BHUBANESWAR 12-Dec-2015
Cuttack-based Odisha Students Club (OSC) emerged champions in the 2nd Syed Waqar Yunus (Limka) Memorial Basketball Tournament, defeating local favourites KIIT University 95-81 in the high-scoring final here at Unit-I Basketball Complex today.
Junior National player Saheed Khan played instrumental role in the title triumph for OSC, scoring 37 points in the final match. He was rewarded with the player of the tournament trophy. Abhishek Das of KIIT University received the trophy as the most promising player of the tournament.
Runners-up KIIT boys appeared a bit tired in the final after winning the grueling semifinal against Kishore Club 90-87 in extra time. In the other semifinal, OSC registered a 68-37 convincing win over Kalinga Warriors. Subham Samal with 36 points was the top scorer for KIIT in the final. Debutants Kishore Club finished second runners-up, defeating Kalinga Warriors 70-67 in the match for the third and fourth positions.
