S Joshi was the star for Bengal netting 18 points, while Andhra Pradesh's S Jagapathy Ram scored 11 points for his team.
It was the same story in the girls section with Kerala overcoming Uttar Pradesh 81-37, Jharkhand steamrolling a hapless Jammu and Kashmir 33-6, Uttarkhand getting the better of Bihar 54-14 and Orissa beating Goa 30-14.
Jeena of Kerala starred with 23 baskets, Balhi Maradi of Jharkhand netted 11 and Biyasibhu of Uttarakhand 18 in their teams' wins.
Earlier in the girls section yesterday, Tamil Nadu trounced Puducherry 37-7, while Rajasthan boys beat Gujarat 58-38 and Uttarakhand trounced Goa 8.
Results:
Boys: West Bengal 56 beat Gujarat 22 (S Joshi of West Bengal scored 18, Raju Sapra of Gujarat netted 10); Andhra Pradesh 46 beat Goa 14 (S Jagapathy Ram of AP netted 11).
