INBL Round 1 of Play-Offs. Delhi and Mumbai reach semifinals

Delhi D. - Kochi T. 84-78

Delhi D. made 25-of-32 charity shots (78.1 percent) during the game. They also forced 29 Kochi T. turnovers and outrebounded them 45-28 including 21 on the offensive glass. Kochi T. was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international Lokendra Singh (194-2005) nailed 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and the former international center Piyush Meena (208-1999) accounted for 13 points and 14 rebounds. Delhi D.'s coach Mohit Bhandari allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Lalrina Renthlei (182) came up with 28 points and 4 assists and forward Sejin Mathew (195) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Kochi T. in the defeat. Five Delhi D. and four Kochi T. players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Delhi D.: S.Lokendra 20+6reb+8ast, R.Prashant 16+8reb+1ast, D.Harsh 15+1reb+4ast, M.Piyush 13+14reb+2ast, S.Kushal 10+8reb+1ast, R.Jaideep 6+2reb+1ast
Kochi T.: R.Lalrina 28+3reb+4ast, M.Sejin 16+7reb+1ast, N.Jishnu 11+3reb+1ast, M.Vaisakh 10+3reb+2ast, O.Joshua Sunil 6+7reb+1ast, A.Sarath 4+3reb+3ast

Chandigarh W. - Mumbai T. 71-79

Mumbai T. forced 23 Chandigarh W. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international center Sahajkumar Patel (208-1996) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners and guard Sayyed Mohd Yousuf (182) chipped in 19 points. At the losing side guard Kanwar Gurbaz Singh (188) responded with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Lalit Pawdiya (184) scored 15 points and 8 assists. Four Chandigarh W. players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Mumbai T.: P.Sahajkumar 22+14reb+6ast, Y.Sayyed Mohd 19+1reb+1ast, Q.Sameer 11+4reb+5ast, S.Mandeep 9+5reb+3ast, G.Vivek 8+6reb+3ast, T.Harendra 6+1ast
Chandigarh W.: S.Kanwar Gurbaz 20+8reb+6ast, P.Lalit 15+4reb+8ast, S.Sahil 14+5reb+2ast, S.Manjot 12+12reb+1ast, N.Amarendra 6+6reb, G.Vikrant 4+1reb+1ast



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