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13/02/2016
Thiruvalla – 14 Feb 2016 The Thiruvananthapuram outfits Kerala State Electricity Board will take on Kerala police in both section in the final here for the 15th edition of the All Kerala Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship here at the St Thomas Flood Lit Basketball Ground in Kurianoor
It was an identical in both Semi Finals in women sections which saw some anxious moment for the state’s professional sides as defending champion KSEB who were handicapped by their two Internationals Jeena PS & Stephy Nixon who were in Guwahati as well as for Kerala Police has to wait till the last quarter to beat the college outfit St Josephs College irnjalkuda 43-31 while the Kerala Police had to wait till last 7 second to beat Providence College Kozhikode 55-54.
Like the first Semi-final the college girls which lead 18-11 in the first half and lead 25-23 at the end of the 3rd Quarter for KSEB their current International Anjana PG came as the top scorer with 18points
The Second Semi-final also had some electrifying moments were Kerala police Women had to wait till seven seconds to make the final with a one-point lead Kerala Police Anchored by International Neenumol PS and Indian camper Athira M lead 27-26 at the half time but the girls from Kozhikode came back strongly in the 3rd quarter to take a lead of 43-42 and kept the lead till 7 seconds to go for the final whistle before surrendering to Police . Neenumol was the top scorer for police with 16 points followed by Surya PR making 10 and for providence Rhea Rajendran was the top scorer with 18 points
The Second Semi Final in Men is the only match of the tournament which had an easy victory as experienced Kerala State electricity Board made use of their experience to beat the college outfit S B College Changancherry 52-25
Semi final
WOMEN
KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-43(Anjanna PG18, Shilji George10) bt St Josephs College Irinjalkuda-31
Kerala Police-55(Neenumol PS 16,Surya PR10) bt Providence College Kozhikode 54(RheaRajendran18)
MEN
KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-52(Ashin Xavier10, Arun Harikumar8, Ajeeth Sugunan8) bt S B College Changancherry-25(Sugeethnath8)