Nagaland sub-junior basketball team registers first win at national c’ship

Dimapur, Oct. 9 (EMN): Nagaland state sub junior basketball team today registered their first win in the second match of Level 2 Group C league at the ongoing 44th Sub Junior National Championship for Boys and Girls at Bangour College stadium, Didwana, Rajasthan. This was stated in a press note. The championship is being organised by the Rajasthan Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India. During the match Nagaland (Thejazo 20pts, Ruokuovoy 8pts) beat Puducherry (Nandan 12pts, Srivatsan 7pts) 36-34 [10-8,4-12,12-6,10-8]. Earlier, the team lost to Gujarat. The championship features 30 boys’ teams and 24 girls’ teams in the U-14 age group, from various Indian States and Union territories, and is being played in a league cum knockout format.