1989 Oceania Basketball Championship

1989 Oceania Basketball Championship
9th Oceania Basketball Championship
Number of nations	2
Oceania Champion	Australia (9th title)
venue	Sydney
Opening game	August 28, 1989
Endgame	3rd September 1989
Games	2
Basket points	306   (∅: 153 per game)

The 1989 Oceania Basketball Championship , the ninth Oceania Basketball Championship , took place between August 28 and September 3, 1989 in Sydney , Australia , which hosted the championship for the fourth time. The winner was the host , who won the title for the ninth time. In the series New Zealand could be beaten 2-0 wins.

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 Oceania basketball champions in 1989.

Results

August 28, 1989		Australia	91  - 54	New Zealand
		Points per half: 43:26  , 48:28  .

3rd September 1989		Australia	106  - 55	New Zealand
		Points per half: 54:23  , 52:32  .

Champion Australia

Ninth championship

Final placement

rank	team
1	Australia
2	New Zealand

Australia qualified with a 2-0 win for the 1990 World Basketball Championship in Argentina .

Web links

• 1989 Oceanian Championship for Men - competition page in the FIBA archive ( English )