MAS Holdings pocket double

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

MAS Holdings pocketed a double when they emerged champions in the women's 'B' division and men's 'D' division in the Delmege Mercantile Super League Basketball tournament worked off at the Otters Aquatic Club courts.

The tournament is conducted by the Mercantile Services Basketball Association and sponsored by Delmege for the sixth successive year.

MAS Holdings men's B team beat Eagle Insurance (50 points to 49) in a gruelling final to take the 'D' division title after trailing 21 points to 23 at the short whistle.

Nalanga Fernando scored 22 points while Mahesh Fernando with 15 points was the other shooter for the winners. Sunith Perera with 20 points and Asanga Amaratunge (18) were the outstanding cagers for Eagle Insurance.

MAS Holdings posted a convincing 50 points to 45 victory over Sri Lankan Airlines to be crowned as women's 'B' division champions in the Delmege Mercantile Super League Basketball Tournament played at Otters courts.

The half time scores closely remained at 20 points to 19 in favour of MAS Holdings. S. Lokuge (18) and H. Hewaduniwila (12) stood out for the winners while M. Chamari (21) and Sashi de Silva with nine points were on target for the losers.

The tournament will come to an end today with the men's 'A' division finals between Defending champions Delmege Group and Sampath Bank while Seylan Cagers will take on David Peiris Motor Company (DPMC) in the women's 'A' division final at Otters. This is the first time that DPMC women cruise into a final of this event.