SPG2007: Day 5 Results - Tahiti out of the medal race

The tahitians were unable to defeat the host nation Samoa in the last Pool game of the 2007 South Pacific Games. Because of a two-point loss vs Solomon Islands earlier this week, Tahiti will watch the Medal Pool phase from the sideline and the surprising Solomon islanders will have the opportunity to compete for an historical medal. But this won't be an easy road against Fiji, New Caledonia, American Samoa, Guam and Samoa.

Pool A:
Day 5:
Samoa - Tahiti: 71-39
Brandyn Akana 13pts 4/5FG - Honoura Bonnet 10pts 3/6FG
Solomon Islands - Cook Islands: 83-53
Leon Hatigeva 16pts 7/10FG - Daniel Rolls 17pts 7/12FG

Standings:
1- Guam 4-0 q
2- Samoa 3-1 q
3- Solomon Isl 2-2 q
4- Tahiti 1-3
5- Cook Isl 0-4

Pool B:
Day 5:
American Samoa - Palau: 83-69
Ata Perese 21pts 9/17FG - Sunshine Soalablai 21pts 7/18FG

Standings:
1- Fiji 3-0 q
2- New Caledonia 2-1 q
3- American Samoa 1-2 q
4- Palau 0-3

Medal Pool:
1- Guam 2-0
1- Fiji 2-0
2- New Caledonia 1-1
3- Samoa 1-1
5- American Samoa 0-2
6- Solomon Islands 0-2


Samoa (white) against Tahiti (red) (photo: SPG2007)