Basketball upset
PA. Hamilton A final second tip-in by the 17-year-old New Zealand junior centre, Dave Mason, gave Hamilton a thrilling 61-60 upset win over the highly favoured Wellington team at Hamilton last evening in the national junior men’s basketball championships. Hamilton had previously played another strong contender, Canterbury, and lost 60-67 in spite of another big fight-back
i Nelson, weatherbound in the South Island, was forced to coai cede its first match against Can- • terbury, which took an early see- • tion lead. i Results: Palmerston North 97, New Ply- : mouth 30; Panmure 66, Napier • 46; Wellington 99. Gisborne JO: . Canterbury 67, Hamilton 60; ' Panmure 74, New Plymouth 47; , Otago 70, Napier 55; Hamilton 41. i Wellington 60; Canterbury beat Nelson by default
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Press, 28 August 1979, Page 6
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