Coimbatore, Aug 10 (PTI) Indian Air Force defeated KSEB 74-62 in the 55th All India men's basketball championship for the PSG Trophy here on Saturday.

Though KSEB led in the first two quarters, the Air Force team bounced back to win the match 74-62.

Ajay Hooda (27 points) and Nikhil Dhahiya (16) played well for the winners, while Rahul Sharath with 19 points and Jishnu N Nair (15) shone for the losers.

In the second match of the day, Income Tax beat RCF 99-86.

Sivabalan scored 29 and Ram Kumar 18 for Taxmen, while Sahil 27 and Gurbaj Singh 24 did well for RCF.

In the third match, Indian Army defeated Indian Navy 90-67.

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