
PAPUA NEW GUINEA (FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup 2017) – Action is heating up here in Papua New Guinea as Fiji and Solomon Islands are now tied in second place with one win each behind undefeated Papua New Guinea.
Host nation Papua New Guinea have shown the rest of the event that they mean business. Showing the rest of the competition that they are set on keeping the Melanesia Cup in PNG with a 13 point win over New Caledonia. After a good win against Fiji yesterday, they have come out and put on a show against New Caledonia. If they can get the win tomorrow against Solomon Islands they will set up a finals matchup with 2015 Pacific Games Gold Medalists Fiji if they can overcome New Caledonia.
Thursday’s Results
Fiji 76 - Solomon Islands 54
New Caledonia 61 - Papua New Guinea 48
Want to catch up on the day’s action – see the full games below
Fiji v Solomon Islands
New Caledonia v Papua New Guinea
By FIBA.com