Rajasthan and Karnataka clinched the 39th Youth National Basketball Championship in Kolkata on Thursday. Kerala claimed the bronze medal in the girls' category.

In the girls' final, Karnataka defeated Tamil Nadu, 61-54, while the boys' final saw Rajasthan get the better of Karnataka, 85-67.

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Kerala girls drubbed Maharashtra, 83-54, for the third place. Captain Diya Biju top scored with 22 points, while Arthika added 20, followed by Liya Maria (14) and Vaigha (11).

Results:
Finals
Girls: Karnataka 61 (Deepika P P 16, Nidhi Umesh 16) bt Tamil Nadu 54 (Jefrin A 15, Smitha Sundaresh 10)

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Boys: Rajasthan 85 (Piyush Choudhary 27, Bupendra Singh 22, Zuber Khan 16) bt Karnataka 67 (Samarth Manur 24, Harshan Yatish 19)

Girls' third-place: Kerala 83 (Diya Biju 22, Arthika K 20, Liya Maria 14, Vaigha 11) bt Maharashtra 54 (Reva Kulkarni 24)

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