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Revenge is Sweet
The Nelson men s basketball team avenged their loss to Marlborough, in Blenheim, by defeating Marlborough 73-62 in a return match in Nelson. The match, played as a curtain-raiser to the Nelson—N.S.W. under-20 women's game, was a high-scoring, action-packed encounter.
Nelson captain and national representative Dave Taylor flips the ball towards the net. The outstretched J. Walsh could not stop the shot
New Zealand under-18 rep. Gregg Wright had a good match for Nelson and scored the final two goals
Allister McCallum bursts between Marlborough's P. Rainbird and J. Walsh to score two of his 22 points
Top scorer in the match was Marlborough captain B. Shaw who notched 24 points. John Phelps arrives too late to prevent this scoring shot.