Brighuvanshi leads Lions to second win

Mumbai: Indian skipper Vishesh Brighuvanshi garnered 31 points to power Lions to their second straight

victory, an exciting 78-70 win over Prince, in the Lakadawla Developers-Mastan YMCA Basketball Professional League on Tuesday. In another men`s match, Riders staged a fightback in the last two quarters to pip Kings 67-66. Lions, thus, have two wins from Group A, while Riders have one win and a loss. For Kings, it was their second loss, while the fourth team in the group, Prince, also have a one win, one loss record. Also putting up a fine show was international Geethu Anna Jose for Super Girls. She scored 28 points to lead her team to a one-sided 78-49 win over Wonder Girls, their second on the trot. Geethu was in great form, her drive-ins and fade away shots working effectively at close quarters. Her show was supplemented by Smruthi K, who scored 18 points, her all round game earning her the best player award. Men: Riders 67 (Manoj R 20, Shiv Kumar 19) bt Kings 66 (Arjun Singh 26, Dilawar Singh 14) (H T 28-38) (17-22, 11-16, 20-16, 19-12); Lions 78 (Vishesh Braghuvanshi 31, Dalip Kumar 11) bt Prince 70 (Jairam Jat 28, Mohit Bhandari 17) (H T 42-34) ( 17-13, 25-21, 10-15, 26-21). Women: Super Girls 78 (Geethu Anna Jose 28, Smruthi R K 18) bt Wonder Girls 49 (Prathima Singh 10, Anitha P 8). PTI