SUVA (FIBA U18 Oceania Championships 2016) – Australia and Tahiti opened up the men’s side of the tournament. Australia were out to send a message to the rest of the event from the jump, outscoring Tahiti by 30 in the first quarter. It was much of the same for the remaining three-quarters as the Australians cruised to an easy opening win.

Angus Golver top-scored for the Australian Emus with 14 points in 15 minutes and Teriitamihau Manate added 7 points on 50% shooting from the field.

New Caledonia and Samoa did not disappoint; this was the game of the tournament so far. The raw athleticism and passion was a sight to behold, both teams battling back and forth until the last siren. After being down for most of the fourth quarter, New Caledonia managed to bring it back to level terms in the last minute and went on to pull off a hard-fought victory. Enoka Laloine led New Caledonia’s balanced scoring attack with 14 points and Joseph Vaetoe added 15 points for Samoa.

The hosts drew the primetime spot to close the day’s games. After a close first quarter, Guam turned up the heat with a 21-6 second quarter. Proving too much for Fiji on the offensive end, Guam went on to take out the win quite comfortably. Michael Min top scored for Guam with 16 points and Colin Lal added 16 points for the host nation.

Monday’s results
Australia beat Tahiti 95-14
New Caledonia beat Samoa 66-63
Guam beat Fiji 64-51

Tuesday's games
Samoa v New Zealand
Tahiti v Fiji
Guam v Australia

Check out Monday's games below:

Australia v Tahiti

New Caledonia v Samoa

Fiji v Guam

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