Blog One

Vazhakulam:  In an exciting final host Viswajyothi college of Engineering  and Technology, Vazhakulam prevailed over Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science by a score line of 66-63 to be crowned as the champions of  9th Magnum  Inter engineering Inter Collegiate  Basketball Tournament here at Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology Flood Lit Basketball Court in Vazhakulam

Visawjyothi had a good start in the as they led  22-10 by the end of the first quarter .But, the  second quarter saw Muthoot coming back in to the game through Alan Paul and Anto Prince as their consistent scoring cut the away team’s  deficit to just one point by the end of first half and the score line read    31-30 at the interval.

The second  half saw an evenly contested match and witnessed some quality three pointes from Sravan Sunil and Nikunj and some timely baskets from Jayakrishnan.  The  home support also helped Viswajyothi to held their nerves to finish the match on the winning side as the final score line read : 66-63 .

Nikunj was the leading scorer for  Viswajyothi with 16 points while Jaykrishnan scored 14 points. Sravan Sunil who was adjusted as the best player of the Tournament contributed 13 points for the host team. Muthoot who missed some free throws at  crucial junctures of the match but provided an nail biting finish thanks to former Youth State Player  Anto prince who scored 28 points and Alan P Paul who scored  18 points.

Cash prise and Mementoes were distributed by the director of the college Dr George Thanathuparambil.

Detailed scores

Final

Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology-66 (Nikunj S16, Jayakrishnan V Nair 14,Sravan Sunil13)  bt  Muthoot Institute of Technology and Science Puthenkurish - 63(Anto Prince 23,Alan P Paul 18,Nirmal Davis 14)