Ludhiana, Sept. 5 -- While the city continues to be lashed by incessant rains, the spirit of young ballers from around the country at 75th Junior National Basketball Championship weren't dampened at all as they took part in around 30 matches on day three of the tourney at the Guru Nanak Dev Indoor Stadium here on Friday.

In the men's category, Karnataka beat Uttarakhand 77-48, Rajasthan beat Andhra Pradesh 74-36, Assam beat Arunachal Pradesh 66-34, Delhi beat Chhattisgarh 67-40, Gujarat beat Puducherry 70-37, Jharkhand beat Tripura 67-38, Mizoram beat Goa 84-69, Himachal Pradesh beat Sikkim 64-26, West Bengal beat Manipur 48-38, and Telangana beat Andaman and Nicobar 72-24.

In the women's category, Gujarat beat Haryana 64-54, Tamil Nadu...