FIBA Oceania Championship 2007

FIBA Oceania Championship 2007
18th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Australia
Dates	20 – 24 August
Teams	2 (from 1 federations)
Venues	3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions	Australia (16th title)
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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.

Teams that did not enter

• American Samoa
• Cook Islands
• F.S. Micronesia
• Fiji
• Guam
• Kiribati
• Marshall Islands
• Nauru
• New Caledonia
• Norfolk Island
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tahiti
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

Results

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

Vodafone 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
Australia Sixteenth title

External links

• Official website