Keralite Pranav Prince was awarded a bullet for the men's Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 3rd All India Balkar Singh Cheema Memorial Basketball Championship at Kapurthala in Punjab.

Priyanka of South Central Railway was declared the MVP in the women's category and received a scooter as the reward.

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KSEB women's side pose with their runners-up trophy. Photo: Special arrangement
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But Pranav's individual brilliance could not help his Indian Bank side clinch the title as local favourites Punjab Police edged them 74-71 in the men's final. Amritpal Singh top-scored with 31 points as the Punjab side bounced back from a 7-point deficit at half-time.

In the women's category, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) finished runner-up to South Central Railway. In their deciding round-robin tie against the railways side, KSEB led 17-7 in the first quarter but lost 46-54.

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Finals:
Men: Punjab Police 74 (Amritpal Singh 31, Palpreet Singh 25) bt Indian Bank 71 (Pranav Prince 18, Prasanth Singh Rawat 16, Muin Bek 15, Baladhaneshwar 11); Women: South Central Railway 54 (Priyanka 19, Harshitha 17, Subhashini 10) bt KSEB 46  (Sreekala R 19, Aneesha Cleetus 10)

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