NBA Academy Games | India end campaign with 65-61 win over China
NBA Academy India managed to beat China’s academy 65-61 in their last game of the NBA Academy Games in Atlanta, Georgia. India finished seventh on the table at the end of the tournament which involved basketball academy junior teams from all around the world participating in it.
The NBA Academy India ended their campaign at NBA Academy Games in Atlanta on a winning note with a 65-61 win over the NBA Academy China. After a competitive first quarter, The NBA Academy India showed more intent as 11 offensive rebounds in the quarter helped them to overcome a three-points deficit from first to end the second leading by four. At half-time, the scorecard read 31-27 in favour of the NBA Academy India. Riding on the momentum, The NBA Academy India extended their lead by 11 points at the end of third quarter (48-37).Â
In the fourth quarter, the NBA Academy China made a spirited comeback making it a one-point game with less than two minutes on the clock. But a timely steal by Pranav Prince resulted in a scoring opportunity which Amaan Sandhu didn’t miss making it 63-60 for the NBA Academy India. Again the same duo combined to give the NBA Academy India a four-point lead with 20 seconds on the clock.Â
Eventually, the NBA Academy India eked out a 65-61 win over the NBA Academy China finishing seventh in the table. Amaan Sandhu scored a team-high 15 points with 10 rebounds. Harshwardhan Tomar added 12 points while Pranav Prince turned in 10.
