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Tournament Highlight

Points shared in Men's Basketball

Honours went to Otago and Lincoln, who were first equal with 4 wins and a loss each. The games which proved most exciting were those in which Victoria played Auckland, Canterbury and Lincoln. In the Victoria versus Canterbury game the score was 40 all at full time, and after extra time had been played Victoria scored 6 points from three field goals. In their game against Lincoln the score just before full time stood at 33-32 in Victoria's favour, but Spilker rescued the game for Lincoln with a long shot. With only one minute to go the spectators were on their toes shouting encouragement as Victoria unsuccessfully tried to regain their one point lead.

Lincoln provided the interest for many of the games played. Their team was well co-ordinated and possessed excellent shooting ability.

Outstanding players for the team were D. Ellison and W. Spilker, and R. Ball who gained a place in the N.Z.U. team.

Auckland had a team of which greater things were expected, but lack of ball control and innacurate shooting lost them many points.

The Canterbury team was unfortunate in not filling second place. In all the games they played with the top teams they lost only by very narrow margins.

The Victoria team had excellent speed and combined well but they lacked drive in their attacks which was the main cause of their two defeats.

The persistent attacking of B. Dawkins earned him a place in the N.Z.U. team.