In the boys´ category, Golden Gate ´A´ defeated Prime 59-56. Golden Gate led the first quarter 12-9 but the hosts with a comeback attempt led the second quarter 19-14 to take an overall lead of two points. But Golden Gate won the third set 16-13 to take a one-point lead before the last quarter. In the last quarter, Golden Gate netted 17-15 points to seal the match by a three-point margin.
Bikram Dangol who topscored with 31 points for the winning side with five three-pointers was awarded the most valuable player. He received a cash prize of Rs 4,000. Mausam Gauchan contributed the highest 18 points for Prime with triple three-pointers.
In the girls´ category, White House registered a nailbiting one-point victory over the hosts with the final score of 29-28. Prime took a one-point lead in the dramatic first quarter with 7-6 score but lost the second and third quarters 7-10 and 5-6 respectively. But with an attempt to bounce back in the match they led the last quarter with 9-7 score. However, they fell short by one point before the final whistle to surrender to White House.
Babita Pun of the hosts and Alisha Malla of the winning side topscored with 13 points each. Alisha was adjudged the most valuable player and bagged a cash prize of Rs 4,000.
The winners and runners-up were awarded with trophies, certificates and medals.
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