Day 6
Day 6 - Match Reports - Crossovers commence
Men’s 7th Pool A v 7th Pool B
QLD North 74 defeated Northern Territory 43
The quarter ended well with the NT recovering from a six minute period of no scoring, and QLD switching up their defences to force NT to find scores outside the key, or initiate turnovers converting into points. The NT trying to combat the size, fell into a zone and fortunately, the outside shots didn’t drop for QLD which kept NT in the game at the first break 15-21.
The second quarter though, QLD put on the gas, dominating the scoring by using their bigs to secure good inside looks. QLD North’s ball pressure saw them take a 12-0 run leaving NT scoreless for the first five minutes. NT were held to just 6 points for the quarter, and with a 21 point difference from QLDs blockbuster quarter, the NT were never able to recover. Queensland progress while NT now plays off for 13th/14th position.
Statistical Leaders
S.Froling 12 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists (QLDN)
R.Runnalls 10 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists (QLDN)
M.Rowse 11 points, 5 assists and 2 steals (NT)
W.McClay 16 points and 3 steals (NT)
Women’s 5th Pool A v 5th Pool B
New Zealand 50 defeated Tasmania 49
It was a hotly contested game from the outset; with teams fairly well match in height and capable guards, with the exception of NZ big #9. NZ applied more physicality than Tasmania, and with McGoldrick’s height, this proved to be a real challenge for Tas to get good looks at the basket, from outside and inside. An extended zone gave Tasmania the height they were lacking physically and the execution of their defence made it difficult for NZ guards to get the ball into their bigs and be effective. The lead changed on between the first two breaks, with Tasmania recovering from NZ eight point lead in the first quarter to taking the lead in the half time break and holding this into the third break leading by 5 points.
A large part of the game consisting of transition, neither team were able to convert convincingly although Tasmania were better on transition than New Zealand on transition baskets early in the game, as this seemed to be the easiest points they could get, with NZ bigs dominating the boards. By fourth quarter this had dried up and so had their overall scoring. There were periods where it was like a volley in tennis, with no scores dropping but plenty of shots being taken. Tasmania looked like could have taken the game but unable to secure rebounds against NZ cost them second chance points and the overall game in the end.
Statistical Leaders
E.McGoldrick 9 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks (NZ)
N.Ruske 9 points, 4 assists and 3 steals (NZ)
R.Abel 32 points and 11 rebounds (TAS)
T.Mole 8 points, 3 assists and 4 steals (TAS)
Men 6th Pool A v 6th Pool B
WA Country 44 lost to WA Metro 55
A battle of the state with Country v Metro. Metro moved the ball with pace and certainty to beat the zone of WA Country. Unable to connect bodies on the box out in defence, WA Country were making life hard for themselves giving up second effort baskets to the Metro outfit. However it wasn’t all bad, with Country making Falco and Ballantyne working hard at the top of the zone to pick of lapses in the Metro guards concentration and making them pay at the other end with some solid transition scores.
A renewed belief in being able to win the game saw Country apply increase defensive pressure but a lift by Metro’s Hepburn on the board and post seals saw Metro maintain a ten point margin, assisted by an impressive Ansey’s spin move into a layup on transition. Country were relentless, having worked hard to recover from their third quarter brain fade, and narrowed their margin to six points but fatigue played a role as shots fouls and turnovers occurred, and WA Metro capitalised seeing them take the game by 11 points.
Statistical Leaders
J.Falco 15 points, 3 assists and 3 steals (WAC)
D.Ballantyne 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals (WAC)
J.Hepburn 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks (WAM)
I.Gattorna 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists (WAM)
Women 6th Pool A v 6th Pool B
QLD North 55 lost to Northern Territory 69
NT led the charge in the first quarter building a small lead with good team work and transition. The game saw considerable opportunity for the two teams to get points off transition and both were consistent in not finishing. Qld made a run holding NT on the score to come back late in the first and level the scores at the first break.
Into the second quarter NT shot off again with some great offensive execution by Cubillo and Swan supported by a solid man to man pressure forcing bad shots for QLD North. But QLD made a comeback with Hutchinson finding the gaps in a fatiguing NT defence, particularly off the transition off missed NT shots. Qld made NT pay when their failing defence resulted with QLD going to the line and this saw the game level at half time.
After the break the teams executed more discipline in their offences with outside shooting a highlight for QLD and keeping them in the game against the strong finishing NT whose offensive boards saw them hold the lead. Queensland tried gallantly to contest the lead, but were held to just 9 points in the final term and NT were rewarded with another win.
Statistical Leaders
J.Reichhold 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks (QLDN)
M.MacDonald 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals (QLDN)
K.Stanislaus 16 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists (NT)
A.Cubillo 12 points, 10 rebounds , 3 steals and 7 assists (NT)
Men 5th Pool A v 5th Pool B
Tasmania 50 lost to QLD South 70
A good start by the Tasmanian team, with an eight point lead by mid first quarter, but a fight back by QLD South saw the Tasmania boys trail by five points into the first break after some sensational work by Gazibegovic. QLD doubled Tasmania’s scoring in the second quarter to walk into half time with a scoring margin of 18 points. Despite best efforts, Tasmania’s dribble drive offence wasn’t delivering quality shots and they couldn’t get inside looks due to the overwhelming size of QLD South. At the end of the game, the stats tell the tale, with QLD South able to score 50 plus points from inside, and convert the turnovers of Tasmania into points, there was little Tasmania could do to compete. Queensland now head to the 9th/10th play-off.
Statistical leaders
B.Boag 15 points and 6 rebounds (TAS)
T.Armstrong 14 points and 4 rebounds (TAS)
T.Fullarton 19 points, 2 assists and 2 steals (QLDS)
N.Stoddart 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals (QLDS)
Women 7th Pool A v 7th Pool B
WA Metro 47 lost to WA Country 53
In another game of Country v Metro for WA, this game saw the Metro team take the first points, only to have Country fire back, scoring well from transition and mid-range. Both teams were playing quite physical and this combined with unforced errors saw the turnover count sky rocket, but only WA Country making the most of these opportunities. WA Country got out with a near ten point lead on more than one occasion but Metro were able to push the ball hard and come back, taking the lead back from Country in the third quarter but Country applied more pressure and Metro didn’t get a shot away for two 2 minute periods, which cost them as Country converted in their end, succeeding in a lead of 7 points into the final term, and as much as WA Metro tried, the scores were happening at both ends and the this saw Country win out.
Statistical Leaders
M.Satie 7 points and 9 rebounds (WAM)
E.Fisher 8 points and 6 rebounds (WAM)
T.East 9 points and 5 rebounds (WAC)
C.Anderson 15 points and 8 rebounds (WAC)
Men 1st Pool B v 4th Pool A
NSW Country 78 defeated SA Country 61
NSW Country continued their sensational run with a mature and well drilled performance. SA Country battled hard and were in the game until half time. NSW Country didn’t allow SA Country to get any flow offensively and then made them pay at the offensive end with slicing offensive movement. SA Country were competitive but when you give up 10 more turnovers than the opposition, a proficient team like NSW Country will penalise you, which NSW did and scored 20 points off turnovers. The margin might look big at 17 points, but the stats show it came down to shot percentage and SA Country fell short. NSW Country will be hard to beat in the next round if they continue on with that sort of display.
Statistical Leaders
J.Rauch 11 points and 6 rebounds (NSWC)
K.Zunic 13 points, 2 assists and 2 steals (NSWC)
D.Stock 13 points and 7 assists (SAC)
M.Scott 14 points and 14 rebounds (SAC)
Women 2nd Pool A v 3rd Pool B
NSW Country 73 defeated NSW Metro 57
Another clash of the country v Metro teams. With high intensity these two teams battled it out but Country taking 2 minutes to put their first score on the board and quickly over taking Metro to take a 5 point lead into the first break. It was a physical contest, with some tight man to man, which saw interior scores hard to come by with Country’s Vos and Metro’s Moskalev crunching bodies in the paint. With the help of some good perimeter shots Country continued to outscore Metro and extended their lead into half time break, having a 16 point buffer. By half time in the fourth, the gap had further extended to 24 and whilst Metro continued the attack, they had been victims of their poor defence, having given away 21 fouls and putting Country on the foul line 28 times, giving Country 16 points extra from the foul line.
Both teams looked controlled when they settled into offence, and their troubles only came from transition, with turnovers and poor shot selection. Country out shot Metro in the 2nd quarter and this lead was enough to win Country the game.
Statistical Leaders
J.Simmons 13 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 points (NSWC)
C.McLean 25 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists (NSWC)
J.Robinson 14 points and 10 rebounds (NSWM)
L.Marov 5 points and 10 rebounds (NSWM)
Women 1st Pool B v 4th Pool A
QLD South 53 defeated SA Country 39
It was a slow start to the game for both sides with defence dominating. SA Country were able to get going first jumping to a five point lead. SA Country held the lead quite well into the 1st half and even the 2nd half, but mid-way through the third, it was QLD who made an impressive step up in their defence and suddenly the scoring dried up for SA Country as the QLD team made basket after basket. QLD applying a zone late in the fourth quarter kept SA away from the basket and they were forced to take the outside shots and although landing the offensive rebounds, they were not able to convert and Queensland’s offensive transition turned the game on its head. Where the transition game was out of the questions, QLD showed greater control in their half-court offence by the end unlike SA who looked to have run out of scoring options and showing their frustration through the foul count. After a solid week, QLD South now progress to the Semi Finals, on track for a grand final appearance.
Statistical leaders
E.Preston 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals (QLDS)
J.Fuiava 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (QLDS)
B.McKay 11 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists (SAC)
H.Wadforth 10 points and 7 steals (SAC)
Men 2nd Pool B v 3rd Pool A
New Zealand 78 defeated ACT 55
ACT won tickets to a tough battle, with NZ having extensive height across the board, the ACT team were going to rely heavily on their bigs to not just score points but stop the points being scored. However, as the first quarter played out it became evident that the Kiwi’s were on instructions to take high percentage shots and outscored ACT 27-12.
ACT were slow in their offence being beaten by the NZ defenders when attempting to take the fast break, and defensively not able to adjust to stop penetration, causing the foul count to creep up in the 2nd term, as they struggled to contain the Kiwis.
A team effort from New Zealand saw their half time score at 49 while ACT’s Cooper was sensational in his ability to create scoring options after their on and offball screens proved to be ineffective. With just three scorers in the first half, ACT needed to get more out of their other players or risk the game blowing out as the sharper and bigger NZ team overrun them. And sadly, that’s exactly what took place. NZ now progress to the Semi Final.
Statistical Leaders
S.Waardenburg 16 points and 14 rebounds (NZ)
C.Quinn 14 points and 7 assists (NZ)
W.Cooper 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks (ACT)
B.Doran 15 points and 4 steals (ACT)
Men 1st Pool A v 4th Pool B
Vic Metro 62 defeated SA Metro 56
Vic Metro defence was hard for the SA team to penetrate, with quick feet and good help position, SA struggled to find the right shot. The quickness wasn’t only in the defence, it transferred to the Vic’s offensive end where quick ball movement beat SA’s press and exposed the weak help defence.
SA big man Ben Carter did his best to stop the Victorians in the paint, achieving 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in the third quarter, helping SA to keep in touch, just, but even this wasn’t enough to wind Vic Metro back in, and the momentum was certainly working in Vic Metro’s favour. As always with basketball, the game is never won until the final siren and the momentum didn’t faze SA Metro, coming out of the blocks hard in the 4th quarter needing to reduce the 12 point gap and in the first 2 minutes, SA Metro went 8-0 run bringing the margin before Vic Metro scored but SA kept going and reduced the gap to just 1 point and looking like making an upset to the home state, but with 2 minutes to go a 5 point gap was reduced to 3 as Squire of SA Metro up two foul shots. It was at this point that SA Metro were looking to slow the clock and turn possession in their favour from the foul line, but they had to get to penalty stage first, and once they did, Cagle locked in a 4 point gap and in the final 27 seconds SA Metro missed their scoring option and Day for Victoria finished the game shooting 2points and sealing the win for Vic Metro.
Statistical Leaders
P.Bines 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals (VICM)
M.Day 10 points, 2 assists and 1 steal (VICM)
B.Carter 9 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks (SAM)
C.Spurr 11 points and 13 rebounds (SAM)
Women 2nd Pool B v 3rd Pool A
SA Metro 55 defeated ACT 38
SA Metro kicked the game off with the first score and applied the defensive pressure to let ACT know they were here to play in the grandfinal so needed the win. ACT not as polished in their technique but much more so in their structure were effective with their ball movement to get scoring options. SA Metro were struggling to find the ring in the first half but were lucky in that ACT were continuing with their use of the shot clock, not giving themselves the opportunity to take as many shots as the SA team. If ACT were going to be competitive they also needed to watch their use of the ball on transition, giving up 11 turnovers in the first half, which were not converted by the SA team, but meant ACT spent more time in defence than offence.
By half time, SA Metro were unable to shake this well operating team from ACT and the ACT girls were not willing to give up an opportunity for the grand final either.
ACT continued to execute their stuff, in a controlled manner, and SA Metro still unable to find the basket, clearly well scouted ACT knew their role and who to shut down. However by the end of the third quarter ACT will still in a chase, bringing the margin back from 10 to 5 points. ACT started the fourth quarter with 2 points to narrow the chase further, but that sadly would be the last of the scoring as SA Metro locked down and ACT were unable to get a good shot off, seeing SA Metro take the win and progress to the Semi Finals.
Statistical Leaders
S.Simons 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists (SAM)
S.Horvat 6 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals (SAM)
C.Bourne 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals (ACT)
R.Schweizer 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists (ACT)
Women 1st Pool A v 4th Pool B
Vic Metro 63 defeated Vic Country 31
A tough game for our home team, with Magbegor in her outstanding form, the Vic Country girls were able to keep in touch with the Vic Metro team in the first quarter ending down 7-15. The second quarter was a completely different story, with Vic Metro holding Vic Country to just nine shots for the quarter, and not a single basket made.
Vic Country continued to be unable to drop shots from the exterior and their interior action consisting mainly of on ball screen activity so when the shot did go up and miss the rebounds were falling in Vic Metro’s favour.
The gaps were there against Vic Metro, and Vic Country guards Wynne and D’Angelo were have a crack, but off balanced the girls could not land the ball in the ring, and Vic Metro were not holding back in their return fire making transition baskets.
Even with the 29 point lead in the third quarter, Vic Metro were not giving an inch, applying full court pressure, and while it was not creating steals, it was creating a sense of panic among the offence of Vic Country. While Vic Country continued with their endeavour, the game was over and Vic Metro secured their path into the next round of finals.
Statistical Leaders
S.Petaia 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steals (VICM)
E.Magbegor 11 rebounds, 2 assists & 3 steals & 3 blocks (VICM)
C.D’Angelo 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal (VICC)
C.Sandiman 9 points (VICC)
Men 2nd Pool A v 3rd Pool B
NSW Metro 77 defeated Vic Country 60
What a contest it was for the home team, with lead changes at each break, the teams were eager to be the ones to come out with the win, so never let the other get too far ahead. Even the shot statistics were even, both teams taking 7/18 shots for the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Vic Country started behind but an explosive defensive period that lasted for 7 minutes, saw NSW Metro go scoreless, and giving Vic Country a lead, where it went point for point till half time and seeing Vic Country take the well-earned lead into the break by 1 point.
The third quarter is where the damage done, taking 2 minutes only, Vic Country was held scoreless and NSW Metro went 10-0 and suddenly Vic Country were having to chase again.
In the final quarter the action heated up, a physical contest from both sides with players giving fouls away. Victoria showed flashes of brilliance in their defensive rotation but NSW guards looked to own the floor, and at the siren, Vic Country was condemned to place 5th – 8th position while NSW Metro progress to the Semi Finals.
Statistical Leaders
A.Waban 12 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists (NSWM)
D.Elkaz 27 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists (NSWM)
M.Vekic 14 points, 9 rebounds, 6 steals (VICC)
L.Wright 12 points and 4 assists (VICC)
