Basketball

Fiji U15 basketball wins first game

November 12, 2024 6:44 am

[Source: Basketball Fiji/ Facebook]

Fiji got off to a winning start at the FIBA Under 15 Women’s Oceania Cup in Australia last night.

The side defeated Cook Islands 61-45 in its first match.

The national team led throughout all the quarters with Zara Suka scoring 27 points.

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[Source: Basketball Fiji/ Facebook]

Cook Islands managed to give Fiji a tough run in the first, third and final quarter but it was in the second quarter that they failed to contain the Fijians.

Our side will play Tonga at 7:30 tonight.


[Source: Basketball Fiji/ Facebook]

In other results yesterday, New Zealand defeated Samoa 82-45, Australia thumped Guam 123-27 and Tonga beat New Caledonia 80-43.