KARACHI: Three more matches were decided in the ongoing SSB Shohada-e-Pakistan basketball tournament being organized by Pakistan Sports Welfare Association in collaboration with Karachi Basketball Association at the Arambagh court on Tuesday night.

In the first match of the day, Lecole Ballers beat Arambagh Basketball Club 42-39.

Leading scorers for the winners in this closely fought encounter were Arham (17 points), Khizer Muneer (10) and Shah Zain (9 points). For the losers, Ashraf Yahya and Hassan scored 10 pints each while Raheel scored 9 points each.

In the second match, Bahria Club beat Karachi Colts 39-37.

Hamad and Mohsin 10 points each were the main scorers for the winners while Akbar scored 8 points. For the losers, Mujtaba, Safeer and Zain scored 9 points each.

In the third match, Falcon Sports beat Usman Club 40-39 in nail biting finish, Scorers for the winners were Umar 11, Sabeeh 10 and Ali Sher 9 points. Moid Aamir and Hassan scored 10 and 9 points respectively for the losers.

Published in Dawn, July 11th, 2019

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