya Singla 17, Karanveer Kaur 17) bt Kerala 47 (Ajina 9, Ashlin Shiju 9); Maharashtra 68 (Ananya Bhavsar 26, Gunjan Mantri 15, Richa Ravi 13) bt Madhya Pradesh 58 (Khushi Pal Singh 25, Osheen Singh 15). Group F: Tamil Nadu 97 (K Satya 30, R Deepthi 24, A Nitika 16) bt Chhattisgarh 60 (D Kirti 20, Moni Adla 16, Riya Pramod 10); Uttar Pradesh 87 (Shimla Gupta 24, Sanju Yadav 22) bt Chandigarh 54 (Arpita Dey 15, Anshu 11).9th to 16th: Women: Group G: Karnataka 78 (Yaswini MK17, Adhya Nagalinga 13) bt West Bengal 36 (Diya Hazara13, Smritikana Kabiraj 11); Andhra Pradesh 78 bt Meghalaya 36. Group H: Assam 72 bt Nagaland 40; Haryana 67 bt Uttarkhand 61. Men: Group G: Kerala 71 bt Uttarkhand 70.