The Tall Ferns secured their first victory of their European basketball tour by defeating Poland 73-62 in Istanbul.
After suffering three losses to Serbia, ranked 8th in the world, in Belgrade earlier in the week, New Zealand delivered a strong performance against the Polish team.
Throughout the game, New Zealand maintained an eight-point advantage at halftime, and their lead extended to as much as 15 points in the third quarter. However, Poland mounted a comeback in the final period with a 7-0 run, managing to keep the final score respectable.
Tera Reed led all scorers with 24 points and also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, including five offensive boards. Demonstrating her versatility, Reed connected on three of five three-point attempts and made 11 of 13 free throws. Charlisse Leger-Walker contributed 22 points, while Stella Beck contributed 7 points and 6 rebounds.
The Tall Ferns were scheduled to play their final tour game against Turkey in Istanbul on Sunday morning.
i competed at the games in the cross country
Wow. I wonder how often they do the aims games.
Thanks for this article Ava. It is very interesting and has much information for relations of participating athletes.
Hope you will write more informative articles and tell the weatherman to send pleasant Bay of Plenty conditions.
My school did Aims games
I really love this article