AUSTRALIA’s skill and experience were too much for Papua New Guinea, posting a dominant score of 93-35 yesterday in the opening day at the FIBA Oceania Pacific Basketball championship.
The game was fast paced from the start, with neither team willing to back down, but ultimately, Australia’s superior skill set and depth of bench allowed them to forge ahead. Michael Healy came off the bench for Australia, showing grit and determination under the rim at either end of the court, and as a result, put up a points tally of 18, the team high. Both teams were able to move the ball around well, although Australia did capitalise on mistakes made by the newly formed Papua New Guinea team. Starting the second half trailing 15-51, Papua New Guinea rallied together and dug deep, showing flashes of good skill and ball control. An alley-oop completed by Apia Muri put a strong full stop to the third quarter, although it was too little too late. He ended up as the top scorer for PNG, slotting 15. Australia had an insurmountable lead and they did not let off the gas, continuing to pile on the pressure and the points. The coaches of both teams were pleased with the way their teams performed and are looking forward to their next match ups. Australia 93 (Healy 18, Krebs 14, McKay 13) Papua New Guinea 35 (Muri 15). PNG is in pool one, which has Tahiti and Guam. The women opened up their campaign yesterday, taking on hosts New Zealand Maori in a result that was not available at press time. In their Pool 2 are Tahiti and Samoa, who will not get any points for breaching eligibility rules.
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5/11/2023 08:07:07 pm
Thank you for sharing this article about the FIBA Pacific Basketball Championship. I look forward to your next post.
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