Prime Cup basketball in Nepal: Prime, CCRC,Times and VS enter semifinals

Action from the QF of the Prime Cup

CCRC, Times, VS and hosts Prime have entered the semifinals of the boys category of the 11th Prime Cup Basketball Tournament held at Kathmandu, Nepal.

Defending champions Trinity crashed out the tournament with a 59-65 loss to CCRC. CCRC took the first quarter 19-09 while Trinity took the second quarter 15-08. After the break Trinity came back into the match by taking third quarter 17-14. But CCRC held their nerve and took the last quarter 24-18 to kick the defending champions out of the prestigious Prime Cup basketball tournament. Sandesh Tamang top scored for Trinity with 18 points while Himal Tamang netted a match-high 19 points for CCRC.

Below are the quarter-final results

Quarter Final-1: Category: BoysPrime (62) vs NASA (33)Qtr1: 20-09Qtr2: 09-06Qtr3: 12-03Qtr4:21-13Winner: PrimeHighest score:Prime: Arjun Shrestha (25)NASA: Bimal Karki(13)

Quarter Final-2: Category: BoysTrinity (59) vs CCRC (65)Qtr1: 09-19Qtr2: 15-08Qtr3: 17-14Qtr4: 18-24Winner: CCRCHighest score:Trinity: Sandesh Tamang (18)CCRC: Himal Tamang (19)

Quarter Final-3: Category: BoysVS Niketan (42) vs Golden Gate (41)Qtr1: 11-06Qtr2: 11-13Qtr3: 06-14Qtr4: 14-08Winner: VS NiketanHighest score:VS Niketan: Ankit Basnet (15)Golden Gate: Urgen (10)

Quarter Final-4: Category: BoysTimes (46) Vs. Premier (31)Qtr1: 17-06Qtr2: 13-10Qtr3: 08-08Qtr4: 08-07Winner: TimesHighest score:Times: Bijay Lama(20)Premier: Binod Nepali(8)

Semi-Final FIXTURES (BOYS)

• SF1: Prime vs Times
• SF2: VS Niketan vs CCRC