Basketball New Zealand

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New Zealand has two teams through to the semifinals of the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup in Albury, New South Wales.

U14 Boys Kea progressed unbeaten through pool play Thursday with a 58-54 result over Vic Bushrangers and edged South Australia Magpies 77-73 in their quarterfinal that evening.

They rallied from eight points behind at halftime and four with a quarter remaining to beat the Magpies and now face West Australia Sandgropers for a spot in tomorrow’s final.

Friday morning, they were joined by another Kiwi team after NZ Kea accounted for NZ Koru 79-63, leaping out to a 30-13 advantage over the opening period and holding on. They now face Vic Bushrangers, who

The NZ contingent went 6-10 on Day Four and was 23-41 for the tournament after the first four days.

Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup

Albury, NSW

U14 Boys
Thursday, January 17
NZ Kea 58 Vic Bushrangers 54
NZ Koru 54 WA Sandgropers 71

QF
NZ Kea 77 SA Magpies 73

Playoff
NZ Koru 87 Albury Wodonga 56

Friday, January 18
SF
NZ Kea v WA Sandgropers

Playoff
NZ Koru v SA Magpies

U14 Girls
Thursday, January 17
NZ Kea 28 Vic Bushrangers 52
NZ Koru 44 WA Sandgropers 40

QF
Vic Goldminers 51 NZ Koru 40
Vic Bushrangers 66 NZ Kea 37

Friday, January 18
Playoff
NZ Koru v WA Sandgropers
NZ Kea v SA Magpies

U16 Boys
Thursday, January 17
NZ Koru 103 WA Sandgropers 25
NZ Kea 57 Vic Bushrangers 79

Friday, January 18
QF
NZ Kea v NZ Koru

U16 Girls
Thursday, January 17
NZ Kea 67 Vic Bushrangers 83
NZ Koru 75 WA Sandgropers 44

Friday, January 18
QF
NZ Koru v Vic Goldminers
NZ Kea v NSW Kookaburras

U18 Boys
Thursday, January 17
NZ Kea 59 Vic Goldminers 66
NZ Koru 66 SA Sharks 67

Friday, January 18
NZ Koru v NSW Waratahs
NZ Kea v NSW Kookaburras
NZ Kea v NZ Koru

U18 Girls
Thursday, January 17
NZ Kea 48 Vic Goldminers 103
NZ Koru 49 SA Sharks 76

Friday, January 18
NZ Kea v NSW Kookaburras
NZ Koru v NSW Waratahs
NZ Kea v NZ Koru