FIBA Oceania Championship 2007
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| FIBA Oceania Championship 2007 | ||
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| 19th FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship | ||
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| Tournament details | ||
| Host nation |  Australia |
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| Dates | August 20 – August 24 | |
| Teams | 2 (from 21 federations) | |
| Venues | 3 (in 3 host cities) | |
| Champions | Australia (17th title) |
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The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2007 is the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament, a best-of-three series between Australia and 
New Zealand, was held in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Australia won the first two games to qualify for the Olympics, while New Zealand won the third game and will take part in the FIBA wildcard tournament.
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| August 20 7:30 p.m. |
Australia |
79 – 67 | New Zealand |
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne Attendance: 6,053 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Andy Thackray, Romualdas Brazauskas |
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| Scoring by quarter: 18-16, 25-21, 16-9, 20-21 | |||||
| Pts: Sam Mackinnon 18 Rebs: Sam Mackinnon 7 Assts: David Andersen 4 |
Pts: Kirk Penney 20 Rebs: Tait, Cameron 5 each Assts: Pero Cameron 5 |
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| August 22 7:30 p.m. |
New Zealand |
67 – 93 | Australia |
Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney Attendance: 4,517 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Andy Thackray, Romualdas Brazauskas |
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| Scoring by quarter: 17-25, 25-16, 9-28, 16-24 | |||||
| Pts: Kirk Penney 21 Rebs: Penney, Cameron 7 Assts: 3 tied 3 |
Pts: Patrick Mills 17 Rebs: Sam Mackinnon 6 Assts: Glen Saville 4 |
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| August 24 7:30 p.m. |
Australia |
58 – 67 | New Zealand |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall Attendance: 3,537 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Andy Thackray, Romualdas Brazauskas |
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| Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 12-10, 21-13, 13-26 | |||||
| Pts: Brad Newley 14 Rebs: Brad Newley 6 Assts: Sam Mackinnon 3 |
Pts: Philip Jones 17 Rebs: Philip Jones 12 Assts: Pero Cameron 6 |
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| Australia wins series, 2-1 | |||||
2007 Oceanian Champions: AUSTRALIA Seventeenth championship |
