Hosts New India Model School, Sharjah, and last year's runners-up N.I. Model School, Dubai, scored outright victories against Our Own High School, Dubai, and The Modern High School, Dubai to ensure an all NIMS showdown in the NIMS basketball (junior) tournament final.

Our Own High School will face Modern High School in play-off for the third place. NIMS, Sharjah played a fluent game from the very beginning and took an early 10 point lead in thefirst quarter.

Sabit and Ajeet Sugunan were in great form and converted baskets in style. NIMS forged ahead in the second half with good displays from Ibrahim and Kader. At the half time the hosts were leading 26-12. Sterin and Faisal worked hard for Our Own but NIMS thwarted their attack by a strong zone defence.

Sterin scored 10 and Faizal five points for Our Own, Dubai. Modern held NIMS, Dubai in the first quarter with their aggressive play, but soon they ran into trouble as their main players were charged with personal fouls.

NIMS, Dubai still found the going very tough as they struggled to convert baskets. Nawaz battled along with Sajid and Uday but fumbled at the offence.

For NIMS Nihal stood tall to convert 18 points. Nawaz scored 6 points for Modern High.

Results: Junior semifinals:

NIMS, Sharjah: 45 ( Sabit 12, Ajeet Sugunan 12, Ibrahim Jamal 6, Kader 8, Abdulla Masud 3, Mudassir 2, Athif 2) bt Our Own Dubai 21 ( Sterin10, Anthony 5, Sam Singh 4, Mathew 2).

NIMS, Dubai 32 (Nihal 18, Sreyas 4, Ismail 4, Sandeep 2, Fazil 2, Riaz 2) bt The Modern High School, Dubai 11 (Nawaz 6, Rajeev 2, Kevin 2, Romit 1).

Senior semifinals:

NIMS, Sharjah 62 (Nasiruddin 22, Mohammed 19, Nawaz 8, Saahil 8, Sanalkumar 4, Uttam Kumar 1) beat Oxford, Dubai 48 (Shaain 17, Adil 10, Abdullah 8, Tariq 8, Bader 5).

Our Own, Sharjah 60 (Najeeb 35, Vishal 13, Manu 9, Nitin 2, Pratab 1) beat Indian High School, Dubai 52 (Shafeeque 24, Lionel 8, Rajiv 8, Faizal 8, Fahid 2 and Leonid 2).