KARACHI: Fancied Arambagh Club lived up to its reputation, registering a commendable 44-24 points victory over One Unit Club in the last league fixture to complete final line-up in Essa Lab basketball tournament at the former’s floodlit court on Friday evening.

Nishtar Club has already topped the single league winning all the four games. The final between Nishtar and Arabagh Clubs will be played on Monday.

Arambagh Club completely dominated the match by winning the first quarter 14-7 and the second 12-8 to enjoy 26-15 lead at half time. Maintaining the same tempo they won the third quarter 13-4 before being tied five-all in the fourth.

Fazeel was outstanding for the winners with a tally of 15 points. He was followed by Raj eight and Ishaq six. Danish excelled for the losers with 11 points and was assisted by Talal five and Kashif four.

Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2017

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