Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Vulcan on September 06, 2002, 03:48:53 AM
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Tall Blacks into semis as dream run continues
06 September 2002
BREAKING NEWS
NZ 65 Puerto Rico 63
The New Zealand basketball team narrowly beat Puerto Rico 65-63 in their quarter-final match at the world championships in Indianapolis today.
The Tab Baldwin-coached Tall Blacks watched their lead shrink in the second quarter but managed to hold on till half-time at 31-29.
The two sides were equally matched throughout the second half.
The win sees them through to the semifinals on Sunday morning (NZT). They will face Yugoslavia who pulled off a big upset beating host team the United States 81-78.
They have also secured a place at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.
The Kiwis reached the quarters after producing a miraculous comeback to upset China 94-88 yesterday
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the basket ball team is named "Tall Blacks?", sheesh we in the US have problems naming teams after Indians.
WTG kiwis all the same :)
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ARGH!!!!
...I'll get you Red Baron!!!!...
/see you all kiwis at Oktoberfest, I'll be running for the 100Club, if you are a true kiwi, you'll know what it is.