Live stream: Watch Show Court on day one at 2024 Basketball Australia U20's & Ivor Burge National Championships

The Victorians have turned up the pressure on their rivals in the quest for a gold medal at the Under-20 National Championships, as the home state completed a ‘perfect’ start. Watch the day one REPLAYS.

Victoria have firmed as favourites for the boys gold medal after a thrilling opening day at the Basketball Australia Under-20 and Ivor Burge National Championships.

The Victorians capped off a huge day on the show court at Ballarat with a dominant 91-51 win over reigning champions Western Australia.

The boys from the west had kept pace with their rivals over a big first half, heading to the main break down by eight points, but their depth was always going to be tested.

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The Victorians exploded out of the break with a 32-13 third term as star duo Austin Rap (16 points, 13 rebounds) and Luke Fennell (18 points) went to work.

The win backed up the Victorian’s one-sided domination of Northern Territory to open the action on Tuesday.

All five starters hit double digits on the scoreboard, while both Rapp and Joel Foxwell hit double-doubles as the Victorians ran away with a 127-60 win.

It capped a huge opening day of action on the show court at Ballarat which also included big wins for Queensland and Victoria in the Under-20 Women’s tournament.

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Australian junior representative Bonnie Deas was impressive off the bench for the Victorians finishing with a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds as they cruised to a 87-70 win over the Western Australians.

It was a similar story for the Queenslanders, with lethal shooter Monique Bobongie shooting at 75 per cent from the floor to finish with a game-high 23 points in their 105-52 win over South Australia Blue.

The South Australians will be buoyed by the way they were able to move the ball down the timber, but will need to get a lock on their range after going 2-from-28 beyond the arc.

REPLAYS

Western Australia v Victoria (U20M)

Queensland v South Australia Blue (U20W)

Western Australia v Victoria (U20W)

Victoria Navy v New South Wales (U20W)

Victoria v Northern Territory (U20M)

DAY ONE PREVIEW

It will be a Victorian takeover on the show court at Ballarat on the opening day of the Under-20 and Ivor Burge National Championships.

The home state will be determined to make a successful start to the nationals when they feature in four of five massive games to kickstart the week-long tournament.

Victoria’s top men’s side which features a host of exciting young guns including Joel Foxwell, Fraser Roxburgh and Luke Fennell will bookend the action on the showcourt.

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The Victorian boys will open the day’s action at Ballarat against Northern Territory at 9am, before returning to the court in the final match of the day against reigning champions Western Australia.

Victoria’s two women’s sides will also aim to get their tournament’s off on the right foot when the Navy side take on reigning champions New South Wales and the state side clashes with Western Australia.

The action gets underway on the show court from 9am.

Every match of the Basketball Australia Under-20s and Ivor Burge National Championships will be exclusively live streamed on KommunityTV.

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