Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Wattala BC and the Blues team each claimed victory over SL Navy and Colombo Spartans, respectively, in the over-35 Men's preliminary rounds, on day one of the Masters Basketball Tournament conducted by Masters Basketball Sri Lanka (MBSL) at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, yesterday. The Blues team won against Colombo Spartans 28-18, while Wattala had it easy finishing with 32 points over SL Navy, who only scored 20.

In the over-50 Men's preliminary rounds matches, Old Bens pulled off a nerve-tingling 23-22 win over Old Sokians, Ambalangoda after leading 11-10 at the breather, while Police pulled off a 16-10 victory against Carltons Moratuwa, after a 6-all score at half time.

With the participation of 31 teams in t...