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Indoor Basketball
Nelson won its first match in the South Island zone championship indoor basketball series, when it beat Otago 82-69. The victory was consolidated only in the last four minutes after Nelson had run up an early lead. Otago came back strongly to reduce Nelson's lead to 68-65, but tremendous pressure by Nelson in the closing stages increased the winning margin to 13 points. In a curtain-raiser, Nelson B beat the Colts 57-37.
Nelson B team. Back: D. Mason, L. Wills, P. Hart, P. Organ, K. Lynch. Front: D. Gear, J. Keenan, D. Westley.
Colts. Back: M. Taylor, D. McCullough, I. Gebert, L. Gear, G. Beattie, A. Freeman. Front: H. Beir, H. Dimock, C. Potton, D. Potton.
B. Harding shooting for Nelson in the main game.
C. Potton scores for Colts.
Nelson's Don Charlett scores against Otago.