CLOSE games saw competition at the Tuckers Ice Cream National Secondary Schools Basketball Championship yesterday exceed time limits.

The match between Latter-day Saints and Lelean Memorial School in the under-19 go into extra time three times. Basketball Fiji development officer Laisiasa Puamau said this was a result of the stiff competition between the schools.

"That was not the only match that exceeded time limits," he said. "A couple of other games had to be played in over time to determine the winner."

LDS pulled away 35-31 to win against Lelean. Puamau said the intensity of the competition had increased since play-offs positions would be determined today.

"The level of the competition has picked up as we get closer to the knockout stages and the newcomers have shown that they have learnt a lot from the two days of competition."

The finals will be played tomorrow.

Yesterday's results:

Girls - U15: SGS 18 DAV 15, LDS 5 DAV 17. SJSS 6 NHS 10, NHS 2 LDS 10; U17: JWC 10 ISS 14, SGS 12 THS 2, YSS 12 NHS 3, THS 10 JNC 15, NHS 12 ISS 10, SGS 25 RSMS 2, GHS 15 THS 11; U19: NHS 16 Nasinu 14, SJSS 18 SGS 8, YSS 14 LBSS 12, ACS 12 JNC 8, LDS 23 CSS 12, CSS 21 JNC 18

Boys - U15: SGS 60 ISS 4, MBHS 16 SGS 5; U17: JNC 31 MBHS II 8, NHS 26 ISS 13, QVS 10 MBHS II8, LDS 28 JNC 16, QVS 9 Ba Pro 18, MBHS 26 CSS 3, GHS 31 Ba Pro 26; U19: MBHS 28 THS 18, JWC 26 STHS 14, LCC 27 JNC 12, LMS 31 LDS 35, NHS 32 RSMS 8.

Source: The Fiji Times Newspaper

Wednesday 28th August 2013