Pacific Championship: New Caledonia pip Tahiti in Wellington

Loic Meztdorf

New Caledonia-Tahiti 61:60

New Caledonia pip Tahiti in Wellington at the Play-off of the Pacific Championship. New Caledonia posted a thrilling 61:60 win and will take tomorrow on Fiji. Tahiti will play against
Papua New Guinea in the game for the last place.
New Caledonia won the first period 12-8 and added 18-17 rally in the second frame. Both teams scored 19 points each in the third stanza while Tahiti did all their best to win the game. They ended up with a 16-12 surge in the last stanza, but it was enough only to reduce to 1 point.
Jacques Taufana stepped up with 13 points and Benjamin Hnawia (F) brought 12. Ruben Ha Ho scored 10, whilst Loic Meztdorf delivered 9. Ariitu and Teihotu produced 14 points each in defeat and Eddy Commings netted 10. Meuel followed them with 9 points in a loss.

New Caledonia: Jacques Taufana 13, Benjamin Hnawia 12, Ruben Ha Ho 10, Loic Meztdorf 9
Tahiti: Ariitu 14, Teihotu 14, Eddy Commings 10, Meuel 9