MU Inter College Basketball Tournament Thoubal College, MU seal men and women’s titles

By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Oct 16 : Thoubal College and Manipur University emerged as the men and women’s champions in the MU Inter College Basketball Tournament hosted by Manipur Institute of Technology, Canchipur
Thoubal College claimed the Haobam Tomba Memorial MU Inter College Men’s Basketball Tournament 2026-27 crown with a 49-35 beating of Manipur College in the title clash this evening.
Rahul led the scoring for the Thoubal side scoring 17 points including a trey as Wanglen scored 8 two point field goals to make up 16 points and Oscar contributed 10 points. Suraj (4 pts) and Bijash (2 pts) also found their names on the scoresheet for the winners.
For Manipur College, Lanngamba and Leishemba scored 11 points apiece as Girish made 8 points and Chetan made 5 points.
Earlier in the quarterfinal, Thoubal College got the better of Kha Manipur College by 59-6 points before defeating Manipur University 35-34 in a keenly contested semi-final match to book their final berth.
Manipur College meanwhile beat Biramangol College by 31-14 points in the quarterfinal before defeating MIT 48-35 in the semi-final to set up the final date with Thoubal College.
Meanwhile, Manipur University claimed the Haobam Anandi Memorial MU Inter College Women’s Basketball Tournament, 2026-27 by handing a 22-7 defeat to MIT.
Debora Jasha (9 pts), Ralini Kaikho (8 pts) and Tuishim Hongray (6 pts) were on target in MU’s victory as Neha (3 pts), Princika (2 pts) and Rakmichon (2 pts) gathered 7 points for MIT.