Police Basketball Club were severely jolted by the visiting Maldives BC in their over 35 veterans basketball game before turning the tables to post a 37 to 36 points win their Masters Invitational Basketball fixture at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. At half time the Maldivians held a 25 to 15 point lead. The tournament is [...]

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Police BC severely jolted by Maldives BC

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Police Basketball Club were severely jolted by the visiting Maldives BC in their over 35 veterans basketball game before turning the tables to post a 37 to 36 points win their Masters Invitational Basketball fixture at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. At half time the Maldivians held a 25 to 15 point lead. The tournament is conducted by Masters Basketball Sri Lanka.

The Maldivians put the first points on the board and at the first quarter held an 8-7 lead. They stretched this lead by 15 points to the Police’s seven and at half time led 23 to 15.

However, in the first quarter of the second half, Police got their act together and led 26 to 19.

Wilting under pressure the Maldivians cracked up and gave the Police room to score at will and win the game 37 to 26.

For the Police the best shooters were B. Kumudapperuma with 12 points and S. Sujeewa 8.

While the best shooters were Abdul Nafan and Abdul Manoon with 10 points each.

Other over 35 matches.

DPMC 55 (23) (Nalaka Kumarasinghe 16, Jagath Kulatunge 13 ) beat Taprobane BC 42 (22) (Henry Gunawardena 12, S. Crusz 8. Old Bens 44 (11) (Asanga Perera 13) beat Royal BC 37 (21) (Geehan Sameera 22)

Moratuwa BC 45 (21) (G. Meedeniya 10, C. Fernando 6) beat Old Thomians BC 25 (13) (A. Ratnayake 6).

Over 45 Men.

Police BC 49 (23) ( D. Prasanna 16) beat Old Hand BC 27 (11) ( Saman Fernando 6, M. Sunil 5).

Lanka Legends 44 (23) (Piyal De Silva 23, Kumar Fernando 6) beat Bulls BC 22 (6) ( Supun Vimal 11).

Wattala BC 28 (9) ( L. Lakshan 10, Jayantha Ranawana 5 ) beat Five Zero BC 25 (6) ( Wimal Jayasuriya 6).

Women’s over 35

Angel’s BC ‘A’ 27 (17) (Shevon Ramlan 12) beat HNB 8 (6) 9(M. Malini 4)

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