Basketball: India lose 70-73 to Kazakhstan in men’s pre-qualifying Olympic qualifying tournament

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Damascus, Syria) . The Indian men’s basketball team lost 70-73 against Kazakhstan in their third match of the 2024 FIBA ​​Men’s Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournament, here on Monday.

India, who had beaten hosts Syria and Indonesia for four points from their first two matches in this six-team tournament, fought hard in the match before losing to Kazakhstan at the Al-Fayha Sports Arena in the Syrian capital.

India trailed 16-19 at the end of the first quarter and then overcame Kazakhstan 20-18 to take the score 36-37 at half time.

India won the third quarter 18-13 to lead 54-50 in the last 10 minutes of the match. Kazakhstan led 16–23 in the fourth quarter to win the match 73–70.

Arvind Kumar Muthu Krishnan was the top scorer for India with 18 points while Palpreet Singh Brar grabbed 10 rebounds. For Kazakhstan, Vladimir Ivanov scored a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

India now have two matches remaining in the six-team competition against Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

India have five points from three matches while Bahrain have four points from two matches. Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Kazakhstan also have four points each from three matches.(IANS)

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