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New Zealand rounded out men’s pool play with a 54-87 loss to South Australia at the Australian U20 state championships in Gawler, South Australia.

The result sees the Kiwis emerge winless from the early rounds and facing unbeaten New South Wales (3-0) in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

They were just four points down after the opening quarter against SA, but slipped from contention during an 11-22 second period and fell away badly over the final quarter (11-28).

Wellington guard Hemi Pairama-Lewington led the Kiwis with 11 points (4/11 FG, 3/3 FT), while West Auckland forward Duane Bailey had 10 points (4/12 FG, 2/2 FT) and six rebounds.

They were competitive around the boards, but committed 25 turnovers and shot just 32% FG (1/15 3pt).

Australian U20 State Championships

Gawler, South Australia
Tuesday, February 23
Men
South Australia 87 (Tom Daly 30, Peter Hooley 12, Joshua Bond 10) New Zealand 54 (Hemi Pairama-Lewington 11, Duane Bailey 10)
Q1 18-14
HT 40-25 (22-11)
Q3 59-43 (19-18)
FT 87-54 (28-11)