New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The Gujarat Stallions booked their place in the InBL Pro U25 final with a nail-biting 89-85 victory over Chennai Heat at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

Led by standout performances from Trendon Hankerson (21 points) and Josh Duach (20 points), the Stallions overcame a late surge from the Heat to seal their spot in the championship game. Meanwhile, birthday boy Nate Roberts delivered a monster 16-point, 14-rebound double-double to power the Stallions over the finish line.

The game tipped off with Hankerson's back-to-back three-pointers igniting the Stallions' charge, but the Heat answered swiftly through Arvind Kumar and Malak Majak, who kept the Chennai side in the hunt with quick transition plays. The Stallions...