1985 Oceania Basketball Championship

1985 Oceania Basketball Championship
7th Oceania Basketball Championship
Number of nations	2
Oceania Champion	Australia (7th title)
venue	Sydney , Newcastle (New South Wales)
Opening game	October 24, 1985
Endgame	October 27, 1985
Games	3
Basket points	489   (∅: 163 per game)

The 1985 Oceania Basketball Championship , the seventh Oceania Basketball Championship , took place between October 24 and 27, 1985 in Sydney and Newcastle , Australia , which hosted the championship for the third time. The winner was the host , who won the title for the seventh time. In the series, New Zealand could be beaten 3-0 wins.

Participating teams

 Australia New Zealand
 

mode

The game was played in the form of a best-of-three series. The team that won two wins first became Oceania basketball champions in 1985.

Results

October 24, 1985		Australia	92  - 66	New Zealand
		Points per half: 49:29  , 43:37  .

October 26, 1985		Australia	96  - 75	New Zealand
		Points per half: 44:35  , 52:40  .

October 27, 1985		Australia	98  - 62	New Zealand
		Points per half: 45:19  , 53:43  .

Champion Australia

Seventh championship

Final placement

rank	team
1	Australia
2	New Zealand

Australia qualified by winning 3-0 for the 1986 World Cup in Spain .

Web links

• 1985 Oceanian Championship for Men - competition page in the FIBA archive ( English )