Papua New Guinea edge Solomon Islands at the Melanesian Cup opener

- October 26, 2022
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Marca Muri
Marca Muri

Papua New Guinea - Solomon Islands 63-51

Papua New Guinea edged Solomon 63-51 Islands at the Melanesian Cup opener. They opened the game with a 17-9 run and nailed 22 points in the second quarter. Solomon Islands tried hard to recover in the second half and posted two victories, however managed to reduce to final 12 points.
Marca Muri (168-SF-1985) stepped up with 17 points and Mary Elavo posted 14. Rosa Kairi (158-G-1997) and Betty Angula (169-G-1988) followed them with 11 points each in a win. Joycelyn Basia replied with 21 points in the losing effort.

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