1978 Oceania Basketball Championship

1978 Oceania Basketball Championship
3rd Oceania Basketball Championship
Number of nations	2
Oceania Champion	Australia (3rd title)
venue	Auckland , Lower Hutt , Christchurch
Opening game	April 1, 1978
Endgame	April 8, 1978
Games	3
Basket points	441   (∅: 147 per game)

The 1978 Oceania Basketball Championship , the third Oceania Basketball Championship , took place between April 1 and 8, 1978 in Auckland , Lower Hutt and Christchurch , New Zealand , which hosted the championship for the second time. The winner was the national team of Australia , which won the title for the third time. In the series New Zealand could be beaten 2-1 wins. For the first time, New Zealand has managed to beat Australia in one game at the Oceania Basketball Championships.

Participating teams

 Australia New Zealand
 

mode

The game was played in the form of a best-of-three series. The team that was able to achieve two wins first became the Oceania basketball champions in 1978.

Results

		Australia	93  - 71	New Zealand
		Points per half: 47  : 30, 46  : 41.

		New Zealand	67  - 65	Australia
		Points per half time: 29  : 28, 38  : 37th

		Australia	76  - 69	New Zealand
		Points per half: 44:36  , 32:33 .

Champion Australia

Third championship

Final placement

rank	team
1	Australia
2	New Zealand

Australia qualified by winning 2-1 for the 1978 World Basketball Championship in the Philippines .

Web links

• 1978 Oceanian Championship for Men - competition page in the FIBA archive ( English )