Live stream: Watch all courts on grand finals day at Basketball Australia U16 National Championships

The best young ballers have helped their states to ultimate glory at the Basketball Australia Under-16 National Championships. See all the winners and watch all REPLAYS from the finals day.

Victoria Metro have withstood a fast-finishing South Australia Country to win a third-straight Under-16 boys gold medal.

Flashy point guard Austin Kirikiri showed the full variety of his impressive skillset, as Victoria desperately held on to deny SA Country a slice of history in the 112-106 win.

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SA Country duo Ethan Macdermott (43 pts, seven rebounds) and Kale Matthews-Hampton (32 pts, eight rebounds) did everything they could to inspire their teammates, while skipper William Wimshurst came alive in the fourth quarter to finish with a double-double.

But it was too little, too late for the Croweaters.

Victoria Metro, led by the sensational handling of Kirikiri (33 pts, nine rebounds, five assists), proved too strong over the opening three terms to open what proved to be an unassailable lead.

It was billed as the battle of SA Country’s dynamic duo against the deepest line-up in the tournament and the Victorian’s proved it.

Six players in the Victorian squad hit double digits on the scoreboard in an emphatic team performance.

In the end, turnovers killed the SA Country hopes of a maiden gold medal at the Under-16 National Championships, with Victoria Metro scoring 33 points from turnovers.

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Gardiner plants golden seeds for SA Metro

She has been the unofficial tournament MVP for the girls Under-16 National Championships, and Keira Gardiner proved just why she deserved it in the gold medal match.

Gardner was unbelievable as she led SA Metro to the gold medal with a massive 71-55 win over Victoria Metro.

It answered 12 months of what ifs for SA Basketball, who came within a whisker of the gold medal at last year’s tournament in Perth - losing to Vic Metro in the final.

Gardiner, as she has done all week, put her side on her back in an emphatic performance.

The guard finished with 29 points, 11 rebounds and three assists in a player of the match performance.

REPLAY: Vic Metro v SA Metro (Girls Gold)

Abbey Jones played an impressive supporting role, almost notching a double-double of her own with 15 points and nine rebounds.

While they were outplayed by their rivals in the gold medal game, Victoria Metro can hold their heads high after a big week at the nationals.

Captain Taia McMechan was the Victorian’s best with 17 points and four assists while big Madison Ryan finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Northern Territory left its best performance until last in the boys Under-16 National Championships, scoring their first win of the week to beat out the ACT in the 12th-place playoff.

Three of the NT’s starting five hit double digits on the scoring end with Mitchell Hardy leading the way with 18 points as they beat the ACT 68-66.

Ava Tawake, the daughter of former Brumbies flanker Jone Tawake, pulled out all the stops on the final day of the nationals to secure 12th-place for the ACT.

The powerful big dominated the front court to finish with a double-double including 18 points and 13 rebounds to help ACT to a dominant 101-45 win over Northern Territory.

Zara Funnell was also unstoppable for the girls from the nation’s capital with 30 points, 10 rebounds and four steals.

REPLAY: Northern Territory v ACT (Boys Play-Off 12/13th)

REPLAY: Northern Territory v ACT (Girls Play-Off 12/13th)

UPDATE: NSW Metro too powerful for hometown heroes

NSW Metro has blasted its way to a bronze medal finish in the boys Under-16 National Championships in Perth.

The fatigue of a tough semi-final appeared to weigh heavily on the WA Metro side as they were blown off the court by a physically imposing NSW Metro side.

Classy wing Bol Diing finished with a game-high 27 points, including five-from-10 from three point range, to lead the NSW side to a 90-71 win in the bronze medal clash.

Replay: NSW Metro v WA Metro (Boys Bronze)

Bench player Nikola Valkovic came alive in the final with 18 points and eight rebounds as well as two explosive blocks.

The NSW side led for most of the contest, and kicked clear with a dominant 22-point final quarter as Diing and Zion Okeke (9 pts, 18 rebounds) found their rhythm down the stretch.

WA Metro fought valiantly, with four of their starting five hitting double digits, but the rebounding power of NSW Metro proved too much to overcome.

Victoria Country led an impressive fourth-quarter fightback to upset South Australia Metro in the boys fifth-place playoff.

Keegan Johnson (22 pts) and Sam Maxwell (22 pts, five rebounds) came alive in the final quarter to overturn a five-point deficit at the final break in the 93-91 win.

Queensland South capped off a good day for the Sunshine State taking out fifth-place in the girls tournament with a comfortable 18-point win over Vic Country.

Olivia Olechnowicz returned to her best form with 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the 74-56 win.

Replay: SA Metro v Vic Country (Boys Play-Off 5/6th)

We apologise for the technical difficulties on the boys playoff replay. We will have an updated replay available shortly.

Replay: Queensland South v Victoria Country (Girls Play-Off 5/6th)

UPDATE: Queensland North clinch bronze after thrilling final

Queensland North’s defence was almost impenetrable as the girls from the tropics secured the bronze medal in an overtime thriller in Perth.

Queensland North put their bodies on the line, most notably point guard Taryn Bond who was knocked to the ground three times and kept getting back up, to score a 72-70 win against NSW Metro.

Replay: Queensland North v NSW Metro (Girls Bronze)

It was a medal-calibre game with the lead changing hands constantly, before a Queensland North fight back in the fourth quarter forced the match into overtime.

The Maroons were dominant in overtime, keeping the NSW Metro side to only four buckets while pulling off three steals and three blocks in an empahtic performance.

Isabelle Smith (8 pts, 7 rebounds) had a shocker from the floor going 0-9 in regular time, but hit two clutch buckets in overtime which won the match for the Queensland North side.

But it was Bond who had her fingerprints all over the bronze medal win, finishing with an 18-point, 16-rebound double-double as well as five steals and four assists.

It was a red-letter day for the kids from the tropics, with Queensland North’s boys side also securing a big win to finish in seventh place for the tournament.

Bench players Elijah Girdler (10 pts, 9 rebounds) and Brody McBean (12 pts, 3 assists) made a massive impact as the Queensland side ran away with an 83-60 win over NSW Country.

WA Metro girls fought off a valiant late fight-back from Tasmania in the girls 7th-place playoff to secure a five point win.

Both Natalie Chisi and Reece Anticevic finished with double-doubles as the WA side won 85-80.

Replay: NSW Country v Queensland North (Boys Play-Off 7/8th)

Replay: WA Metro v Tasmania (Girls Play-Off 7/8th)

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