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Punjab Warriors InBl Pro U25: Chennai Heat secured a hard fought 77-65 victory over the Punjab Warriors InBl Pro U25 at the Thyagraj Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. Keith Kiner posted 19 points in the game and came up clutch in the last quarter to help the Chennai Heat secure the win in the last quarter. Meanwhile, Indian national basketball player Arvinder Singh and Shakem Johnson contributed to the victory with 14 points each.

Chennai Heat began the game with solid defensive display as Deepak Choudhary and Shakem Johnson protected their basket from the Warriors’ attempts in the paint. After over two minutes of play, Arvinder Singh broke the deadlock in Heat’s favour with a three pointer. And Shakem Johnson converted two freethrows in the next play to further solidiy heat’s lead. However, Punjab Warriors’ Lucas Barker hit a wide open three in transition to get his team off the mark and start an intense back and forth battle. In the last minute of the quarter, Arvinder Singh scored a long two from the corner to end the first quarter 18-16 in the Heat’s favour.

Arvind Kumar scored a three pointer to maintain the Heat’s narrow lead, as the second quarter commenced. And, in the minutes that followed, Shakem and Arvinder scored to keep the Heat ahead in the face of immense pressure from the Warriors. Although, Gurbaz Singh and Samuel Taane combined to give Warriors the lead with two minutes left in the half. However, Tad Dufelmeier and Keith Kiner stepped up for the Heat, scoring two consecutive three pointers and snatching the lead to end the first half with a 39-37 scoreline.