Railways, Karnataka win on day3 of Senior basketball Nationals

Indian Railways men looked like a cohesive unit as they defeated Chhattisgarh 64-53, while Karnataka continued their good run with a thrilling 76-73 win over Haryana on the third day of the 67th Senior National Basketball Championship here today.
Led by 2016 NBA 0D-League draftee Palpreet Singh, who scored 30 points, Railways dominated the second half to close out the win, while for Karnataka, Anil Kumar top scored again with 26 points as his team held on to a slim lead.
The Railways women matched the performance of their male counterparts with a solid team effort against Chhattisgarh. Depsite Poonam's 42 points, Railways balanced scoring helped edge out Chhattisgarh in a match that was decided in the final minute.

Clutch freethrows knocked down by Railways' Sitamani Tudu secured a 71-68 win for her team. The Kerala girls registered another easy win today blowing out the Delhi team 80 to 44. Kerala and India team star Jeena PS put up 22 points.
In the Level 2 men's games, Chandigarh and Delhi registered wins against Sikkim and Goa respectively, while Telangana won another game today morning, this time against Bihar (65-39).
Later in the day, Telangana women's team, who surprised everyone by reaching the semi-finals last year, proved too strong for Punjab.

After racing to a double-digit lead in the first half, Telangana cruised the rest of the game to reach a 71-43 win. The Madhya Pradesh women inched closer to moving to Level 1 by winning another game today beating Himachal Pradesh 47-27.

Punjab men's slip from form was tough to watch as they suffered a 2-game skid losing their match against Kerala today. Akhil top scored for Kerala with 29 points as they pulled away late to clinch a 88-77 victory.
There was some cheer for the home crowd today as the Puducherry men beat Himachal Pradesh 68 to 47, led by Achuthan's 18 points.