Taina Basiyalo 
The Fiji U15 men’s basketball team will face Tahiti for 5th place in the FIBA U15 Oceania Cup, currently underway in Australia.
This follows their 115-56 loss to Samoa in last night’s quarterfinal.
Despite their impressive opening wins against Guam and the Cook Islands, Fiji struggled against a dominant Samoa side.
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Samoa led throughout, defeating Fiji 34-19 in the first quarter, 33-10 in the second, 21-13 in the third and 27-14 in the fourth.
Fiji, Tahiti and Guam will now compete for 5th, 6th and 7th places.
Fiji and Tahiti’s game is scheduled for 5pm today.
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