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Live stream: Watch the Basketball Australia U16 National Championships, Court 5, Day 6

Thursday’s action concluded with a thrilling cliffhanger finish, where one rising star finished the game with 33 points for her side. Relive all the action from four games.

Replay: Tasmania v NSW Country (Girls) - Basketball Australia Under-16 National Championships Day 6

Thursday’s action concluded with the most exciting contest of the day, with Tasmania hanging on for a slender 73-70 win over NSW Country in the girls.

After three wins on-the-trot for NSW, Tasmania hustled to get that victory, inspired by a mammoth showing by their captain Matilda Neate who drained 33 points.

Addison Bonham secured a commendable 21 points for NSW, but it wasn’t enough for the victory.

Earlier, Western Australia Metro made light work of ACT in the girls with a 86-51 victory, just their second win of the pools.

Keira Robinson was the standout scorer for WA with 18 points and eight rebounds, while Maya Hart of ACT notched 16 points and five rebounds.

In the 2pm fixture, Queensland North completed a final day double with the girls defeating South Australia Metro 68-52.

Qld’s Eden Catip came up with a game-high 15 points and four assists, followed by teammates Isabel Smith on 14 points and captain Maggie Thorburn on 133 points.

Lily Mapp also notched a whopping 17 rebounds for Queensland, a terrific effort.

Earlier in the boys, NSW Metro held off Western Australia Country in a close contest 90-81 to kick off Thursday’s action on Court Five.

Obi Adler secured 20 points for NSW, with his teammate August Straker notching 16.

On the WA side, Max De San Miguel produced a massive 30 points, six rebounds and five assists, a terrific haul in a losing side.

Scroll down to watch the replays of the earlier fixtures.

PREVIEW

One undefeated record will be taken down when two of the biggest contenders in the girls draw collide at the Basketball Australia U16 National Championships on Thursday.

South Australia Metro and Queensland North are both yet to drop a game at the tournament in Bendigo.

And their court 5 clash will be one of the headline acts from 2pm, live here on KommunityTV.

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SA Metro has been a force to be reckoned with so far, recording big wins over WA Country, Victoria Country, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

Their closest encounter came in a 67-59 victory over NSW Country on Tuesday.

But the Croweaters will need the likes of Isabelle Daly, Annaliese Elliott, Shamah Gabriel-Yak and Caitlin Hardin to be on song against an equally impressive Queensland North.

The scoring power of North’s Isabel Smith, Clara Kolb and Macey Lahrs has been impressive so far in the championships, something SA will undoubtedly be wary of.

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In other court 5 match-ups, NSW Metro and WA Country kick proceedings off from 12pm with the former hoping to extend it’s two-game winning run after dropping its opening pair of matches.

WA Metro take on the ACT and Tasmania faces NSW Country in girls clashes to round off the day’s action.

Watch all four games live here on Thursday.

REPLAYS

NSW Metro v WA Country (Boys)

Replay:  NSW Metro v WA Country (Boys) - Basketball Australia Under-16 National Championships Day 6

SA Metro v Qld North (Girls)

Replay: SA Metro v Queensland North (Girls) - Basketball Australia Under-16 National Championships Day 6

WA Metro v ACT (Girls)

Replay: WA Metro v ACT (Girls) - Basketball Australia Under-16 National Championships Day 6

Tasmania v NSW Country (Girls)

Replay: Tasmania v NSW Country (Girls) - Basketball Australia Under-16 National Championships Day 6

Originally published as Live stream: Watch the Basketball Australia U16 National Championships, Court 5, Day 6

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