Dubai: Zabeel Printers stopped Goan Veterans to reach the semifinals of the Indian Basketball League tournament held at Dubai Club for Special Sports.
Zabeel Printers edged out Goan Veterans 70-66 while EPTI, Sharjah beat City Stars, Sharjah, 78-74, to register their second league victory.
Zabeel and Goans played an aggressive game, but Zabeel controlled the rebounds through Melvin and Niyaz and led the first quarter 15 against 14.
Results
Zabeel Printers: 70 (Shajahan 27, Melvin Chandy 11, Niyaz 9, Shahalabath 8, Zaheer 8, Esmail 4, Zayed Usman 2, Siddique 1) beat Goa Veterans 66 (Joseph Allwyn Fernades 14, Bosco Furtado 13, Cyril Anthony Braganza 13, Mark Ivan Barreto Cruz 12, Wellington Robin D'Souza 8, Sheldon S. Buthelho 4 and Douglas Michael Pinheiro 2).
Nucaf All Starz: 69 (Mohd. Nihal Azad 24, Abdul Hameed Nashath 18, Zuhair Hamza 12, Muzammil Hussain 7, Abdul Khalique 6, Jitin Jaggi 2) beat Hustlers, Dubai: 64 (Sunil Savio 29, Mohammad Hussain Arafat 10, Rijo Raphael 8, Deepak K. 5, Jude Praveen Kumar 4, Ben. A. 4, Beslin Saju 4)
Emirates Professional Training Institute (EPTI, Sharjah) 78 (Saif 21, Nawaz Ummer 19, Shamir P.S. 16, M.Shabeer 10, Nasrudeen 10, Salman 2) beat City Stars, Sharjah: 74 (Sinan Kalam 18, Thanzeer 16, Lazer Francis 15, Anil Somaraj 12, Basil 8, Ameen Zakir 5).
