The inaugural edition of InBL Pro U25 off on Sunday at the Thyagraj Indoor Stadium with Delhi Dribblers coming back from behind to register a memorable 93-85 win over Mumbai Titans in the first game of the season. (More Sports News)
Aaron Varghese helped Mumbai take lead in the early going with a layup shot. Trailing 5-13, an inspired block from Alex♓ander Mudranja began Dribblers' resistance. Lokeshwaran's three pointer bridged the gap to 12-15. He levelled the playing field with a layup, and after being fouled on the twoღ-point attempt, also converted the free throw. The first quarter came to a close with Mumbai having a slight lead of 20-19.
With the Dribblers hot on their trail, Dalph Panopio scored crucial points to keep Titans' close lead. Kaylan Kitto's big double point gave Mumbai a big jump, but Manoj B scored a three-pointer to෴ cut down the gap again. A thrilling final minute saw both sides scoring back-to-back points as the match went to halftime ဣwith scores levelled at 45-45.
The intensity only increased in the second half as Kaylan and Liam Judd combined to score crucial points for the Titans, and helped Mumbai regain their clo♌se lead. But minutes later, Lachlan Barker's three-pointer brought the score back to level pegging. Pranav Prince's end-to-end heroics gave Mumbai a crucial two point lead ahead of the final quarter.
With less than five minutes left in the game, James Montgomery converted an important two-pointer, while Lokeshwaran struck a three-pointer to put Delhi in the lead. He struc💛k another three pointer in the final minute of the game, as Delhi took a formidable lead. Despite Mumbai's Lamar Patterson scoring a late three pointer🅘, Delhi managed to keep the possession to run out the clock and won the match 93-85.
