Kerala teams post wins in senior national basketball

: Kerala teams had a good day, posting wins in the men's and women's sections today in the 68th Senior National Basketball Championship here.
While the men beat Odisha 84-66 rather comfortably, the women's team, the defending champion, enjoyed an easy 62-34 win over Madhya Pradesh, both in Group A games
For the Kerala men, the top scorers were Ginee B Benny and Sreerag Nair with 18 points.
In the women's encounter, P S Jeena was the top scorer for Kerala with 25 points as the team scored the maximum points in the first two quarters before easing to victory.

The first womens match of the day saw West Bengal take secured a comfortable 90-62 win against Chandigarh. Salma Devi top-scored for the winners with 24 points.
In the women's section, Uttar Pradesh outplayed Assam to win 75-57 while Delhi beat Rajasthan 78-37.