JTBs’ OT Boilover
Tagged in: CBL, Junior Tall Blacks, National Teams
The Junior Tall Blacks threw a cat among the pigeons with an overtime upset of Southland late on Day Two of the Conference Basketball League.
Just as the southerners were starting to emerge as challengers for the title, the national U19 side, preparing for their FIBA Oceania Championship series against Australia in September, cut them down to complicate the scramble for semifinal spots.
Southland had promoted their cause in the morning with a 97-73 win over previously unbeaten Porirua, led by big men James Paringatai (39 points) and Gareth Dawson (31). But the JTBs had played tough in their three losses and were due for a result.
They ran up a 10-point advantage with 10 minutes remaining, but couldn’t hold it and needed extra time to seal the deal. Harbour guard Brad Anderson unleashed 33 points to star for the youngsters.
Hutt Valley maintained their run through the competition, defeating the juniors in the morning and Actrix Waikato Titans Fraser in the evening.
They are assured of automatic entry into the semis and play crosstown rivals Porirua (3-1) on Wednesday morning. If the home team lose, they will finish tied with the winners of Southland v Nelson Suns for the other semifinal spot.
2010 Conference Basketball League
Porirua
Tuesday, July 27
10am
Hutt Valley 92 (Brendon Polyblank 32, Cory Vessey 16, George Leafa 15, Leon Henry 10) Junior Tall Blacks 80 (Kiki Kiriau 17, Reuben Te Rangi 15)
Q1 24-14
HT 38-32 (14-18)
Q3 63-56 (25-24)
FT 92-80 (29-24)
Noon
Southland 97 (James Paringatai 39, Gareth Dawson 31, Dan Peck 16) Porirua 73 (Jordan Mills 14, Brok Ruscoe 11, Josh McCrombie 11, Ross Taurima 11)
Q1 18-13
HT 45-32 (27-19)
Q3 67-55 (22-23)
FT 97-73 (30-18)
Nelson Suns 82 (Sam To’omata 24, Bronson Beri 22, Sam Dempster 14) Actrix Waikato Titans Fraser 81 (Chris Daniel 33, Duane Bailey 20, Daniel Green 13)
Q1 24-15
HT 45-39 (21-24)
Q3 57-55 (12-16)
FT 82-81 (25-26)
6pm
Hutt Valley 105 (Leon Henry 23, George Leafa 23, Cory Vessey 19, Dean Antipas 13, Harris Stephen 13, Damien Ekenasio 11) Actrix Waikato Titans Fraser 89 (Daniel Green 25, Chris Daniel 22)
Q1 29-28
HT 47-48 (18-20)
Q3 75-68 (28-20)
FT 105-89 (30-21)
Porirua 103 (Arthur Trousdell 30, Brook Ruscoe 24, Randall Bishop 16, Jordan Mills 13) Nelson Suns 87 (Bronson Beri 25, Sam Dempster 24, Sam To’omata 14, Ben Wright 10)
Q1 39-22
HT 63-44 (24-22)
Q3 85-70 (22-26)
FT 103-87 (18-17)
8pm
Junior Tall Blacks 88 (Brad Anderson 33, Chris Duthie 15) Southland 84 OT
Q1 25-19
HT 50-42 (25-23)
Q3 66-56 (16-14)
FT 80-80 (14-24)
OT 88-84 (8-4)
Standings after Day Two
Hutt Valley 4-0
Porirua 3-1
Southland 2-2
Nelson Suns 2-2
Actrix Waikato Titans Fraser 1-3
Junior Tall Blacks 1-3
2010 Conference Basketball League Programme (pdf 918kb)
