NIMS and host TIA reached the semifinals of the 17th Inter-School TIA Cup Basketball Tournament on Thursday.

In the boys' section, NIMS defeated Valley Public 46-34 and TIA defeated Hems 52-26. Bisho Tamang of NIMS scored 14 and Suman Nagarkoti of TIA scored 18.

Wilson Academy defeated Mangaldeep 45-43 and Gyan Niketan defeated Constellation 65-61 to secure a place in the semifinals. Wilson's Rehan Dangol scored 22 and Gyan's Sawaj Mansur scored 28. Wilson will face TIA and NIMS will face Gyan Niketan in the semifinals.

In the girls' section, Valley Public defeated Gyanodaya 31-17, Greenland defeated Himarshmi 26-14, Chelsea defeated Kasthamandap 21-14 and NIMS defeated Euro School 28-10 to secure a place in the semifinals. Sapna Giri of Valley scored 6, Bihani Rai of Greenland scored 9, Tenzing Sherpa of Chelsea scored 6 and Ranjana Khati of NIMS scored 8. The semi-finals will be between Greenland and Chelsea and NIMS and Valley Public.