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KARACHI, Aug 26: Cantt Sports Club (CSC) and All Collegiate Club (ACC) won their pool-3 matches in the Independence Day Basketball Tournament at Arambagh floodlit court Sunday night.
CSC overpowered Patrician Nets 55-53 after an enthralling encounter to secure a place in elite group-4 to join the top teams for a major honors.
Noman and Muzzamil Khan starred in their team’s success by contributing 16 and 12 points.
In the other match of the night, ACC improved their chances for a place in pool-4 when they beat DC Central 31-26.
Earlier Saturday night Patrician Stars beat Dow Club 58-36 with Aamir and Darryl Richard scoring 18 and 12 points respectively.
DC Central beat Karachi Youth Club 56-52 after a keenly contested tie. Rizwan scored 24 points but failed to save his team from defeat.
In another match ACC beat St.Lawrence 37-32. Dr Adnan Tariq topscored with 14. Clint Lucas scored 12 for losers.
Leading scorers:
CSC bt Patrician Nets 55-53 CSC 55 (Noman 16, Muzzamil Khan 12, Raza Ahmed 8, Richard 8, Amil Khan 6) PN 53 (Sylvester 14, Alvis 14, Leon 11, Jerry 10) ACC bt DC Central 31-26. ACC 31 (Dr Adnan Tariq 9, Asad Latif 6, Danish 6) DC Central 26 (Arshad Izhar 9, Rasheed Mushtaq 7, Hammad Nazir 6).—APP
