1985 Women's Oceania Basketball Championship

1985 Women's Oceania Basketball Championship
4th Women's Oceania Basketball Championship
Number of nations	2
Oceania Champion	Australia (4th title)
venue	Melbourne
Opening game	September 12, 1985
Endgame	September 15, 1985
Games	2
Basket points	204   (∅: 102 per game)

The 1985 Oceania Basketball Championship , the fourth women's Oceania Basketball Championship , was held between September 12 and 15, 1985 in Melbourne , Australia , which was the third time the championship was held. The winner was the host , who won the title for the fourth time. In the series New Zealand could be beaten 2-0 wins. Since the series was decided after two games, game three was omitted.

Participating teams

 Australia New Zealand
 

mode

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

Results

		Australia	63  - 36	New Zealand
		Points per half: 32:21  , 31:15  .

		Australia	62  - 43	New Zealand
		Points per half: 31:25  , 31:18  .

Champion Australia

Fourth championship

Final placement

rank	team
1	Australia
2	New Zealand

Australia qualified with a 2-0 win for the 1986 Women's Basketball World Cup in the Soviet Union .

Web links

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