PNG Australia tour recap

The Papua New Guinea national team missed the Bronze medal by 10 points in the 2007 Arafura Games basketball tournament held in Darwin, Australia. The papuans were using this tournament as a preparation for the upcoming South Pacific Games. Marca Muri, the youngster Nape Waka and Peggy Muri were the three best players of the team during this event. The PNG team featured 4 players of the youth team who played in the 2006 FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament: Nape Waka (F), Mary Elavo (G/F), Julie-Ann Diro (G-86) and Emma Doroa (G/F). The PNG Madang Province also sent a team to Australia but the team was unable to win a single game there, Nester Sape made a good tournament though and might have earn consideration from the national team coaches.

PNG Results:
Pool phase:
PNG - ADO: 42-65
Jennifer Magatu 12pts, Marca Muri 8pts, Julie-Anne Diro 5pts
PNG - USA All-Stars: 59-84
Nape Waka 17pts, Marca Muri 11pts, Emily Kolvi 9pts
PNG - Malaysia: 72-700
Emily Kolvi 19pts, Peggy Muri 13pts, Nape Waka 8pts
PNG - Northern Territory: 74-71
Marca Muri 19pts, Peggy Muri 15pts, Nape Waka 15pts
PNG - Madang Province: 100-50
Martha Bonga 20pts, Marca Muri 15pts, Mary Elavo 14pts
Semifinals:
PNG - Malaysia: 63-100
Marca Muri 16pts, Nape Waka 15pts, Peggy Muri 11pts
Bronze medal game:
PNG - ADO: 57-67
Nape Waka 15pts, Marca Muri 15pts, Peggy Muri 13pts

PNG Stats:
Marca Muri (PNG) 12.9pts 7gp
Nape Waka (PNG) 11.7pts 7gp
Peggy Muri (PNG) 9.6pts 7gp
Emily Kolvi (PNG) 8.4pts 6gp
Martha Bonga (PNG) 6.5pts 7gp
Gamini Koroka (PNG) 6.1pts 7gp
Jennifer Magatu (PNG) 5.5pts 7gp
Mary Elavo (PNG) 4.3pts 7gp
Ronnie Pomat (PNG) 4.2pts 5gp
Juile-Anne Diro (PNG) 2.6pts 7gp
Emma Doroa (PNG) 2.0pts 6gp
Symoena Gesa (PNG) 1.7pts 5gp

Madang province stats:
Nester Sape (MP) 12.8pts 5gp
Rachel Singar (MP) 5.7pts 6gp
Doreen Naram (MP) 5.3pts 6gp
Fredah Pomat (MP) 5.3pts 6gp
Solange Maalobbo (MP) 4.3pts 6gp
Anthonia Akil (MP) 3.0pts 5gp
Maria Kari (MP) 2.0pts 6gp
Pennie Sape (MP) 2.0pts 2gp
Grace Taku (MP) 1.5pts 5gp
Alphonsa Anunga (MP) 0.0pts 4gp

Final Standings:
1- Malaysia
2- USA All-Stars
3- ADO (Aus)
4- Papua New Guinea
5- Northern Territory (Aus)
6- Madang Province