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18th Champions Trophy Basketball Inter Club Basketball Championship

Customs Men and KSEB women took the Title

Aluva –KSEB defeated Kerala Police 41-39 in Women and Customs and Central excise Kochi defeated Sree kerala Varma College Thrissur 80-64 in Men here at the finals of the 18th Edition of the Champions Trophy Inter club Basketball Championship for Men and Women, here at the Flood Lit Carmel Club Indoor Stadium in Aluva.

In an evenly poised final the new bunch KSEB handicapped by their Internationals Jeena PS , Stephy Nixon and Grima came on to beat Kerala Police 41-39 after trailing 24-28 in the Interval with Anjanna PG anchoring the scoring with 16 points, for Kerala Police Poojamol was the leading scorer with 12 points.

While in Men Finals seasoned players of customs making use of their experience defeated Sree Kerala Varma College( 80-64 ). The college team that amazed the professional side of KSEB in the semi final

Customs who played a collective game in the final lead 36-29 at the interval . Shinumon Augustine lead the scoring chart with 32 points and was well assisted by some graceful long rangers from Manoj R who contributed with 23 points , the speedy International Basil Philip with 17 points with lanky Eudric Perera controlling the rebounds and captain Abhilsh who assisted his team with good passes and interceptions then the monish Wilson making his presence felt whenever he came on the ground.

The Presence of Arjuna Awardee Geethu Anna Rahul was an added attraction during the finals at the packed Aluva Carmel stadium. The prizes and mementoes were distributed by Geethu Anna Rahul for women and for men by GCDA chairman V Salim

Detailed Scores Finals
Women

1. KSEB Thiruvanthapuram- 41(Anjana PG 16, Rojamol G 10, Nimmy Mathew 8) bt  Kerala Police=39(Poojamol KS 12, Neenumol 9, Surya PR 8)

Men

1. Customs and Central Excise Kochi – 80(Shinumon Augustine32, Manoj R23, Basil Philip17) bt  Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur-64(Muhammed Shiras21, Groo Mathew16, Shanazil Muhammed8)