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A major semi-final upset was the highlight of the penultimate day of action at the U18 Nationals, with the four teams locking themselves into grand finals. Watch the REPLAYS here.
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Victoria Country has pulled off one of the upsets of the Basketball Australia Under-18 and Junior Wheelchair National Championships on Saturday, knocking off the previously undefeated Western Australia Metro outfit in men’s semi-final action.
REPLAYS: COURT 1 | COURT 3 | COURT 4
The boys from WA had put in a flawless campaign to date, finishing atop the ladder and winning their first final by 15 points, but the fight and belief of a Vic Country side with nothing to lose was too much for even them to overcome.
The 87-76 win ended as one of the games of the tournament with the momentum swinging throughout in both sides’ favour.
Will Hamilton was sensational for Vic Country in the win, finishing with a double-double (24 points and 14 rebounds) while Lucas Byrne also finished with a 16 points, 10 rebounds double-double.
Vic Country will now face New South Wales Metro in Sunday’s grand final after they finished 79-64 victors over South Australia Metro.
The two sides were the ladder leaders in pool B and played a classic opening contest that saw NSW take victory by just four points.
And with New South Wales Metro heading into the grand final with an undefeated record, Victoria Country will be hoping lightning can strike twice.
In women’s semi-final action, it was pool A leaders Victoria Metro and South Australia Metro that took convincing wins to advance to the grand final.
Facing their intrastate rivals Victoria Country, Vic Metro looked a class above in the 87-36 win with an incredibly even contribution across the board key in the result.
While Matilda Trout may have top scored with 11 points, six rebounds and two assists, every Metro player hit the scoreboard in a ominous sign heading into Sunday’s decider.
South Australia Metro also walked away with a stuffed box score in the 78-41 win over New South Wales Metro but three players showed their class when it truly mattered.
Sarah Warner (17 points, 11 rebounds and three assists), Olivia Tredrea (15 points, eight rebounds and two assists) and Keira Gardiner (15 points, seven rebounds and three assists) were all too much for NSW to handle.
REPLAYS
COURT 1
South Australia Metro v New South Wales Metro (U18 Men Semi Final)
South Australia Metro v New South Wales Metro (U18 Women Semi Final)
Queensland v New South Wales (Junior Wheelchair Semi Final)
South Australia Country v Western Australia Country (U18 Men Play-Off 11)
Tasmania v Western Australia Metro (U18 Women Classification #4)
COURT 3
Tasmania v Queensland South (U18 Women Play-Off 7/8)
Victoria Country v Victoria Metro (U18 Women Semi Final)
Victoria Country v Western Australia Metro (U18 Men Semi Final)
New South Wales Country v South Australia Country (U18 Women Play-Off 9/10)
Australian Capital Territory v Western Australia Country (U18 Women Play-Off 11/12)
Queensland South v Queensland North (U18 Men Classification #5)
COURT 4
Northern Territory v South Australia Country (U18 Men Play-Off 12/13)
Queensland North v New South Wales Country (U18 Men Play-Off 7/8)
South Australia v Western Australia (Junior Wheelchair Semi Final)
Australian Capital Territory v Tasmania (U18 Men Play-Off 9/10)
Victoria Metro v New South Wales Country (U18 Men Classification #4)
PREVIEW
Victoria is guaranteed a spot in the Basketball Australia Under-18 National Championships girls grand final – it just depends whether it is Metro or Country who make it through.
The all-Victorian final four battle will be one of the must-watch semi-finals live exclusively on KommunityTV on Saturday.
They will face off from 5pm on Court 3 as part of a massive penultimate day at the tournament with 16 matches broadcast, including every girls, boys and junior wheelchair semi-final.
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Vic Metro has gone through the championships undefeated so far on the back of strong depth led by key talents Sitaya Fagan, Daisy Nousis and captain Taia McMechan.
They had an easy passage to the semis with a comfortable win over Queensland South, however Vic Country had to fight for their final four spot and left it late in a three-point victory against Queensland North.
In the other girls semi-final, NSW Metro will look to continue its unbeaten run against SA Metro when the two meet at 3pm on Court 1.
The Reds and Blues will be in action straight after as well with the boys sides squaring off in their semi-final at 5pm.
Victoria Country takes on WA Metro in a tantilising clash for the other boys final four match.
In the junior wheelchair division, Queensland takes on NSW at 1pm on Court 1 while SA faces defending champions WA at 3pm on Court 4.
Every match of the Basketball Australia Under-18 and Junior Wheelchair National Championships will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV from April 6-13.
It is the second of five national junior pathways events on the Basketball Australia calendar, following the under-20 nationals earlier this year.
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Grand final day has proven twice as nice for Victoria as the powerhouse claimed two titles, while SA completed a fairytale run at the Basketball Australia nationals. Watch all the REPLAYS.