SPG2007: Day 1 & 2 Results

Despite the late withdrawal of the PNG team and a revamped schedule, the South Pacific Games men basketball tournament started well in Samoa. All the favourite won their inaugural games. The three best teams from each pools will advance to the next round.

Pool A:
Day 1:
Guam - Cook Islands: 105-29
Anthony Borja 24pts 10/14FG - Peter Teiti 8pts 3/7FG
Samoa - Solomon Islands: 91-48
Julius Barnes 20pts 8/11FG - Waiges Turueke 11pts 4/8FG
Day 2:
Tahiti - Cook Islands: 95-27
Tehina Nena 11pts 4/10FG - Daniel Rolls 8pts 4/10FG
Solomon Islands - Guam: 56-90
Allen Wanefai 13pts 5/13FG - William Stinnett 14pts 3/8FG
Standings:
1- Guam 2-0
2- Samoa 1-0
2- Tahiti 1-0
4- Solomon Isl 0-2
4- Cook Isl 0-2

Pool B:
Day 1:
Palau - Fiji: 53-117
Wallace Rikrik 12pts 5/9FG - Laisiasa Puamau 21pts 8/9FG
Day 2:
American Samoa - New Caledonia: 59-70
Iopu Muliaga 16pts 8/10FG - Fabrice Chaliot 17pts 7/11FG
Standings:
1- Fiji 1-0
1- New Caledonia 1-0
3- Samoa Invit. 0-0
4- American Samoa 0-1
4- Palau 0-1


Team Fiji (photo: SPG2007)