Carlton BC fight back to beat Wattala - 77/70
Chris DHAMBARAGE
Carlton BC came from behind with a splendid performance to beat
Wattala BC by 77 points to 70 in their Carlton Cup 2010 inter club 'A'
division basketball tournament match worked off at the Depot Police
courts in Bambalapitiya yesterday.
Carlton BC were trailing 30-36 at half time but got their act
together well in the second half to turn the game in their favour.
Nilanga Wickremaratne (14) and Mithila Abeysekera (13) were responsible
for their tremendous fight back with both players having an outstanding
game.
Wattala BC of course snatched the initiative and went on to dominate
the first half through the individual brilliance of Manjula Jayaratne
(21) and Sidath Senanayake (12). But they failed to consolidate their
position in the second half and faltered on many occasions while under
pressure.
Moratuwa Varsity triumph
Meanwhile Moratuwa University pulled off a thrilling 64-61 victory
over Ambalangoda BC after having trailed 30-32 at half time. C.
Pathiravasam (22) had a terrific game in both attack and defence with
the back support coming from C. M. Rangana (15).
For Ambalangoda BC Ajith Jayaweera (23) and Sameera Gamage (18)
figured in a vain effort.
Easy for Old Anandians
In contrast Old Anandians BC cruised to a convincing 66-38 victory
over Jayawardenapura BC after having built up a commanding 32-15 lead at
half time.
Dilan Kosgahakumbura (15) and Hiroshan Rajapaksa (16) did most of the
scoring for Old Anandians BC while Kasun Perera (10) and T. D. Kalinga
(12) excelled for Jayawardenapura BC.
Police BC beaten
Four Wings BC powered their way to a rousing 87-54 victory over Sri
Lanka Police BC 'B' team after having led 41-24 at the half way mark.
M. Sameera (36) was in cracking form while doing the bulk of the
scoring supported well by N. Lasitha (14).
T. Dissanayake (19) and D. Hettiarachchi (10) were the only two
players to excel for Police BC.
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