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2016 SABA Championship

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2016 SABA Championship
5th South Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	India
Dates	6–8 July
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	India (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Pradhan (17.0)
Top rebounds	Joshi (7.0)
Top assists	Bhriguvanshi (5.0)
PPG (Team)	India (90.7)
RPG (Team)	India (34.3)
APG (Team)	India (21.0)
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The 2016 SABA Championship was the 5th SABA Championship, and the qualifying event in the SABA subzone, one of the FIBA Asia's subzone for the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge. The games were held from 6 July to 8 July in Bengaluru, India.

India successfully defended their title by sweeping the tournament, 3–0, winning the subzone title and the subzone's lone spot for the main tournament.^[1]

After a three-way tie for the second spot, Maldives notched their first podium finish by winning the point differential against third-place Nepal and fourth-place Bangladesh.

Venue

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The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium was set to host the games for the second successive year.

Bengaluru
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium	Kanteerava 2016 SABA Championship (India)
Capacity: 4,000

Standings

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	India (C, H, Q)	3	3	0	272	128	+144	6	Qualification to 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge
2	Maldives	3	1	2	162	208	−46	4^[a]
3	Nepal	3	1	2	186	208	−22	4^[b]
4	Bangladesh	3	1	2	158	234	−76	4^[c]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ 1–1 head-to-head, 1.08 goal average vs. Nepal and Bangladesh
^ 1–1 head-to-head, 1.05 goal average vs. Bangladesh and Maldives
^ 1–1 head-to-head, 0.88 goal average vs. Nepal and Maldives

Results

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6 July 2016
17:00

Box Scores

India	81–53	Nepal
Scoring by quarter: 23–4, 17–21, 21–8, 20–20
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 11 Rebs: Singh, Pethani 5 Asts: Bhriguvanshi 4		Pts: Pradhan 13 Rebs: S. Shrestha, Maharjan, A. Shrestha 5 Asts: Sonam, Singh 1

Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru

6 July 2016
18:30

Box Scores

Bangladesh	50–68	Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 14–9, 9–21, 15–24
Pts: M. A. Rahman 10 Rebs: M. A. Rahman 7 Asts: Biswas 3		Pts: Rashad, Zabeer 14 Rebs: Zilaal 4 Asts: Zilaal, Shareef 3

Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru

7 July 2016
17:00

Box Scores

Nepal	71–73	Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 13–11, 20–21, 22–23
Pts: Pradhan 26 Rebs: Maharjan 8 Asts: Sonam 4		Pts: Biswas, M. A. Rahman 22 Rebs: M. A. Rahman 10 Asts: Khan, Biswas 2

Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru

7 July 2016
18:30

Box Scores

Maldives	40–96	India
Scoring by quarter: 5–23, 9–28, 19–23, 7–22
Pts: Yoosuf 9 Rebs: Rashad, Abdulla, Shareef 4 Asts: Fazlee, Abdulla, Zabeer 1		Pts: Shahi 15 Rebs: Aravind 10 Asts: Bhriguvanshi 7

Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru

8 July 2016
17:00

Box Scores

Maldives	54–62	Nepal
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 18–17, 11–13, 11–19
Pts: Latheef, Zilaal 10 Rebs: Zabeer 7 Asts: Zabeer 3		Pts: A. Shrestha, Singh 15 Rebs: Joshi 12 Asts: Sonam 3

Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru

8 July 2016
18:30

Box Scores

India	95–35	Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 36–13, 24–8, 19–8, 16–6
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 16 Rebs: Aravind 7 Asts: Shahi 15		Pts: Biswas 8 Rebs: Hossian, M. A. Rahman 2 Asts: Khan 3