Basketball: MSBA Tournament weekly review

Dasun Ranasundera (16) turned full throttle in the 2nd half to give Sampath Bank (Sampath) a fighting 55-48 win over Dialog Axiata (Dialog) in the Men's 'A' Division of the 27th Mercantile Services Basketball Association (MSBA) Tournament 2017, continued at Sir Edward Henry Pedris Stadium, Havelock Park. 

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) tasted their first defeat after 4 wins on the trot, going down to NDB Bank (NDB) by a single point (54-53) in the Men's 'C' Division. 

Results from Day 22-25: 

Men
 
'A' Division: 

Sampath 55 (Dasun Ranasundara 16, Aazir Mohamed 11, Chamath Danawansa 11) beat Dialog 48 (Dhanuka Dilshan 14, Duke Rajapakse 8, Sundararaj Kapildev 8) 
Player of the Match: Dasun Ranasundara (Sampath) 

DFCC Bank 55 (Tharindu Sankalpa 12, Prageeth Pushpakumara 11, Roshan Fernando 11) beat Fair Frst Insurance 43 (Shehan Udayanga 13, Nimesh Fernando 12, Isuru Perera 11) 
Player of the Match: Tharindu Sankalpa (DFCC) 

'B' Division: 

MAS Holdings 'Reds' 56 (Sudesh Ahamed 21, S. Vaheesan 10, Ismail Salahudeen 8) beat Kanrich Finance 50 (Kanishka Wijesinghe 15, Mihiraj Rajapakshe 12, Meran Perera 10) 
Player of the Match: Sudesh Ahamed (MAS Reds) 

Nations Trust Bank (NTB) 54 (Rukshan Fernando 18, Manjula Jayaratne 15, Christy Krishanthan 10) beat John Keells Holdings 49 (Thushan Dharmasena 26, Wishnath Wijesinha 9) 
Player of the Match: Rukshan Fernando (NTB) 

Women 

MAS Holdings 44 (Erandi Rajapaksha 25, Geshani Lahiruka 7) beat Mobitel 34 (Hansika Fernando 10, Gayani Wijesiri 8, Indeepani Dissanayake 8) 
Player of the Match: Erandi Rajapaksha (MAS) 

MAS Holdings 46 (Cassandra Ubeysiri 16, Erandi Rajapaksha 11, Dinushika Grero 7) beat David Pieris Motor Co. 28 (Pramisha Fernando 11, Gayani Kodikara 11) 
Player of the Match: Cassandra Ubeysiri (MAS) 

'C' Division: 

NDB 54 (Mohamed Fawshan 19, Jude Perera 13) beat SCB 53 (Devon Rebert 19, Madushanka Rathnayake 9) 
Player of the Match: Mohamed Fawshan (NDB) 

Union Bank (UB) 62 (Celart Ashan 13, Dhananjayen Wijendra 12, Kenneth Wickremasinghe 11) beat HSBC 52 (Praveen Perera 13, Pramoth Wickremasinghe 10, Shahan Perera 10) 
Player of the Match: Kenneth Wickremasinghe (UB) 

Seylan Bank 61 (Dion Sajana 14, Antony De Silva 13, Opasara Dias 9) beat LB Finance 46 (Mathew Surain 15, Stephan Fernando 13) 
Player of the Match: Dion Sajana (Seylan) 

'E' Division: 
SriLankan Airlines (SriLankan) 'B' 36 (Ashan Rathnayaka 12, Sampath Kirige 8) beat London Stock Exchange 23 (Isuru Namal 12) 
Player of the Match: Ashan Rathnayake (SriLankan 'B'