KARACHI: Usman Club beat Karachi Bulls 46-41 in the last league match to qualify for the semi finals of the ongoing Kashmir Cup Junior Basketball tournament being organized by Karachi Basketball Club in collaboration with Usman Club at Abdul Nasir Basketball Court here at Arambagh on Monday night.

Scorers for the winners in this high-scoring contest were Humayun Aslam (15 points), Usman Khawaja (13 points) and Hamza Khawaja (12 points).

For the losing side, Arshad Abbasi scored 13 points while Hassan Raja and Asadullah scored 12 and 10 points respectively. Usman Club is a relatively young Club recently formed in District Central and this is yet another honour for the club to have qualified for the semis in yet another coveted tournament.

Both the semi finals will be played today. Usman Club vs Patrician Stars and Bahria Club vs Falcon Club.

Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2020

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