Delta pick female bronze

As the basketball event of the 15th National Sports Festival tagged, "Gateway Games 2006" gradually moves to a close, 2004 gold medal winner Delta State pick a consolatory bronze at the expense of Bauchi State in the female third-place game.

The encounter which began on a slow note with both sides being a little cautious making the first two quarters to look very drab, with halftime scores standing at 19-08 points in favour of the former champion.

The coaches Gbubeni Fregene and Lateef Erinfolami tutored Deltan side soon came out of their shell to take the game out of the reach of the Bauchi ladies for a final scoreline of 55-29 points to pick the bronze medal.

The male third place game between former champion, Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), and Delta was, however, disrupted by downpour with one quarter left.

FCT was two points up with scores standing at 48-46 points.