NBL: Peched defeated Rivals in Finals

- May 31, 2007
Eurobasket News
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The best team in the regular season, the Ngermid Rivals, were unable to claim the 2007 NBL trophy. They were defeated by the #3 seeded Peched in the final game 83-73. The Peched won their quarterfinal game 91-84 against Surangel and their semifinal contest 73-66 over the Ikelauans who have defeated the #2 seeded Breakers in the previous round. In the Division II, the #15 Mason's Hardware caused a major upset as they defeated the #2 Jaguars in the first round. The team also won over Peches, Mesekiu and the Bullets in the division final to take an unexpected title.

NBL - Division I:
Final:
Peched - Rivals: 83-73
Bronze medal game:
Styxers - Ikelauans: 91-71
Semifinals:
Peched - Ikelauans: 73-66
Rivals - Styxers: 77-74
Quarterfinals:
Breakers - Ikelauans: 80-81
Peched - Suns: 91-84
Rivals - Ranchers: 101-73
Styxers - Ididers: 83-79
Preliminary round:
Styxers - Meda: 75-71
Ididers - Islanders: 90-64

NBL - Division II:
Final:
Mason's Hardware - Bullets 72-66



2007 NBL champion Peched (image: Palau Basketball Federation)


2007 NBL runner-up Ngermid Rivals (image: Palau Basketball Federation)