IOB overcome Bhavnagar 64-46

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Chennai, struck top form after the break to overcome Bhavnagar Youngsters by a convincing 64-46 margin in a men's semi-final league match of the Rs.5 lakh 10th Savio Cup All-India Basketball Tournament here Saturday.

The Chennai cagers received quite a challenge from the Gujarat side initially and finished the second quarter with a marginal 36-24 lead after leading 13-8 in the first quarter.

However, after the change of ends, IOB took total control over the proceedings as the Bhavnagar Youngsters started to make too many mistakes. Prasanna Venkatesh and A. Arvind, started to find the hoop with regular consistency, scoring 21 and 19 points respectively in the last two quarters to help IOB run away with the match.

Bhavnagar could only manage two baskets in the third quarter and trailed by 19 points (28-47). They tried their best in the final quarter but it was a little too late.

Men's semi-final league results: IOB, Chennai, 64 (Prasanna Venkatesh 21, A. Arvind 19) beat Bhavnagar Youngsters 46 (Yudhvir Dahiya 14, Kashi 11). Half-time: 36-24.