A full house watched the Paramount five score a 43-41 victory over the United Development quintette in one of the most important tussles in the Foreign X. M. CA. Invitation Basketball League last night. The victors were too nervous and shot wildly throughout the entire 40 minutes of play and were just too lucky to win.
The losers led in the first half by two points at 17-15 and continued to hold the small lead in the early part of the second session. The Paramount five forged ahead by four points at one stage but they relinquished the advantage. The score was then deadlocked three times in the last eight minutes. Zung, the Paramount captain, broke the last tie by sinking a pretty basket from a difficult angle to win the game by a single goal,
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