PNG Australia tour recap

Papua New Guinea sent a 13-name team to Australia to play in the Arafura Games as a preparation for the upcoming South Pacific Games. The papuans only won one game out of six but gained a lot of experience playing against teams from Australia, America, Indonesia, Macau and Japan. On the individual side, Joe Elavo was the team's leading scorer, Patrick Ani, Colin Kila and youngster Shadrach Ghabiliha also made an interesting tour. The PNG team featured three member of PNG youth team who played in the 2006 FIBA Oceania Tournament: Ghabiliha, Apia Muri and Tau Gali.

PNG Results:
PNG - Indonesia: 37-47
Joe Elavo 15pts, Dia Muri 7pts, Lawrence Lahari 5pts
PNG - Northern Territory: 46-108
Shardrach Ghabiliha 10pts, Patrick Ani 8pts, Dia Muri 7pts
PNG - Macau: 62-80
Joe Elavo 18pts, Shardrach Ghabiliha 15pts, Colin Kila 8pts
PNG - USA All-Stars: 60-115
Peter Davani 17pts, Patrick Ani 14pts, Colin Kila 9pts
PNG - Queensland: 67-84
Joe Elavo 20pts, Peter Davani 9pts, Apia Muri 8pts
PNG - Japan: 96-73
Joe Elavo 20pts, Apia Muri 16pts, Patrick Ani 14pts

PNG Stats:
Joe Elavo 15.8pts 6gp
Patrick Ani 9.4pts 6gp
Colin Kila 8.8pts 6gp
Shadrach Ghabiliha 8.7pts 6gp
Peter Davani 7.3pts 6gp
Dia Muri 5.8pts 5gp
Apia Muri 5.2pts 6gp
Lawrence Lahari 3.6pts 6gp
Wally Parapa 3.5pts 6gp
Tau Gali 2.6pts 6gp
Felix Kipalan 1.0pts 6gp
Lee Kotoveke 0.0pts 1gp
Nicholas Daroa 0gp

Final Standings:
1- USA All-Stars
2- Northern Territory
3- Australian Indigenous
4- ADO
5- Macau
6- Queensland
7- Japan
8- Indonesia
9- Papua New Guinea