2007 FIBA Oceania Championship
| 18th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 20–24 August |
| Teams | 2 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (16th title) |
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2007 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and New Zealand, was held in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Australia won the first two games to qualify for the Olympics, while New Zealand won the third game and took part in the FIBA wildcard tournament.
Venues
[edit]  Melbourne Sydney Brisbane 2007 FIBA Oceania Championship (Australia) | Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane |
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| Vodafone Arena | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
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| Capacity: 10,500 | Capacity: 10,517 | Capacity: 13,500 |
Teams that did not enter
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Results
[edit]20 August 7:30 p.m. |
| Australia | 79–67 |  New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-16, 25-21, 16-9, 20-21 | ||
| Pts: Sam Mackinnon 18 Rebs: Sam Mackinnon 7 Asts: David Andersen 4 | Pts: Kirk Penney 20 Rebs: Tait, Cameron 5 each Asts: Pero Cameron 5 | |
Melbourne Arena, Melbourne, Victoria Attendance: 6,053 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Andy Thackray, Romualdas Brazauskas |
22 August 7:30 p.m. |
| New Zealand | 67–93 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-25, 25-16, 9-28, 16-24 | ||
| Pts: Kirk Penney 21 Rebs: Penney, Cameron 7 Asts: 3 tied 3 | Pts: Patrick Mills 17 Rebs: Sam Mackinnon 6 Asts: Glen Saville 4 | |
Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales Attendance: 4,517 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Andy Thackray, Romualdas Brazauskas |
24 August 7:30 p.m. |
| Australia | 58–67 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 12-10, 21-13, 13-26 | ||
| Pts: Brad Newley 14 Rebs: Brad Newley 6 Asts: Sam Mackinnon 3 | Pts: Phill Jones 17 Rebs: Phill Jones 12 Asts: Pero Cameron 6 | |
| Australia wins series, 2-1 | ||
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland Attendance: 3,537 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Andy Thackray, Romualdas Brazauskas |
| 2007 Oceanian champions |
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 Australia Sixteenth title |
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
